Questions from Business Law

Q: Ulrick and Birger started an air taxi service in Berlin, Germany

Ulrick and Birger started an air taxi service in Berlin, Germany, under the name Berlinair, Inc. Birger was approached by a group of travel agents who were interested in hiring an air charter business...

Q: Congressional Airlines was highly profitable operating flights between Washington, D.

Congressional Airlines was highly profitable operating flights between Washington, D.C., and New York City. The directors approved a plan to offer flights from Washington to Boston. This decision turn...

Q: Both Viacom and Paramount owned a diverse group of entertainment businesses.

Both Viacom and Paramount owned a diverse group of entertainment businesses. QVC was a televised shopping channel. The Paramount board of directors accepted a merger offer from Viacom at a price of $6...

Q: Wallace, Inc. adopted a poison pill. Five years later

Wallace, Inc. adopted a poison pill. Five years later, Moore Corp. offered to buy all Wallace’s stock for $56 a share, which was 27 percent over the existing market price. However, the offer was conti...

Q: Asher and Stephen formed a corporation named “Ampersand” to produce

Asher and Stephen formed a corporation named “Ampersand” to produce plays. Both men were employed by the corporation. Stephen decided to write Philly’s Beat, focusing on the history of rock and roll i...

Q: At approximately 7:50 pm bells at the train station rang

At approximately 7:50 pm bells at the train station rang and red lights flashed, signaling an express train’s approach. David Harris walked onto the tracks, ignoring a yellow line painted on the platf...

Q: Lydia D’Ettore received a degree in computer programming at the DeVry Institute

Lydia D’Ettore received a degree in computer programming at the DeVry Institute of Technology, with a grade-point average of 2.51. To finance her education, she borrowed $20,516.52 from a federal stud...

Q: Tata Consultancy of Bombay, India, is an international computer consulting

Tata Consultancy of Bombay, India, is an international computer consulting firm. It spends considerable time and effort recruiting the best personnel from India’s leading technical schools. Tata emplo...

Q: Matt Drudge published a report on his website (http://www

Matt Drudge published a report on his website (http://www.drudgereport.com) that White House aide Sidney Blumenthal “has a spousal abuse past that has been effectively covered up…. There are court rec...

Q: Marina Stengart used her company laptop to communicate with her lawyer via

Marina Stengart used her company laptop to communicate with her lawyer via her personal, password-protected, web-based e-mail account. The company’s policy stated: ‘E-mail and voice mail messages, int...