Questions from Business Law

Q: Rodney Klassen was employed by the U.S. Department of

Rodney Klassen was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Without the USDA’s authorization, Klassen gave Jim Ludy, a grape grower, plant material for two unreleased varieties of grapes...

Q: Custom Copies, Inc., prepares and sells coursepacks, which contain

Custom Copies, Inc., prepares and sells coursepacks, which contain compilations of readings for college courses. A teacher selects the readings and delivers a syllabus to the copy shop, which obtains...

Q: Charles Byrd was in a minimum-security county jail awaiting trial

Charles Byrd was in a minimum-security county jail awaiting trial. A team of sheriff’s deputies wearing T-shirts and jeans took Byrd and several other inmates into a room for a strip search without an...

Q: Jacqueline Barden was shopping for school clothes with her children when her

Jacqueline Barden was shopping for school clothes with her children when her purse and automobile were taken. In Barden’s purse were her car keys, credit and debit cards for herself and her children,...

Q: During the morning rush hour, David Green threw bottles and plates

During the morning rush hour, David Green threw bottles and plates from a twenty-sixth-floor hotel balcony overlooking Seventh Avenue in New York City. A video of the incident also showed him doing ca...

Q: Matthew Simpson and others created and operated a series of corporate entities

Matthew Simpson and others created and operated a series of corporate entities to defraud telecommunications companies, creditors, credit reporting agencies, and others. Through these entities, Simpso...

Q: George Castro told Ambrosio Medrano that a bribe to a certain

George Castro told Ambrosio Medrano that a bribe to a certain corrupt Los Angeles County official would buy a contract with the county hospitals. To share in the deal, Medrano recruited Gustavo Buenro...

Q: Gary Peters fraudulently told an undocumented immigrant that Peters could help him

Gary Peters fraudulently told an undocumented immigrant that Peters could help him obtain lawful status. Peters said that he knew immigration officials and asked for money to aid the process. The vict...

Q: Jason Trevor owns a commercial bakery in Blakely, Georgia, that

Jason Trevor owns a commercial bakery in Blakely, Georgia, that produces a variety of goods sold in grocery stores. Trevor is required by law to perform internal tests on food produced at his plant to...

Q: Internet giant Zoidle, a U.S. company, generated

Internet giant Zoidle, a U.S. company, generated sales of £2.5 billion in the United Kingdom in 2013 (approximately $4 billion in U.S. dollars). Its net profits before taxes on these sales were £200 m...