Questions from Business Law

Q: A state legislature enacted a statute that required any motorcycle operator or

A state legislature enacted a statute that required any motorcycle operator or passenger on the state’s highways to wear a protective helmet. Jim Alderman, a licensed motorcycle operator, sued the sta...

Q: Jack and Maggie Turton bought a house in Jefferson County, Idaho

Jack and Maggie Turton bought a house in Jefferson County, Idaho, located directly across the street from a gravel pit. A few years later, the county converted the pit to a landfill. The landfill acce...

Q: Advance Technology Consultants, Inc. (ATC), contracted with RoadTrac

Advance Technology Consultants, Inc. (ATC), contracted with RoadTrac, LLC, to provide software and client software systems for products using global positioning satellite (GPS) technology being develo...

Q: Bruce Matthews played football for the Tennessee Titans. As part of

Bruce Matthews played football for the Tennessee Titans. As part of his contract, he agreed to submit any dispute to arbitration. He also agreed that Tennessee law would determine all matters related...

Q: Seal Polymer Industries sold two freight containers of latex gloves to Med

Seal Polymer Industries sold two freight containers of latex gloves to Med-Express, Inc., a company based in North Carolina. When Med-Express failed to pay the $104,000 owed for the gloves, Seal Polym...

Q: Horton Automatics and the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America

Horton Automatics and the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America—the union that represented Horton’s workers—negotiated a collective bargaining agreement. If an employee’s discha...

Q: Jessica Lester died from injuries suffered in an auto accident caused by

Jessica Lester died from injuries suffered in an auto accident caused by the driver of a truck owned by Allied Concrete Co. Jessica’s widower, Isaiah, filed a suit against Allied for damages. The defe...

Q: What defenses to liability can be raised in a product liability lawsuit

What defenses to liability can be raised in a product liability lawsuit?

Q: Betsy Faden worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans

Betsy Faden worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Faden was removed from her position in April 2012 and was given until May 29 to appeal the removal decision. She submitted an appeal thr...

Q: LG Electronics, Inc., and nineteen other foreign companies participated in

LG Electronics, Inc., and nineteen other foreign companies participated in the global market for cathode ray tube (CRT) products, which were integrated as components in consumer goods, including telev...