Questions from Business Law

Q: On a beautiful Saturday in October, Francie decides to take the

On a beautiful Saturday in October, Francie decides to take the twenty-mile ride from her home in New Jersey into New York City to do some shopping. Francie finds that Brown’s Retail Sales, Inc., has...

Q: Robert applies to Northern National Bank for a loan. Before granting

Robert applies to Northern National Bank for a loan. Before granting the loan, Northern requests that Callis Credit Agency provide it with a credit report on Robert. Callis reports that three years ea...

Q: A group of nineteen private organizations filed a rulemaking petition asking the

A group of nineteen private organizations filed a rulemaking petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles under the Clean Air...

Q: Mrs. Embs went into Stamper’s Cash Market to buy soft drinks

Mrs. Embs went into Stamper’s Cash Market to buy soft drinks for her children. She had removed five bottles from an upright soft drink cooler, placed them in a carton, and turned to move away from the...

Q: The state of Y submits a plan under the Clean Air Act

The state of Y submits a plan under the Clean Air Act to attain national ambient air quality standards. Can the EPA administrator deny approval of the state plan because it is (a) less stringent or (b...

Q: Kennecott Copper Corp. brings this challenge to an EPA order that

Kennecott Copper Corp. brings this challenge to an EPA order that rejected a portion of the state of Nevada’s implementation plan dealing with the control of stationary sources of sulfur dioxide (SO2)...

Q: The EPA administrator issued an order suspending the registration of the pesticides

The EPA administrator issued an order suspending the registration of the pesticides heptachlor and chlordane under the FIFRA. Velsicol Chemical Corp., the sole manufacturer of these pesticides, brings...

Q: The U.S. Department of the Interior filed an environmental

The U.S. Department of the Interior filed an environmental impact statement with regard to its proposal to lease approximately eighty tracts of submerged land, primarily located off the coast of Louis...

Q: Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) and four companies that manufacture chemicals

Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) and four companies that manufacture chemicals challenged a test rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act,...

Q: National-Southwire Aluminum Company (NSA) owns and operates a

National-Southwire Aluminum Company (NSA) owns and operates a plant that emits fluoride. When its wet scrubbers were turned off as part of its regular maintenance program, NSA discovered no appreciabl...