A few weeks ago, Seinfeldlaw was contacted by the folks over at Marketplace Podcast to come on their show for a segment about our silly, little blog. We are so excited to be a part of the wonderful work they are doing. For those who don't know, Marketplace covers the day's biggest business stories and … Continue reading Marketplace Podcast

On December 14, 2022, a new season of Seinfeld debuted on the streaming site Twitch, airing continuously, 24 hours a day, every day for a few months. Ok, not really. The AI generated Seinfeld parody “Nothing, Forever,” did run 24 hours a day until February 6, 2023, but the show was completely procedurally generated via … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and Seinfeld (“Nothing Forever”)

After Kramer mistakes George's wink (yes, we wrote about that already) as a signal to sell Steinbrenner's birthday card to Stubbs Memorabilia Shop, he makes a deal with Bobby, the hospital bound kid who was gifted the card, that if Paul O'Neill hits 2 home runs in a game then Kramer can have the card … Continue reading “The Wink” – Substantial Performance of a Contract

After George mercilessly mocks "the puffy shirt" and Jerry for wearing it onThe Today Show, Kramer's girlfriend low talking girlfriend Leslie, the creator of the pirate shirt, pushes George. To brace his fall, George reaches out his newly minted mill white model-hands and burns them on a hot iron, ruining his modeling career. Is Leslie … Continue reading “The Puffy Shirt” – Intentional Torts

After George is caught taking a book into the bookstore Brentano's bathroom, the store makes George buy it. Does Brentano's bookstore have the right to force George to purchase the book just because he took it into the bathroom? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygOFsExGMU The morality of reading in the bathroom notwithstanding, especially a book you haven't actually yet … Continue reading Can You Take a Book Into the Bathroom?

When traveling in Italy, Elaine stumbles upon an old man sitting outside a store named "Costanza's." After telling Frank about the store, he reveals that he was born in a village in Tuscany, Italy and yells out that since he was not born in the United States he could never be President and never had … Continue reading Frank Costanza Immigrant – Running for Office

When Elaine gets a call at the movie theatre that her boyfriend, Jake Jarmel, has been in a car accident, she tops to buy some Jujyfruits candy before heading to the hospital to see him. The convenience of the concession stand notwithstanding, did Elaine do anything legally wrong by stopping for the Jujyfruits? Under these … Continue reading “The Opposite” – Duty To Rescue

When George smells smoke coming from the kitchen during the birthday party for his girlfriend Robin's son, he starts screaming "Fire!" and runs out of the building. Pushing everyone in sight, and stepping on Robin's mother's arm notwithstanding, could George get in trouble for screaming "fire!" in a crowded area? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC91reeH4Ls Shouting fire in a … Continue reading “The Fire” – Free Speech

When George dips his chip a second time at the wake to memorialize his girlfriend Betsy's aunt, Betsy's brother Timmy accuses him of double dipping his chip. What's so bad about double dipping anyway? Could double dipping be illegal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOyChP2AWA We're just lawyers here, so it's not up to us to adjudicate social norms. Even … Continue reading “The Implant” – Double Dipping

After moving to Del Boca Vista Phase III, Morty Seinfeld takes an interest in politics and wants to run for condo board president. But Jerry tells his father " you can't run for condo president because you were impeached at the other condo." So instead, Morty decides to back Kramer in the next condo board … Continue reading “The Wizard” – Election After Impeachment