[Business Law Rocks] Business law instructor Courtney ordered 50 T-shirts for her classes that said "Business Law Rocks" on the front. She wanted to distribute them on the last day of class and contracted with Tyler, who owned a T-shirt business, for the shirts to arrive by that day. The shirts arrived on Thursday, the day before the last class on Friday. Unfortunately, the shirts said "Business Law Yuck" on the front. Tyler told Courtney that he would remedy and fix the problem and that he had the right to do so. She told him, however, that she had to have the shirts the next day because the students would be gone after that. Courtney had also ordered some pamphlets on employment law to be used the next fall semester. The seller had agreed to provide the pamphlets 30 days before spring semester ended. The seller, however, erred and sent pamphlets on environmental law, which arrived 28 days before spring semester ended. The seller attempted to remedy the problem by sending the correct pamphlets on employment law, but they did not arrive until 27 days before spring semester ended. None of the parties had any prior dealings.
-Is Tyler correct that he has a right to remedy and fix the problem?

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Tyler has the right to remedy the problem under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), but this right is contingent on his ability to correct the mistake by the next day, which is the last day set for performance. The UCC allows a seller to cure defects in the goods delivered if the seller can do so within the contract time for performance. In this case, since Courtney needs the T-shirts by the next day for her class, Tyler's right to cure is limited to his ability to provide the correctly worded T-shirts by that deadline.

[Business Law Rocks] Business Law Instructor Courtney Ordered 50 T-Shirts