Questions and Answers of Dynamic Business Law

On November 11, 2011, the window of Jamie Williams's house was allegedly broken by someone who then entered through the broken window and removed several items, including a laptop computer. One day
Toby Scammel's girlfriend was briefly involved in Disney's acquisition of Marvel in 2009. Scammel bought 659 Marvel options for $5,465 in the days prior to the announcement of the acquisition. Within
John and Tahir Ramin were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery, among other charges. They were alleged to have bribed Army Major Christopher West to
This case involved a blue-collar worker committing a white-collar crime. Dennis Dwayne Tucker was a long-distance trucker employed by MBM Moving Systems, LLC (MBM), headquartered in Greensboro, North
From 2006 to 2008, on 17 occasions, Andrews asked friends and colleagues to loan him a total of roughly $2 million to purchase property in Indianapolis or to improve property that he owned in the
List and describe the main types of fraud committed in the business context.
Name and explain the two elements of a crime.
Identify the distinguishing features of white-collar crime.
Defendant was stopped by police inside the parking garage underneath his apartment building and subsequently arrested for operating while intoxicated. Defendant filed a motion to suppress, arguing
In 2007, the Prescription Confidentiality Law was passed in the state of Vermont. One of the key measures of the law stipulated that without a doctor's consent, any documents containing information
For more than a century, a memorial, 43-foot, Latin Cross had been present at Mount Soledad, but in 1989, the city of San Diego was sued on grounds that the presence of the cross violated the First
Members of the Old Order Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church have traditionally used horses and buggies for transportation. They began using tractors about 40 years ago, especially for hauling
The town of Gilbert, Arizona, passed an ordinance that restricted the maximum size of a sign depending upon the content of the sign. Signs advertising political candidates were allowed to be as large
How does the First Amendment protection of corporate political speech differ from the protection of corporate commercial speech?
How does the contract clause affect state regulation?
What is the purpose of the contract clause?
How can both Sue and Sam be correct when Sue claims the commerce clause increases government’s power and Sam claims the commerce clause reduces government’s power?
The county board of commissioners (the Board) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a professional baseball team. The MOU obligated the team, among other things, to relocate to the
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) requires manufacturers to gain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval before marketing any brand-name or generic drug in interstate commerce. Once
Six conservation organizations filed a petition in Thurston County Superior Court, asking that court to hold, pursuant to a provision in the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), that the Washington
Petitioners (Mayo) offer residency programs to doctors who have graduated from medical school and seek additional instruction in a chosen specialty. Those programs train doctors primarily through
List the three categories of agencies.
What are the three main powers given to agencies?
What is enabling legislation?
Cleveland Construction Co, Inc., (CCI) was a general contractor building a grocery store in Houston, Texas. The company subcontracted the excavation and grading to Levco in a contract that contained
Dakota Foundry was purchasing some equipment from Tromley Industries. According to the practice of the firm, the operations manager was supposed prepare a quote on Kloster stationery, and the back of
In 2012, Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, released a memo outlining a policy which became known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The policy directed relevant
Increasingly, we are seeing e-mail used in cases involving defendants located in foreign countries.Plaintiffs filed suit against four Defendants: Qingdao Sunflare New Energy Co. Skone Lighting Co.,
Plaintiff Wolfe was a New Jersey resident who owned a collection of classic automobiles, one of which was a rare Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 Competizione that was to be auctioned. In the federal District
Titan Distribution Inc. had subcontracted with a company that provided employees, but Titan later decided to hire its own employees and end the subcontracting contract. Robert Chalfant worked for the
Dragon, a speech recognition technology company considered to be “a leader in speech technology products” and valued at $600 million, was in perilous straits. Despite being valued so highly, the
Todd Russell Dolezal is a bail bondsman who was slapped with a misdemeanor, a $1000 fine, and a probationary period of 1 year for soliciting bail in violation of California Code of Regulations, title
Tyco International, a manufacturing company, sued its former CEO, Dennis Kozlowski, in regard to his receipt of unauthorized bonuses from the company profits. Among his other wrongdoings, Kozlowski
In 2000, Donald Stern incorporated a startup company named Grail in order to market a new and revolutionary chip design that Stern had invented. While witnesses expressed the view that Stern’s
How does the WH approach to ethics respond to an ethical problem?
How do business ethics and business law interact with each other?
What is the relationship between business behavior that is legal and business decisions that are ethical?
What ethical guidelines could help an American business manager working in another country decide whether she should engage in behavior that is ethical where she works but unethical in the United
Choose an area of law that fascinates you. Spend some time on the Internet searching for differences between how the United States and other countries respond to conflicts among people within that
What is the need for a special area of law for administrative agencies? Why would the law as it applies to businesses apply not just as well to administrative agencies?
This chapter distinguishes between private and public law. Why are the interests of the public identified with the behavior of the government? Why would public law not be a term referring to the
Appendix 1A provides guidance for becoming a better critical thinker. A recent Forbes poll of business leaders found that the most important skill business leaders are seeking in their employees is
Most business managers know they need to consult a lawyer when they make important business decisions. If that assumption is correct, why would a manager or entrepreneur need to have any knowledge of
Presidential elections are partially about who will be able to select Supreme Court judges. As you look at the various alternative ways to interpret and apply the law, which of those methods of
If there are different ways to interpret statutes and case decisions, would it make sense to say that all interpretations of the law are equally appropriate?

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