Questions from Business Law

Q: A Dillard’s customer brought in a pair of moderately expensive dress shoes

A Dillard’s customer brought in a pair of moderately expensive dress shoes, expressing a desire to return them because they just weren’t quite right. As the manager processed the order she checked ins...

Q: Adam Smith wrote the following in The Theory of Moral Sentiments:

Adam Smith wrote the following in The Theory of Moral Sentiments: “In the practice of the other virtues, our conduct should rather be directed by a certain idea of propriety, by a certain taste for a...

Q: A new phenomenon for admissions to MBA programs is hiring consultants to

A new phenomenon for admissions to MBA programs is hiring consultants to help applicants hone their applications. About 20 percent of those who apply to the top MBA programs have hired consultants at...

Q: “I was very upset that there’s that many dishonest people,”

“I was very upset that there’s that many dishonest people,” said Andrea Reuland, the owner of Trigs Shell Station in Minocqua, Wisconsin. She lost $3 per gallon on 586 gallons of gas sold during a 45-...

Q: When some runners in the New York City Marathon hit the Queensboro

When some runners in the New York City Marathon hit the Queensboro Bridge, temptation sets in and, rather than finishing the last 10 miles through Harlem and the Bronx, they hop a ride on the subway a...

Q: David A. Vise, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a reporter

David A. Vise, a Pulitzer Prize winner and a reporter for the Washington Post, wrote the book The Bureau and the Mole. When the book hit the market, Mr. Vise purchased 20,000 copies via Barnes & Noble...

Q: Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, in his testimony against

Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, in his testimony against his former bosses at their criminal trial for fraud, said, “I thought I was being a hero for Enron. At the time, I thought...

Q: Piper High School in Piper, Kansas, and a town located

Piper High School in Piper, Kansas, and a town located about 20 miles west of Kansas City, experienced national attention because of questions about students and their term papers for a botany class....

Q: Heinz Ketchup holds 54 percent of the ketchup market in the United

Heinz Ketchup holds 54 percent of the ketchup market in the United States. Nine of every 10 restaurants feature Heinz ketchup. However, Heinz has learned that many restaurant owners are simply refilli...

Q: Marty Mankamyer, the president of the United States Olympic Committee (

Marty Mankamyer, the president of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), resigned in early February 2003 following reports in The Denver Post that indicated she had demanded a commission from a f...