Questions from Business Law

Q: While driving on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, Carroll Jett became

While driving on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, Carroll Jett became distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck. He smashed into several vehicles that were slowed or stopp...

Q: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. makes Solodyn, a prescription oral antibiotic.

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. makes Solodyn, a prescription oral antibiotic. Medicis warns physicians that “autoimmune syndromes, including drug- induced lupus-like syndrome,” may be associated with us...

Q: Bensing Company manufactures generic drugs for the treatment of heart disease.

Bensing Company manufactures generic drugs for the treatment of heart disease. A federal law requires generic drug makers to use labels that are identical to the labels on brand-name versions of the d...

Q: Susan Calles lived with her four daughters, Amanda (age 11

Susan Calles lived with her four daughters, Amanda (age 11), Victoria (age 5), and Jenna and Jillian (age 3). In March 1998, Calles bought an Aim N Flame utility lighter, which she stored on the top s...

Q: Suppose that a state imposes a higher tax on out-of

Suppose that a state imposes a higher tax on out-of-state companies doing business in the state than it imposes on in-state companies. Is this a violation of equal protection if the only reason for th...

Q: Donald and Gloria Bowden hosted a cookout at their home in South

Donald and Gloria Bowden hosted a cookout at their home in South Carolina, inviting mostly business acquaintances. Justin Parks, who was nineteen years old, attended the party. Alcoholic beverages wer...

Q: Sharon Yeagle was an assistant to the vice president of student affairs

Sharon Yeagle was an assistant to the vice president of student affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). As part of her duties, Yeagle helped students participat...

Q: Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for

Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. James Hughes worked for Medtronic as a sales manager. His contract prohibited him from wor...

Q: While living in her home country of Tanzania, Sophia Kiwanuka signed

While living in her home country of Tanzania, Sophia Kiwanuka signed an employment contract with Anne Margareth Bakilana, a Tanzanian living in Washington, D.C. Kiwanuka traveled to the United States...

Q: At the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Room 59

At the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Room 59, a balcony extends across thirty inches of the room’s only window, leaving a twelve-inch gap with a three-story drop to the concrete below. A...