Laying Down the Law with Billy DeClercq, Esq.

Schrödinger's Truck, nuts‽

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0700

Drop Your Lodestar |City of Riverside v Rivera (1986) 477 US 561

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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See You're on Mute - LIVE (" The Greatest Sketch Group of All Time" featuring Billy DeClercq, JoAnna Senatore, Griffin Taylor, & Toni Senatore, with special guests) every 1st Saturday night every month at 10:00 pm at the Pack Theater in Hollywood.... live sketch and improv comedy birthed from Second City classes by four exemplary students, molded by the pressures of Zoom shows during the pandemic and now before you perfected for live performance.

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Creators & Guests

Kristen Drenning - Host
Billy Declercq - Host
Jeff Feightner - Producer
Toni Senatore - Guest
Kelli Johnson - Guest

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Equi-TEE | Geddes v Mill Valley Country Club 751 N.E. 2d 1150 (Ill. 2001)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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Kristen Drenning - Host
Billy Declercq - Host
Jeff Feightner - Producer
Pia Smith - Guest

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Mining for Gold | Int'l Union Mine Workers v Bagwell, 512 US 821 (1994)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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Artificial Incompetence | S.D.N.Y. v. Schwartz & LoDuca

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 01:23:00 -0700

Gimme More: Liquidated Damages | Ashcraft & Gerel v Coady

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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Gimme More: Liquidated Damages | Ashcraft & Gerel v Coady

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Hot RODs | Grimshaw V FoMoCo (119 Cal.App.3d 757, 174 Cal.Rptr. 348)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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Hot RODs | Grimshaw V FoMoCo (119 Cal.App.3d 757, 174 Cal.Rptr. 348)

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Texas Cattle Devil |Buck v. Morrow, 2 Tex. Civ. App. 361, 21 S.W. 398 (Tex. Civ. App. 1893)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:23:00 -0700

Soybean Schism | Decatur Cty. AG-Services, Inc. v. Young

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:23:00 -0700

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Reasonable Swooner Standard

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 24 May 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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We Live In The Weeds (Trinity Church in Bos. v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. )

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 17 May 2023 01:23:00 -0700

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Trinity Church in Bos. v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.

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Apprently, you CAN mess with Texas. (United States v Fifty Acres of Land)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:40:00 -0700

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Billy Declercq - Host
Jeff Feightner - Producer
Curtis Retherford - Host
Kristen Drenning - Host
Pia Smith - Guest

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Burros and Bedbugs (Hatahley v. U.s.)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:01:00 -0700

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Promissory Restitution

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:01:00 -0800

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Billy Declercq - Host
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Curtis Retherford - Host
Artoun Nazareth - Guest
Toni Senatore - Guest

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Quasi-Contract & Unjust Enrichment

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:01:00 -0800

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Wood v Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0800

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Lauren Michaels - Host
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Consideration

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:01:00 -0800

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Doug Morency - Guest
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Broken Crankshaft (Hadley v. Baxendale)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:01:00 -0800

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Hadley v Baxendale

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Introduction to (Drunk) Contract Law: Lucy v. Zehmer

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:01:00 -0800

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We're Back! This episode is the beginning of a deep dive into the law of contracts!

What is the Law of Contract?
Why do we have it?
- Retrospective view - it lets us understand what did the parties mean when they formed the contract
  - Reason: we want to find ways to deliver the bargain or the thing they wanted at the time they entered to contract and it puts order in their relations for a more stable society
- Prospectively - to provide a set of rules in case an unanticipated thing happens
  - This is provided by the law of contract; it provides for the set of rules that fills in the gaps that were not covered by the agreement entered int
Law creates default rules. As long as you know the basic rules, one can customize an agreement. It is guided or is based on the default rules.
Law comes from different sources - aside from those made by the legislature, it can come from common Law
- Common Law refers to decisions of judges that are later on implemented as law
- Restatement of the Law is a collection of the cases that are implemented law. It is a summary of rules that point you to the cases that establish principles of law.
Restatement of Contract Law - the specific restatement that applies to the laws and principles of Contracts. After some time, the restatement has formed the common understanding of what a contract is.
What is a Contract? A contract is a bargain for exchange for value. It requires an offer and acceptance. There are two parties; one makes the offer, the other accepts. When there is a mirror image, or when the offer and the acceptance match each other, you have a contract. Once there is agreement, the contract is enforceable. People cannot bail out of their agreements, once it is entered into.
Offer and acceptance is important and it goes to the idea of intent. Did these parties have the intent to agree? Were their intentions the same?
This is discussed in the case of the week.

Case of the Week: Lucy v. Zehmer (VA, 1954)

Facts: Defendant Zehmer and his wife owned land in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, known as the Ferguson Farm. Plaintiff W. O. Lucy had known Zehmer for many years and had previously expressed interest in purchasing the farm. Zehmer had orally agreed to sell the farm to Lucy but later reconsidered and declined to complete the sale. Later on, Lucy entered the restaurant owned by Zehmer with a bottle of whiskey in his hand. The parties consumed the spirits and Zehmer got very drunk. The latter even wrote on the back of the restaurant's receipt stating, "We hereby agree to sell to W. O. Lucy the Ferguson Farm complete for $50,000.00, title satisfactory to buyer". Zehmer and his wife signed the contract. Thereafter, he later alleged that his wife had initially balked at his request that she sign the instrument, but she relented when Zehmer assured her that his intent to sell the farm was merely a joke.

The next day, Lucy spoke to his brother, J.C. Lucy, about the purchase, and he hired an attorney to examine the title. After the attorney assured Lucy that the title was clear, he wrote a letter to Zehmer asking when he intended to close the deal. Zehmer insisted that he had never intended to sell the farm and that he perceived the whole ordeal as a joke. The court held that the complainants had failed to establish their right to specific performance, and it dismissed their bill.
Reasoning: Whether the contract was effective? Was there a contract were a situation that a party is drunk and stated that he knew that it was all a joke.

Holding: Appellant court held that there is a contract and the sale should be executed. Archibald C. Buchanan, who served on the Supreme Court of Virginia since 1946, wrote for the unanimous court decision, holding that the record suggested that Zehmer was not intoxicated to the point of being unable to comprehend the nature and consequences of the instrument he executed. The circumstances surrounding the transaction were such that Lucy was justified in believing that it was a serious business transaction, rather than a mere jest. On the latter point, Buchanan quoted from the Restatement (First) of Contracts: The mental assent of the parties is not requisite for the formation of a contract. If the words or other acts of one of the parties have but one reasonable meaning, his undisclosed intention is immaterial except when an unreasonable meaning which he attaches to his manifestations is known to the other party.
Zehmer knew what he was signing, and Lucy had every reason to believe that it was a legitimate business transaction and it wasn’t a joke. There should be specific performance. It is an order to perform the contract as it is written.

Criticisms:

Lucy was actually in the business of going around to buy property and resell them for huge profit. It is likely that Zehmer wouldn’t have sold the land for 50k. Some commentaries alleged that Lucy had the intention of intoxicating the party or “bombed out of their mind” so that they sign the contract.
It begs the question of how can you enter a contract if you are not sober.
Lucy is shady and commentaries do not agree with the decision because it was alleged that it is a recurring thing.

Then, IMPROV!

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LAYING DOWN THE LAW is created by Beyond UNreasonable Doubt and produced by FytePro Productions (fytepro.com). Theme music by David Felton. Cover Art by Q (@TheMightyQWorks). Follow Billy DeClercq on Twitter: @MaxHeadroomEsq or the show @ComedyLawyer

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Creators & Guests

Flying Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Eisenberg v Flying Tiger Line Inc.)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:23:00 -0800

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

Tennessee Two-Step (Putnam v Shoaf)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:23:00 -0800

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

The Only Ship that Doesn’t Sail (Fenwick v Unemployment Compensation Committee)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 01:23:00 -0800

Law and Comedy featuring Henry David and Pia Smith

Basia, The Brats and Nina Zagat

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:23:00 -0800

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

Nobody Foresees Helen Palsgraf (v Long Island Railroad)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 01:23:00 -0800

Law and Comedy featuring Lauren Michaels and Pia Smith.

Light Up a Ballgame (Shlensky v Wrigley)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:23:00 -0800

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

Everybody Knows what "Alter Ego" Means (Sea-Land Services v Pepper Source)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:23:00 -0800

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

Deadly New York Cabs (Walkovsky v Carlton)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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

WTF is "Punctilio"? (Meinhard v Salmon)

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 18:40:01 -0700

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

Play Ball - or Duck it? (Manning v Grimsley)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:00:00 -0700

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.)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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

The Problem with Painters (Mill Street Church of Christ v Hogan)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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

Coach Wreck (Gorton v Doty)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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Law and Comedy featuring Lauren Michaels, Blake Oliver, and Curtis Retherford.

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Burbank Bowling Split (Owen v Cohen)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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

Two Guns, One Face (Summers v Tice)

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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Summers v. Tice (Nov. 17, 1948) 33 Cal. 2d 80

Facts: Charles Summers was a guide on on a hunting trip with two defendants, Tice and Simonsen. Summers explained to safely fire their weapons. A quail flew, two guns went off, and Summers was shot twice - in his right eye and lip -- with bird shot discharged from a shotgun. Both defendants had identical guns and both guns went off, and nobody knew which defendant actually shot Summers.

In trial court, there was a judgment against both defendants. Two pellets had caused the injuries to plaintiff's lip and eye, an both might have been discharged from a single weapon (defendant) or each defendant may have contributed one of the injuring pellets. The defendants were both found negligent, and that the plaintiff was not at fault. Defendants appealed, claiming they are not jointly and severally liable, as they were not acting in concert, and that there is not sufficient evidence to show which defendant was guilty of the negligence which caused the injuries -- the shot fired by Tice and/or the shot fired by Simonson.

Holding: Both defendants are liable as joint tortfeasors, because it could not be determined which was responsible. The reason for the rule is that it unfair to deny the injured person recovery simply because he cannot prove how much damage each did, when it is certain that between them they did all the damage.

Reasoning: "When two or more persons by their acts are possibly the sole cause of a harm, or when two or more acts of the same person are possibly the sole cause, and the plaintiff has introduced evidence that the one of the two persons, or the one of the same person's two acts, is culpable, then the defendant has the burden of proving that the other person, or his other act, was the sole cause of the harm." (citing Wigmore)

Lauren, Jeremy, and Pia explore the comedic implications of this Cheney-esque fact pattern. According to Jeremy, it happens more often than you think!

Shout out to non-profit California Lawyers for the Arts www.calawyersforthearts.org Serving the creative arts and innovation community since 1974! California Lawyers for the Arts [CLA] is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 to provide legal services to artists and members of the creative arts community. In 1987, Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts [BALA] joined forces with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts-Los Angeles [VLA] to form California Lawyers for the Arts as a statewide organization. CLA is part of an informal network of “Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts” programs that serve artists through state-based organizations throughout the United States. CLA is a multi-faceted arts service organization that provides legal support, alternative dispute resolution services, educational programs and advocacy for the arts and justice reform.

Thank you to our guests:

Lauren Michaels @sweetrelishfilms
Jeremy Harlin @king_jeremyharlin
Pia Smith @piaminskystyle

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is created by Beyond UNreasonable Doubt and produced by Feightner Productions (fytepro.com). Theme music by David Felton. Cover Art by Q (@TheMightyQWorks). Follow Billy DeClercq on Twitter: @MaxHeadroomEsq

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Season Three Primer - Billy Visits The Cloud Accounting Podcast

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:23:00 -0700

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A teaser of what's to come.
The production staff has been hard at work performing high quality artisanal aural alchemy brewing up good stuff intended for direct injection into your earholes. We decided to let Billy visit the Cloud Accounting Podcast, chat up the good folks responsible for Earmark CPE, and we've brought that here. to you. Remember, tap the bottle, twist the cap, let it breathe, swish it around then spit.

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Dobbs is Not the End

Billy DeClercq — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:18:59 -0700

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Hi everyone - Laying Down the Law is on hiatus right now, we have been working hard on Season 3, but I wanted to take a moment and join a unified response of podcasters speaking out in response to the Dobbs decision that overturned 50 years of established legal precedent in the Unites States -- with more to come. And while this is ostensibly a law and comedy podcast, there's nothing funny about this change in the law. So I'm joining independent podcasts everywhere in speaking out.

While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S.

The Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade on June 24th.

Abortion is a basic healthcare need for the millions of people who can become pregnant. Everyone should have the freedom to decide what’s best for themselves and their families, including when it comes to ending a pregnancy. This decision has dire consequences for individual health and safety, and could have harsh repercussions for other landmark decisions.

Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health and independence of all Americans. Even if you live in a state where abortion rights are upheld, access to safe medical procedures shouldn’t be determined by location, and it shouldn't be the privilege of a small few.

You can help by donating to local abortion funds. To find out where to donate for each state, visit donations 4 abortion dot com. That’s the number 4.

If you or someone you know needs help, or if you want to get more involved, here are 5 resources.
1. Shout Your Abortion is a campaign to normalize abortion.
2. Don’t Ban Equality is a campaign for companies to take a stand against abortion restrictions.
3. Abortion dot cafe has information about where to find clinics.
4. Plan C Pills dot org provides early at-home abortion pills that you can keep in your medicine cabinet.
5. Choice dot c-r-d dot c-o has a collection of these resources and more.

We/I encourage you to speak up, take care, and spread the word.

https://abortion.cafe/ - this is a collection of abortion resources
shoutyourabortion.com - this is a campaign to normalize abortion
https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by state
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (donations split between 80+ abortion funds)
https://usow.org/repro/volunteer/ - this is a list of abortion clinics across the country that need volunteers
https://dontbanequality.com/ - this is language for companies to use to stand against the ruling
plancpills.org/ambassadors - here are early abortion access pills you can store in your cabinet
https://prochoice.org/ - this is an abortion access hotline
https://natalist.com/products/early-pregnancy-test-strips - buy early pregnancy test strips
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control - get info on types of birth control
https://choice.crd.co/ - this is a collection of these above links and more. Managed by @starplanes - DM them on twitter to add more
https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe - abortion policy by state as of June 1, 2022
- More in-depth version: https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy

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Never Give Up on a GHOST (Andy Bustillos, Jeremy Culhane, Monte Montepare, Artoun Nazareth, Curtis Retherford & Ruha Taslimi)

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0800

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

GUESTS:

Curtis Retherford (curtisretherford.com Twitter: @ActuallyCurtis Insta: @ActuallyCurtis)
Andy Bustillos (Twitter @Andy_Bustillos Insta: @AndyBusitillos)
Artoun Nazareth (Twitter @ArtounCartoon Insta: @ArtounCartoon)
Ruha Taslimi (ruha-taslimi.ucbcomedy.com Twitter: @lguucb Insta: @ruhataslimi)
Monte Montepare (Twitter: @MonteMontepare Insta: @MonteMontepare
Jeremy Culhane (Twitter: @JeremyCulane Insta: @jazzy__jelly)

Martin v State (Alabama, 1944) - Actus Reus

Facts: Defendant was arrested for being “drunk on a public highway” when he was actually drunk in his home, but the officers took him out onto the highway to arrest him.
Reasoning: Because the defendant was drunk in his own home and was forcibly taken to the highway, he had not engaged in the forbidden act of being drunk on a public highway.
Holding: Conviction reversed.

Then GHOST takes us on a wild journey from the DMV, to MTV's Punk'd, to police dance fighting training, to an exploration of self-aware Holes.

Finally, learn a little about our guests and what's coming next from them!

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is a production of Beyond UNreasonable Doubt and Verboten Productions, produced by Jeffrey Feightner. Theme music: “Galactic Damages” by Jingle Punks. Cover Art by Q (@TheMightyQWorks). Follow Billy DeClercq on Twitter: @MaxHeadroomEsq

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A Most Annoying End with JoAnna & Toni Senatore, and Ted Gavarkavich

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0700

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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!

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The Malarkey Defense with Jeremy Harlin & Lauren Michaels

Billy DeClercq — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:11:21 -0700

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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 improv comedy for the ages.

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"Murphy's Law" with Cathy Eller and Matt Ritter, Esq.

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:01:00 -0700

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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 delighted guests exactly what it promised.

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Licensed Denial with Jeremy Harlin and Shaun Landry

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:59:00 -0700

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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 the screens both small and large very soon, follow him on instagram @king_jeremyharlin
Shaun Landry has a dream to build a theatre focused on underserved people.
A theatre that plays. A theatre that pays. A theatre that teaches.
visit http://www.ledgetheatre.com to learn more about Shaun's vision, and to help bring it to reality.

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Fraud, Cheese, and the Moth with Joey Price and Curtis Retherford

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 31 May 2021 06:00:00 -0700

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

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Obscenely Funny with Jay Singh and Griffin Taylor

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 24 May 2021 05:27:39 -0700

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

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BONUS: Crossover With Em Persico

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 17 May 2021 03:00:00 -0700

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

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Role Reversal with Kristen Lucas

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:10 -0700

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Billy flips the script and invites Kristen Lucas to host the show and ask some actual factual legal questions.
Wanna know more?
Listen!

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"Don't Let Me Slip" with Dan Dore, Kristen Lucas and Anna Yosin.

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0700

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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

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:13:57 -0800

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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, but that didn't work right.
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"Shallow Understanding" with Doug Morency and Lauren Michaels

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0800

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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 boat into shallow water. The guest filed a personal injury action against the owner of the boat, claiming that the owner negligently failed to warn him about the shallow water. The owner filed a motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion. But the appellate court reversed the trial court's order. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court of Minnesota.
Issue: Should the boat owner be liable for the injuries sustained by his guest?
Answer: No
Conclusion: The court held that an affirmative duty to act arises only when a special relationship existed between the parties. The court, however, determined that no special relationship existed between the owner and the guest. Thus, the owner had no duty to warn the guest about the shallow water. The court ruled that the owner's actual knowledge of the dangerous condition, in the absence of a duty to provide protection, was insufficient to establish liability in negligence. The court held that the guest had no reasonable expectation to look to the owner for protection, and the owner had no duty to warn the guest that the water was shallow.

Guests:
Lauren Michaels is a dynamic actor and comedienne who was born and raised in Dayton, OH. Her first awakening to social inequality was in Kindergarten when she realized Jewish people are a minority and that her peers would judge her for it. It was then, at the age of 5, that she came to find the survivalist tactic of comedy. In 2019 she made her film directorial debut with "A.I. Vibrator" at the Broad Humor Film Festival, which was the first short from Sweet Relish Films, a production collective Lauren founded in 2018.
Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-michaels-7a581222/

Doug Morency is an alumnus of The Second City Toronto, where he wrote and performed in 7 Main Stage revues before going on to direct multiple shows for the Main Stage and National Touring Company. Since moving to LA in 2010, Doug has appeared on numerous Network TV shows including, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Young Sheldon, Big Bang Theory, The Middle, Mike And Molly, as well as multiple appearances on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel Live

He currently performs as one half of The Williamson Playboys, a musical comedy duo that has appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, CBC television and at The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Williamson Playboys’ music can be found on iTunes, Spotify and CD Baby.

Stage credits include The Drowsy Chaperone and playing Al Gore in An Inconvenient Musical.

Doug is a multiple Canadian Comedy Award winner including 2 for ‘Best Male Performer.'
www.dougmorency.com

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"The Good, the Dad, and the Donkey” or “A Fistful of Quarters” with Spencer DeClercq

Billy DeClercq — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:20:17 -0800

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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, we learn that that Spencer is decidedly funnier than his old dad. After Spencer slaps Billy around for bad jokes, Billy explains recent anti-SLAPP litigation involving defamation over who really holds the the world record in Donkey Kong. Finally Spencer takes over the wheel and shows us how podcasting is done.

Happy Birthday Dad/Pop!

Support the show and save $70 on HelloFresh by using our referral link - we get $10 which might be used on GameStop stock or a roll of quarters. I'll send free boxes to each the first FOUR PEOPLE to message me on twitter: @MaxHeadroomEsq

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"Over a Barrel" with Cathy Eller and Will Hines

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:59:00 -0800

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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 from a window on the second floor of the warehouse, owned by the defendant, a flour dealer. The Court determined that "the thing speaks for itself" and dealt a blow to the moneyed the interests of flour dealers and barrel manufacturer, everywhere. From the case stems an improvisational romp through time to explore the rise of BIG BARREL. Finally, Billy lays down the pretense and explores what makes his guests who they are.

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"Falling Down is No Fun" with Griffin Taylor and Jay Singh

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 23:58:00 -0800

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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 hot dog wrappers. The crew learns what "constructive notice" is and when it doesn't apply. A whirlwind of comedic improv around the world follows. Then we find out some deeper truths about Griffin and Jay and their longstanding friendship.

*This episode is sponsored by Steve "Esteban" Gorman.

Featuring a promo for RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. A podcast by Shannon Hull.
Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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"It's an Acceptable Life," a satirical radio play for an adequate holiday season by Mondays at 7

Dan Dore — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0800

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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.

CAST

G-D, Principal Barnes, Old Man: Jay Singh
Clarence, Mr. Potter: Dan Dore
Mr. Gower, Teen, Townsperson: Griffin Taylor
Violet, Teen, Townsperson: Cathy Eller
Mary: Toni Senatore
Teen, Best Buy Employee, Townsperson: Kristen Lucas
George: Billy DeClercq
Narrator: Jeffrey Feightner

Story by Jay Singh, Anna Yosin, Cathy Eller, Griffin Taylor, Toni Sentore, and Dan Dore
Written by Dan Dore

Episode cover art by Cathy Eller

Producer: Jeffrey Feightner, Verboten Productions
A co-production of Beyond UNreasonable Doubt and Mondays at 7

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"The Wrong Way" with Curtis Retherford and Cathy Eller

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:04:15 -0800

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

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"Buggy Knights, to Arms!" a Musical, with Sean McCallon

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0800

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LEGAL ISSUES ILLUSTRATED IN THIS EPISODE

Contributory Negligence
Negligence per se

CREDITS

All music in the musical improv by Laura Hall: Improv Karaoke, Volume 1.

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“Twelve Feet from Danger” with Dan, Anna, Cathy, Toni, and Gabi

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:01:00 -0800

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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

Billy and guests break down the 1927 US Supreme Court case B&O Railroad v. Goodman where a driver didn’t slow down enough when he was “twelve feet from danger” at a railroad crossing. The gang morphs into a rock band that plays air instruments, including an air cowbell, but was it all a dream, and why is a nurse in Dad’s will? Then we get real and find out about each of our guests’ hopes and dreams, and what we’re grateful for.

Follow our guests:

Anne Yosin: (Twitter/Insta) @annayosin

Cathy Eller (Twitter/Insta) @squirrel_convo

Toni Senatore (Twitter/Insta) @tonisenatore

Dan “Don’t Mention My Last Name” Dore (Twitter) @BuffaloDan01

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is a production of Beyond UNreasonable Doubt and Verboten Productions, produced by Jeffrey Feightner. Theme music: Galactic Damages by Jingle Punks. Cover Art by Q (@TheMightyQWorks) Follow Billy DeClercq on Twitter: @MaxHeadroomEsq and on Instagram: @Law_and_Disorder_Live

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"A Shocking Story" with Cathy Eller and Toni Senatore

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 05:39:13 -0800

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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, THE LAW SHARK

First, Billy reads and explains the classic case of Adams v Bullock, 125 N.E. 93 (1919), from Court of Appeals of New York**, where a boy was injured by swinging a metal wire into electrical trolley wires. We learn that, because the trolley company had taken reasonable precautions to avoid foreseeable dangers, and nobody could have predicted the injury, it did not owe a duty of care to protect the boy from injury, and it could not be held liable..

Inspired by the facts of the case, Billy, Toni and Cathy improvise a 1919 street gang which turns into a superhero origin story.

Finally, we learn more about Cathy and Toni, and have a special visit from “The Future Fairy.”

** NERD ALERT: in the episode, Billy incorrectly states that Justice Cardozo was not a Supreme Court justice, but Billy is, as usual, wrong. Legal history scholars will recall Cardozo was one of the liberal "Three Musketeers," along with Brandeis and Stone, on SCOTUS from 1932 until his death in 1938.

Follow Cathy Eller on Instagram at @squirrel_convo and follow Toni Senatore @tonisenatore

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is a production of Beyond Unreasonable Doubt and Verboten Productions.
Produced by Jeffrey Feightner.
Theme music: Galactic Damages by Jingle Punks.
Cover Art by Q.

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"A Tort is Just Deserts" with Jeffrey Feightner

Billy DeClercq — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:16:01 -0800

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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 question presented by this case is whether a driver can be held strictly liable or even if he is not negligent? Then, in improvisation, we find out what happens if God gets sued. Finally, we learn about Jeff’s hopes and dreams, his favorite memory from his days as a Sailor with the U.S. Navy, and what he’s grateful for.

Guest Co-Host: Jeffrey Feightner, veteran of the U.S. Navy, host of FOR THE TREES, former host of the retired podcast ROUND N ROUND; actor in FOUR’S A CROWD, actor/producer of DISPATCHES OF DISASSOCIATION, and COYOTE’S BLUFF, and producer at Verboten Productions. Twitter: @VerbotenPM

A production of Beyond Unreasonable Doubt and Verboten Productions, produced by Jeffrey Feightner.
Theme music: Galactic Damages by Jingle Punks.
Cover Art by Q.
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TIMECODE GUIDE

2:58 - Billy reads Hammontree v. Jenner
15:03 - Billy and Jeff improvise as God, St. Michael Archangel, and Lucifer to figure out what happens if Mrs. Hammontree had tried to sue God instead of Mr. Jenner.
23:15 - Billy interviews Jeff

LEGAL ISSUES ILLUSTRATED IN THIS EPISODE

Hammontree v. Jenner - 20 Cal. App. 3d 528, 97 Cal. Rptr. 739 (1971)

This is a foundational tort law case explaining the difference between strict liability (or “absolute liability”) as exemplified by this case where the liability of a driver who suddenly becomes ill and unconscious is based on negligence principles. Plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Hammontree sued the defendant Mr. Jenner for personal injuries and property damage resulting from an automobile accident where he had lost control of his vehicle due to an unexpected epileptic seizure. He testified he had a history of epilepsy that was typically controlled by medication. The plaintiffs requested an instruction on “absolute liability” where a driver loses consciousness and as a result the vehicle causes injuries and damage. The judge refused, and plaintiffs lost the trial. On appeal, the verdict was affirmed.

The Court of Appeal affirmed, and decided that the lower court did not err by refusing to instruct the jury that the driver (Jenner) could be held to a standard of “absolute liability” when he operated his vehicle with knowledge of his history of epilepsy. The correct standard is a rule of negligence in cases where personal injury is a result of an automobile accident.

Also, this episode demonstrates that there are no lawyers in Heaven, so if you sue God, He would have to borrow one from the Devil.

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"Impeachment Cobbler" with Guest Host Yakov Spierblatt (feat. Sean McCallon)

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:58:00 -0800

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ORIGINALLY RELEASED DECEMBER 13th, 2019.
Ukranian Radio Host Yakov Spierblatt (Sean McCallon) interviews Humphrey Beauregard Buford, President of the Greater Atlanta Peach Grower's Association about American Peaches.

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"Overcast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Meditation for Lawyers (with guest host Sigfreid Hoins, PhD)

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:57:00 -0800

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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 soothing 6-minute meditation.

NOTE: Dr. Hoins is not a medical doctor. This podcast has not been evaluated by the FDA, CFPB, DOD, or FCC, and the material herein is not clinically proven to diagnose, treat, prevent, ameliorate, or cure any disease. In fact, this material is likely to cause or worsen a variety of disorders and diseases. Side effects may involve spontaneous bouts of laughter, dry mouth, itching, sores, and photosensitivity.

Govern yourself accordingly.

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"Garden Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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President Zelenskyy of Ukraine calls Trump (feat. Pia Minsky)

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:56:00 -0800

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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 President Volodymyr Zelensky.

(featuring Pia Minsky Insta: @piaminskystyle as #45)

Read the U.S.A. "sanitized" version of the transcript here:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6429020-Ukraine-Transcript.html

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is a product of Beyond Unreasonable Doubt and is a part of the Castworks Industries comedy podcast network based in Austin, TX. "We make funny $#!t for your ears."

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Blake Oliver, Cloud Accountant, AKA Captain Studious Foam of the Arrgyle

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:55:00 -0800

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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 Podcast.

We discuss Blake's motto "Move Fast and Bend Things," why you'd rather have an accountant who majored in classical music performance, and plenty of accountant jokes.

Plus, a very dramatic reading of Judge Cardozo's famous explanation of what a fiduciary is.

Produced by Beyond Unreasonable Doubt, and part of the Castworks Industries comedy podcast network
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Not Comedy: World Suicide Prevention Day

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:54:00 -0800

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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 harder to share. Your story matters. You are not alone. You are never alone.

If you need help, call: 1-800-273-8255

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"Strive for Mediocrity but Be Willing to Setttle for Less" - Interview with Bob Fisher of the ICE HOUSE COMEDY CLUB

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:53:00 -0800

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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, California.

Coincidence?

In this wide ranging 30-minute interview, your host BREAKS the podcast format by having the guest interview him.

Topics include:

The history of comedy

Carreer Advice

What It Really Takes to Own a Comedy Club

Shameless Self Promotion

Name-Dropping

A Discount to the Ice House

Philosophy

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Satan's Comedy Hour - The Email Confessional

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:52:00 -0800

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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."

Billy DeClercq — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:51:00 -0800

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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 the law… until now. It’s really edu-tainment.

LAYING DOWN THE LAW is presented by BEYOND UNREASONABLE DOUBT... A Worldwide Association of Entertainment, Performance, Production, Management, Promotion and Distribution Groups Parading as Legal Scholars...

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TRAILER: LAYING DOWN THE LaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW

Billy DeClercq — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:55:21 -0800

Billy De Clercq is BACK! Laying Down the Law is... well, let's let Billy Tell you all about it.
Listen and Subscribe. Review and Tell your friends.