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Understanding Business And Personal Law, Student Edition (BROWN: UNDER BUS & PERS LAW) 1st Edition McGraw-Hill Education - Solutions
Why did the jury deny Rose Cipollone’s claim for compensation?
What five specific grounds for recovery were stated in the Cipollones’ complaint?
On what New Jersey tort law theories did the Cipollones base their claims against the cigarette manufactures?
Respond Why do you think the doctrine of strict liability exists?
Question Do you think it is fair that people in the public limelight must prove more damage to their reputations than the average person when involved in a defamation lawsuit? Explain your answer.
Connect Can you think of a case that has been both a tort and a crime? If not, create an example.
Predict Why do you think we have tort law? Would life be less complicated if we only had criminal law?
Steps taken by state governments to protect computer users’ privacy.
Current and pending legislation surrounding computer crime, fraud, and abuse.
Negligence Myers slipped and fell and was injured on ice on the front walkway of the Canton Centre Mall. The mall was owned and run by Forest City Enterprises. Certain employees from Forest City were supposed to keep the walkways clear of ice. They had cleared the ice from the walkway a short time
Duty of Care Ramona Booker entered a drugstore by pushing her way through one door and then through a second. She had to use two hands to push the heavy doors open. As a result, she dropped her cane, which caught on the exposed coil of a security device and caused her to fall and hurt herself.
An elderly woman was beaten and robbed by an unknown person. Emily Simpson told several people that Max Newmark was guilty of the crime. This was a false statement. Has Emily committed a tort for which Max can recover damages?
Philip Carstairs kept a poisonous spider in his locker at school. He was very careful to keep it locked up so that it would not harm anyone. One day, while Philip was in class, two students got the spider out of Philip’s locker and let the spider loose in the girl’s gymnasium. Judy Norton was
Al asks to borrow Juanita’s videocassette library. He likes several of the videocassettes so much that he decides to keep them. Despite repeated requests from Juanita, Al refuses to return the cassettes he borrowed. What tort, if any, has been committed?
A photographer took a photo of Maria Lao without permission while Maria was sunbathing by the pool in her own backyard.Maria later discovered that the photo had been used in an advertisement for suntan lotion. What tort, if any, has been committed?
Jake Richards decided to play a practical joke on Ursula Brakestone. As Ursula prepared to sit down at her table in the cafeteria, Jake pulled the chair out from under her. Ursula fell to the hardwood floor and fractured her hip. Jake says he committed neither assault nor battery.Is Jake correct on
What could Becky and Alice do to improve their communication skills?
How could this fight have been prevented?
Was this a crime or a tort?
If you are not employed, find out whether the teachers’ and students’ e-mail is monitored at your school.
If you are employed, find out whether your employer monitors the electronic communications at your place of business.
Under what circumstances may a defendant to a negligence suit claim the assumption of risk defense?
Why have some states started using the standard of comparative negligence?
What types of people have a difficult time proving damage to their reputation as part of defamation lawsuits?
Explain how the tort of assault differs from the crime of assault.
Explain the difference between contributory negligence and comparative negligence.
What defenses can you use if you are faced with a negligence suit?
What does the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 require federal agencies to do?
Under today’s laws, to what extent do property owners own the airspace above their land?
How is an intentional tort different from an unintentional tort?
In a paragraph, explain the strengths of the infomercial that you chose. How could you have improved your infomercial?
As a class, vote to choose the best infomercial.
Present your infomercials to the class.
Create an infomercial, in which one student has completed Chapter 4 and is trying to convince another student to study the chapter material. The first student will explain what he has learned using the terms above.
In groups of two, define each term in the vocabulary.
What is involved in the tort of strict liability?
What defenses exist for negligence?
What is involved in the tort of negligence?
What are some specific intentional torts in our legal system?
What is the difference between a crime and a tort?
Respond Many of the people in jail are drug addicts who were arrested for possession of controlled substances. Do you believe they should be incarcerated?Can you think of any other options for them?
Question Discuss why driving a car is a privilege, not a right.
Connect Do you watch any television show about the police, criminal investigations, lawyers, or court cases?Which ones seem most realistic? Explain your answer.
Predict Most people are honest and hard working. Are all the laws we have in this country really necessary?
Discuss the impact on the teenager’s record now and when he or she is an adult.
Determine the usual punishments imposed.
Find statistics that show the numbers of teens who commit crimes.
Locate information about crimes committed by teens.
Hate Crimes Several teenagers burned a cross on the lawn of a black family in their neighborhood. One of the youths, a minor, was charged under a city ordinance that stated it was a crime to place on private property “any symbol, object, appellation, characterization or graffiti. . . which one
Property Crimes Reese entered a fast food restaurant through a rear door, having arranged for an accomplice who worked there to leave the door unlocked. Reese pushed one employee against a soda machine, and while holding a gun on the manager, forced the manager to open the safe. Reese then locked
Ben Feeney runs a pawn shop. He often accepts stolen merchandise, sells it, and splits the profits with the thief. Lt. Jose Urena sends several undercover police officers to the shop, and they catch Ben in the act of fencing stolen goods. At trial, Ben’s attorney tries to use the defense of
Pyrrah is part of a group of students who decide to break into the high school and spray paint the hallways. Pyrrah agrees to act as lookout, believing that she will not be criminally liable if they are picked up by the police. Is she correct? Why or why not?
Shane and Kira were riding through town one Saturday evening when two classmates challenged them to a drag race. Shane, who was driving, agreed. When they were picked up by the police, Kira believed she would not be criminally liable because she was just a passenger. Is she correct? Why or why not?
Julius Davidson is arrested for shoplifting.He asks his attorney to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Davidson believes that he will be free if he is found not guilty by reason of insanity. Is he correct? Why or why not?
Several years ago, four Los Angeles police officers were tried in the state court of California for assaulting Rodney King while attempting to arrest him after a lengthy car chase. The jury found the defendants not guilty. Despite this state court decision, the defendants were put on trial again in
What is your opinion of Ennis’s actions?
Do you think a court of law would find Ennis guilty if he were arrested?
Is destroying someone else’s Web site illegal?
Research if there are federal laws against stalking. Write a 250-word paper about your findings.
Find out when your state enacted an antistalking law and the circumstances surrounding why it became law.
What are some examples of motor vehicle violations?
How does burglary differ from robbery?
What is embezzlement?
What is double jeopardy?
Why is the penalty for robbery greater than the penalty for larceny?
Why does the crime of rape carry very serious penalties?
Explain the difference among first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter.
What is the one crime named and defined in the U.S. Constitution?
Who is always the plaintiff in a criminal case? Who is the prosecutor? Who is the defendant?
As a class, vote to select the best presentation. If possible, winners should arrange to videotape their presentation.
Discuss with your partner ways in which you could have improved your conversation.
Carry out the conversation in front of the class, using gestures, voice inflections, and props to emphasize your key points.
Imagine that you are a rookie police officer. You are assigned to work with a veteran who is helping you understand the criminal justice system. Create a script of a conversation with your partner.Use the key terms in the script.
Identify federal legislation pertaining to computer crime, fraud, and abuse.
What are the major crimes that involve controlled substances?
What are the major crimes committed against property?
What are the major crimes committed against people?
What are the major criminal law defenses?
How do state and federal criminal law differ?
What determines the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?
What defenses are available for criminal defendants?
What statutes have been passed to address computer crimes?
What are some specific crimes that are part of our legal system?
What is the difference between federal and state law?
Respond How do you think lawyers determine whether a juror will be biased or prejudiced?
Question What do you think would happen if there were juries in the appeals court?
Connect Under what circumstances, if any, do you think a minor should be treated as an adult in a murder case?
Predict What do you think would happen if we didn’t have the 51 court systems in the United States?
Describe the conference handshake.
What is the significance of the quill pen?
Where is he/she seated on the bench?
Which president nominated the justice to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Where did he/she go to law school?
Where and when was he/she born?
Equal Protection The city council of Richmond adopted a minority business utilization plan. Primary contractors of any city construction project were required to subcontract a minimum of 30 percent of their work to at least one minority business enterprise. However, any contractor that was owned by
Search and Seizure The police received a tip that marijuana was being grown in Michael Riley’s greenhouse. Police could not see inside the greenhouse from the road, but the investigating officer did see marijuana plants in the greenhouse from a helicopter circling the property. Riley argued the
Abel Agapois was given a speeding ticket for going 65 miles per hour in a zone that only permitted the speed of 25 miles per hour. His case was heard in mayor’s court, and the mayor fined him $275. Abel believes the fine constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, and he intends to appeal to the
Speculate on which of the following cases the U.S. Supreme Court might decide to review: (1) a libel case involving a local high school football coach; (2) a case involving a student who has been denied admission to a college program because of her religion; (3) a case involving whether the
When Ivan Gagarin was at the mall, he was served with a copy of a complaint and a summons in a lawsuit. Certain that he has done nothing wrong, Ivan decides to do nothing about the lawsuit. What will happen to him?
Shahnaz and Vasu Harinath decide to get a divorce. Because they want to keep the matter as quiet as possible in their community, they elected to have their divorce heard by a federal district court. Do federal courts have jurisdiction over divorce cases? Why or why not?
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