Questions from Business Law

Q: Shell Oil sold pesticides to B&B, which allowed these

Shell Oil sold pesticides to B&B, which allowed these chemicals to leak into the ground. Shell neve owned or operated the site, and never transported wastes to the site. B&B ultimately went bankrupt....

Q: Before the Department of Agriculture issued regulations on genetically modified beets,

Before the Department of Agriculture issued regulations on genetically modified beets, what steps did it need to take under the environmental statutes?

Q: Tariq Ahmad decided to dispose of some of his laboratory’s hazardous chemicals

Tariq Ahmad decided to dispose of some of his laboratory’s hazardous chemicals by shipping them to his home in Pakistan. He sent the chemicals to Castelazo (a company in the United States) to prepare...

Q: The marbled murrelet is a seabird on the list of endangered species

The marbled murrelet is a seabird on the list of endangered species. Pacific Lumber Co. received permission to harvest trees from land on which the murrelet nested, on the condition that it would coop...

Q: The Lordship Point Gun Club operated a trap and skeet shooting club

The Lordship Point Gun Club operated a trap and skeet shooting club in Stratford, Connecticut, for 70 years. During this time, customers deposited millions of pounds of lead shot and clay target fragm...

Q: The Navy wanted to conduct training exercises off the coast of California

The Navy wanted to conduct training exercises off the coast of California for sonar submarines. Scientists were concerned that the sounds emitted by the sonar would harm marine mammals, such as whales...

Q: Victoria’s Secret, a well-known lingerie company, found out

Victoria’s Secret, a well-known lingerie company, found out that a man named Victor Moseley was running a small store in Kentucky named “Victor’s Little Secret.” Moseley’s shop sold clocks, patches, t...

Q: Conley owned video poker machines. Although they are outlawed in Pennsylvania

Conley owned video poker machines. Although they are outlawed in Pennsylvania, he placed them in bars and clubs. He used profits from the machines to buy more machines. Is he guilty of money launderin...

Q: Sequenom developed a noninvasive prenatal diagnostic test to assess the risk of

Sequenom developed a noninvasive prenatal diagnostic test to assess the risk of Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses. The test analyzes DNA from the fetus that is found in the m...

Q: Frank B. McMahon wrote one of the first psychology textbooks to

Frank B. McMahon wrote one of the first psychology textbooks to feature a light, easily readable style. He also included many colloquialisms and examples that appealed to a youthful student market. Ch...