Questions from Business Law

Q: Ronald Rawls and Zabian Bailey were in an auto accident in Bridgeport

Ronald Rawls and Zabian Bailey were in an auto accident in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bailey rear-ended Rawls at a stoplight. Evidence showed it was more likely than not that Bailey failed to apply his...

Q: Charles Robison, an employee of West Star Transportation, Inc.,

Charles Robison, an employee of West Star Transportation, Inc., was ordered to cover an unevenly loaded flatbed trailer with a 150-pound tarpaulin. The load included uncrated equipment and pallet crat...

Q: White Plains Coat & Apron Co. and Cintas Corp. are

White Plains Coat & Apron Co. and Cintas Corp. are competitors. White Plains had five-year exclusive contracts with some of its customers. As a result of Cintas’s soliciting of business, dozens of Whi...

Q: Can a manufacturer be held liable to any person who suffers an

Can a manufacturer be held liable to any person who suffers an injury proximately caused by the manufacturer’s negligently made product?

Q: Kim went to Ling’s Market to pick up a few items for

Kim went to Ling’s Market to pick up a few items for dinner. It was a stormy day, and the wind had blown water through the market’s door each time it opened. As Kim entered through the door, she slipp...

Q: Jana leaves her truck’s motor running while she enters a Kwik-

Jana leaves her truck’s motor running while she enters a Kwik-Pik Store. The truck’s transmission engages, and the vehicle crashes into a gas pump, starting a fire that spreads to a warehouse on the n...

Q: A water pipe bursts, flooding a Metal Fabrication Company utility room

A water pipe bursts, flooding a Metal Fabrication Company utility room and tripping the circuit breakers on a panel in the room. Metal Fabrication contacts Nouri, a licensed electrician with five year...

Q: Bret D’Auguste was an experienced skier when he rented equipment to ski

Bret D’Auguste was an experienced skier when he rented equipment to ski at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl in New York. When D’Auguste entered an extremely difficult trail, he noticed immediately that the su...

Q: What is the purpose of tort law? What types of damages

What is the purpose of tort law? What types of damages are available in tort lawsuits?

Q: What are two basic categories of torts?

What are two basic categories of torts?