Questions from Business Law

Q: Methamphetamine (meth) is an addictive drug made chiefly in small

Methamphetamine (meth) is an addictive drug made chiefly in small toxic labs (STLs) in homes, tents, barns, and hotel rooms. The manufacturing process is dangerous, often resulting in explosions, burn...

Q: Facebook, Inc., launched a program called “Beacon” that

Facebook, Inc., launched a program called “Beacon” that automatically updated the profiles of users on Facebook’s social networking site when those users had any activity on Beacon “partner” sites. Fo...

Q: Mark Ramun worked as a manager for Allied Erecting and Dismantling Co

Mark Ramun worked as a manager for Allied Erecting and Dismantling Co., where he had a tense relationship with his father, who was Allied’s president. After more than ten years, Mark left Allied, taki...

Q: Stephen Glass made himself infamous as a dishonest journalist by fabricating material

Stephen Glass made himself infamous as a dishonest journalist by fabricating material for more than forty articles for The New Republic magazine and other publications. He also fabricated supporting m...

Q: Operating out of an apartment in Secane, Pennsylvania, Hratch Ilanjian

Operating out of an apartment in Secane, Pennsylvania, Hratch Ilanjian convinced Vicken Setrakian, the president of Kenset Corp., that he was an international businessman who could help Kenset turn ar...

Q: Best Buy, a national electronics retailer, offered a credit card

Best Buy, a national electronics retailer, offered a credit card that allowed users to earn “reward points” that could be redeemed for discounts on Best Buy goods. After reading a newspaper advertisem...

Q: Rocky Mountain Races, Inc., sponsors the “Pioneer Trail Ultramarathon

Rocky Mountain Races, Inc., sponsors the “Pioneer Trail Ultramarathon,” with an advertised first prize of $10,000. The rules require the competitors to run 100 miles from the floor of Blackwater Canyo...

Q: Janine was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain and placed in an intensive

Janine was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain and placed in an intensive care unit. Her doctor told hospital personnel to order around-the-clock nursing care for Janine. At the hospital’s request...

Q: For employment with the Firestorm Smokejumpers—a crew of elite paratroopers

For employment with the Firestorm Smokejumpers—a crew of elite paratroopers who parachute into dangerous situations to fight fires—applicants must complete a series of tests. The crew chief sends the...

Q: Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields developed Psycho Chihuahua, a caricature of

Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields developed Psycho Chihuahua, a caricature of a Chihuahua dog with a “do-not-back-down” attitude. They promoted and marketed the character through their company, Wrench,...