Questions from Business Law

Q: Dewayne Hubbert, Elden Craft, Chris Grout, and Rhonda Byington

Dewayne Hubbert, Elden Craft, Chris Grout, and Rhonda Byington bought computers from Dell Corp. through its Web site. Before buying, Hubbert and the others configured their own computers. To make a pu...

Q: Kalen is a seventeen-year-old minor who has just

Kalen is a seventeen-year-old minor who has just graduated from high school. He is attending a university two hundred miles from home and has contracted to rent an apartment near the university for on...

Q: J.T., a minor, is a motocross competitor.

J.T., a minor, is a motocross competitor. At Monster Mountain MX Park, he signed a waiver of liability to “hold harmless the park for any loss due to negligence.” Riding around the Monster Mountain tr...

Q: Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (GeoEx), which guided climbs up

Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (GeoEx), which guided climbs up Mount Kilimanjaro, required climbers to sign a release to participate in an expedition. The form required any disputes to be submitted to a...

Q: Dorothy Drury suffered from dementia and chronic confusion. When she became

Dorothy Drury suffered from dementia and chronic confusion. When she became unable to manage her own affairs, including decisions about medical and financial matters, her son Eddie arranged for her to...

Q: PEMS Co. International, Inc., agreed to find a buyer

PEMS Co. International, Inc., agreed to find a buyer for Rupp Industries, Inc., for a commission of 2 percent of the purchase price, which was to be paid by the buyer. Using PEMS’s services, an invest...

Q: On Brenda Sniezek’s first day of work for the Kansas City Chiefs

On Brenda Sniezek’s first day of work for the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, she signed a document that purported to compel arbitration of any disputes that she might have with the Chiefs. In the d...

Q: D.V.G. (a minor) was injured

D.V.G. (a minor) was injured in a one-car auto accident in Hoover, Alabama. The vehicle was covered by an insurance policy issued by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. Stan Brobston, D.V.G.’s attorney, a...

Q: Citynet, LLC, established an employee incentive plan “to enable

Citynet, LLC, established an employee incentive plan “to enable the Company to attract and retain experienced individuals.” The plan provided that a participant who left Citynet’s employment was entit...

Q: Claudia Aceves borrowed $845,000 from U.S.

Claudia Aceves borrowed $845,000 from U.S. Bank to buy a home. Less than two years into the loan, she could no longer afford the monthly payments. The bank notified her that it planned to foreclose o...