Podcasts by Laying Down the Law with Billy DeClercq, Esq.

Schrödinger's Truck, nuts‽ from 2023-08-20T12:00

Drop Your Lodestar |City of Riverside v Rivera (1986) 477 US 561 from 2023-07-26T01:23

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Equi-TEE | Geddes v Mill Valley Country Club 751 N.E. 2d 1150 (Ill. 2001) from 2023-07-19T01:23

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Mining for Gold | Int'l Union Mine Workers v Bagwell, 512 US 821 (1994) from 2023-07-12T01:23

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Artificial Incompetence | S.D.N.Y. v. Schwartz&LoDuca from 2023-07-05T01:23

Gimme More: Liquidated Damages | Ashcraft&Gerel v Coady from 2023-06-28T01:23

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Hot RODs | Grimshaw V FoMoCo (119 Cal.App.3d 757, 174 Cal.Rptr. 348) from 2023-06-21T01:23

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Texas Cattle Devil |Buck v. Morrow, 2 Tex. Civ. App. 361, 21 S.W. 398 (Tex. Civ. App. 1893) from 2023-06-14T01:23

Soybean Schism | Decatur Cty. AG-Services, Inc. v. Young from 2023-06-07T13:23

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Reasonable Swooner Standard from 2023-05-24T01:23

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We Live In The Weeds (Trinity Church in Bos. v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. ) from 2023-05-17T01:23

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Apprently, you CAN mess with Texas. (United States v Fifty Acres of Land) from 2023-04-26T12:40

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Burros and Bedbugs (Hatahley v. U.s.) from 2023-03-22T00:01

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Promissory Restitution from 2023-03-08T00:01

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Quasi-Contract&Unjust Enrichment from 2023-03-01T00:01

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Wood v Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon from 2023-02-22T00:00

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Consideration from 2023-02-15T00:01

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Broken Crankshaft (Hadley v. Baxendale) from 2023-02-08T00:01

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Introduction to (Drunk) Contract Law: Lucy v. Zehmer from 2023-02-01T00:01

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Flying Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Eisenberg v Flying Tiger Line Inc.) from 2022-12-20T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Kelli Johnson, Kristen Denning and Henry David.

Tennessee Two-Step (Putnam v Shoaf) from 2022-12-13T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Christina Moore, Artoun Nazareth and Stephen C. James

The Only Ship that Doesn’t Sail (Fenwick v Unemployment Compensation Committee) from 2022-12-06T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Henry David and Pia Smith

Basia, The Brats and Nina Zagat from 2022-11-29T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Jay Singh, Pia Smith, and Griffin Taylor.

Nobody Foresees Helen Palsgraf (v Long Island Railroad) from 2022-11-22T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Lauren Michaels and Pia Smith.

Light Up a Ballgame (Shlensky v Wrigley) from 2022-11-15T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Christina Moore, Artoun Nazareth and Rob Scerbo

Everybody Knows what "Alter Ego" Means (Sea-Land Services v Pepper Source) from 2022-11-08T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Courtney Karwhal, Curtis Retherford and Griffin Taylor.

Deadly New York Cabs (Walkovsky v Carlton) from 2022-11-01T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Greenberry Lucas, Lauren Michaels, and Curtis Retherford.

WTF is "Punctilio"? (Meinhard v Salmon) from 2022-10-26T18:40:01

Law and Comedy featuring Henry David, Stephen C. James and Artoun Nazareth

Play Ball - or Duck it? (Manning v Grimsley) from 2022-10-18T01:00

Law and Comedy featuring Doug Morency, Jack Mosshammer, Gary Pia, and Pia Smith.

Honey I Blew Up the Car! Live @ The Ledge (Hoover v Sun Oil Co.) from 2022-10-11T01:23

LIVE Law and Comedy featuring Chris Compton, Stephen C. James and Hans Summers.

The Problem with Painters (Mill Street Church of Christ v Hogan) from 2022-10-04T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Cathy Eller, Toni Senatore, and Pia Smith

Coach Wreck (Gorton v Doty) from 2022-09-27T01:23

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Burbank Bowling Split (Owen v Cohen) from 2022-09-20T01:23

Law and Comedy featuring Thorsten Hoins, Shaun Landry, and Pia Smith.

Two Guns, One Face (Summers v Tice) from 2022-09-13T01:23

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Season Three Primer - Billy Visits The Cloud Accounting Podcast from 2022-09-06T01:23

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Dobbs is Not the End from 2022-06-25T18:18:59

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Never Give Up on a GHOST (Andy Bustillos, Jeremy Culhane, Monte Montepare, Artoun Nazareth, Curtis Retherford&Ruha Taslimi) from 2021-11-15T05:00

Special shout out to guest Andy Bustillos who's kicking cancer's ass - support his GoFundMe here.

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A Most Annoying End with JoAnna&Toni Senatore, and Ted Gavarkavich from 2021-07-20T21:00

Fine dining meets the Law of the Sea?
Surf and Turf?
Whatever you call it, give it a listen, it’s sure to leave you satisfied!

The Malarkey Defense with Jeremy Harlin&Lauren Michaels from 2021-07-13T16:11:21

Jeremy Harlin
Lauren Michaels
Two funny people stop by to talk to chat with Billy, our resident legal-eagle, to chat about the case of the week and then they get down to business with impr...

"Murphy's Law" with Cathy Eller and Matt Ritter, Esq. from 2021-06-14T00:01

Cathy Eller and Matt Ritter stop by to talk about today’s case, Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co. (AKA “The Flopper Case” Justice Benjamin Cardozo) in which an amusement park ride gave the de...

Licensed Denial with Jeremy Harlin and Shaun Landry from 2021-06-06T23:59

Chicago natives and very funny people Jeremy Harlin and Shaun Landry drop in to chat about personal injury law and vanity plates.
Jeremy Harlin has a number of projects coming to th...

Fraud, Cheese, and the Moth with Joey Price and Curtis Retherford from 2021-05-31T06:00

Curtis and Joey drop by to talk with Billy all about Fraud.
Cheese... and the Moth. 

Obscenely Funny with Jay Singh and Griffin Taylor from 2021-05-24T05:27:39

Jay Singh and Griffin Taylor join our *&!#$ host Billy to talk about @!*&# obscenities and the law. 

BONUS: Crossover With Em Persico from 2021-05-17T03:00

Billy and Em speak about marriage equality, transgender rights and more. 

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Role Reversal with Kristen Lucas from 2021-03-24T09:00:10

Billy flips the script and invites Kristen Lucas to host the show and ask some actual factual legal questions. 
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"Don't Let Me Slip" with Dan Dore, Kristen Lucas and Anna Yosin. from 2021-03-15T04:00

A harmless bible study goes horribly wrong!
a budding friendship left in tatters.
Licensee or invitee? Like most relationships, it's complicated!

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Laying Down the Law for some conversation For the Trees style with Jeff Feightner from 2021-03-01T16:13:57

Jeff Feightner joins Billy for a break from the every day to discuss random bits of everything and, to test some VOIP services.

Zoom, Zencastr Video(beta), Riverside.fm and we tried WebEx,...

"Shallow Understanding" with Doug Morency and Lauren Michaels from 2021-02-15T08:00

Harper v. Herman - 499 N.W.2d 472 (Minn. 1993)
Case brief:

• Facts:The plaintiff guest was injured when he dove off the owner's...
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"The Good, the Dad, and the Donkey” or “A Fistful of Quarters” with Spencer DeClercq from 2021-01-29T10:20:17

Billy and his son Spencer explore the law of defamation and video games, comedy, Sergio Leone films, college meal plans and SO MUCH MORE! Dedicated to "Pop" through a multi-generational matrix, ...

"Over a Barrel" with Cathy Eller and Will Hines from 2021-01-10T23:59

Cathy Eller and Will Hines join Billy to discuss Byrne v Boadle, Court of Exchequer, 159 Eng. Rep. 299 (Ex. 1863), in which plaintiff was struck and badly injured by a barrel of flour which fell...

"Falling Down is No Fun" with Griffin Taylor and Jay Singh from 2021-01-03T23:58

Griffin Taylor and Jay Singh join Billy to discuss TWO slip-and-fall cases. One (Negri v. Stop & Shop) involved baby food; the other (Gordon v Museum of Natural History) involved airborne ho...

"It's an Acceptable Life," a satirical radio play for an adequate holiday season by Mondays at 7 from 2020-12-24T09:00

SYNOPSIS
In this radio play for the 21st Century, a reincarnated old soul, George Bailey, makes his way through life without the internet. But God has other plans. Listen

"The Wrong Way" with Curtis Retherford and Cathy Eller from 2020-12-21T07:04:15

* Episode sponsored by Sigfried Hoins, Ph.D., and his new "Nothing Matters" app.

"Buggy Knights, to Arms!" a Musical, with Sean McCallon from 2020-12-14T05:00

LEGAL ISSUES ILLUSTRATED IN THIS EPISODE

• Contributory Negligence
• Negligence per se

CREDITS

All music in th...

“Twelve Feet from Danger” with Dan, Anna, Cathy, Toni, and Gabi from 2020-12-07T00:01

Laying Down the Law, Season 2, Episode 3  “Twelve Feet from Danger” with Dan “Don’t Use My Last Name” Dore, Anna Yosin, Cathy Eller, Toni Senatore, and Gabi Mayorga

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"A Shocking Story" with Cathy Eller and Toni Senatore from 2020-11-23T05:39:13

Laying Down the Law, Season 2, Episode 2  “A Shocking Story” with Cathy Eller and Toni Senatore*

*This episode is sponsored by the Offices of Attorney Steve Gorman...

"A Tort is Just Deserts" with Jeffrey Feightner from 2020-11-16T16:16:01

Billy presents the classic case of Hammontree v. Jenner, where a driver who unexpectedly suffered an epileptic seizure lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a bicycle shop. The q...

"Impeachment Cobbler" with Guest Host Yakov Spierblatt (feat. Sean McCallon) from 2020-11-15T23:58

ORIGINALLY RELEASED DECEMBER 13th, 2019.
Ukranian Radio Host Yakov Spierblatt (Sean McCallon) interviews Humphrey Beauregard Buford, President of the Greater Atlanta Peach G...

Meditation for Lawyers (with guest host Sigfreid Hoins, PhD) from 2020-11-15T23:57

ORIGINALLY RELEASED: OCT 8TH, 2019. 
Being a lawyer is not easy sometimes. Former attorney Sigfried Hoins (PhD in Nihilism) offers you guidance, comfort and relaxation in a s...

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine calls Trump (feat. Pia Minsky) from 2020-11-15T23:56

ORIGINALLY RELEASED SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2019.

EXCLUSIVE - BREAKING NEWS

Laying Down the Law has obtained the audio file of Trump's infamous July 25 call with Ukrainian...

Blake Oliver, Cloud Accountant, AKA Captain Studious Foam of the Arrgyle from 2020-11-15T23:55

ORIGINALLY RELEASED SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2019.
In celebration of Talk like a Pirate Day we interview Blake Oliver, host of the #1 rated accounting podcast, The Cloud Accounting Po...

Not Comedy: World Suicide Prevention Day from 2020-11-15T23:54

ORIGINALLY RELEASED SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019.
Usually, my podcast is intended to be funny. Not today. This episode was recorded a few months ago. It was hard to record and it is ...

"Strive for Mediocrity but Be Willing to Setttle for Less" - Interview with Bob Fisher of the ICE HOUSE COMEDY CLUB from 2020-11-15T23:53

ORIGINALLY RELEASED JUNE 27TH, 2019.
Bob Fisher owns the WORLD FAMOUS Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California.

Your host, Billy DeClercq, LIVES in Pasadena, Calif...

Satan's Comedy Hour - The Email Confessional from 2020-11-15T23:52

ORIGINALLY RELEASED MAY 8TH, 2019.
Hear how your host argues with another lawyer over email. Seven minutes of your life that you will never get back!

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Pilot: "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt." from 2020-11-15T23:51

ORIGINALLY RELEASED APRIL 7TH, 2019.
Welcome to Laying Down the Law, with your host Billy DeClercq "The Dave Letterman of the Courtroom." 

There’s nothing funny about t...

TRAILER: LAYING DOWN THE LaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW from 2020-11-04T20:55:21

Billy De Clercq is BACK! Laying Down the Law is... well, let's let Billy Tell you all about it. 
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