LexisNexis ( October 25, 2019, 12:30 PM EDT) -- Who says that checks are dead? We see a continuing flow of judicial decisions involving bookkeepers who embezzle funds from their employer, who then sues the bank to recover the loss. Common law claims usually dominate the suit. The first line of defense for the bank in these suits is usually “displacement” or “preemption” by the UCC, which enables the bank to get rid of the suit on a motion to dismiss. That’s what happened in a recent Maryland case, which involved both checks and outgoing wire transfers....