Questions from Business Law


Q: Assume that you want to read the court’s entire opinion in the

Assume that you want to read the court’s entire opinion in the case of Baker v. Premo, 268 Or.App. 406, 342 P.3d 142 (2015). Read the section entitled “Finding Case Law” in the appendix that follows t...

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Q: A county court in Illinois is deciding a case involving an issue

A county court in Illinois is deciding a case involving an issue that has never been addressed before in that state’s courts. The Iowa Supreme Court, however, recently decided a case involving a very...

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Q: Arthur Rabe is suing Xavier Sanchez for breaching a contract in which

Arthur Rabe is suing Xavier Sanchez for breaching a contract in which Sanchez promised to sell Rabe a Van Gogh painting for $150,000. 1. In this lawsuit, who is the plaintiff, and who is the defendan...

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Q: After World War II ended in 1945, an international tribunal of

After World War II ended in 1945, an international tribunal of judges convened at Nuremberg, Germany. The judges convicted several Nazi war criminals of “crimes against humanity.” Assuming that the Na...

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Q: AOL, LLC, mistakenly made public the personal information of 650

AOL, LLC, mistakenly made public the personal information of 650,000 of its members. The members filed a suit, alleging violations of California law. AOL asked the court to dismiss the suit on the bas...

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Q: Karen Goldberg’s husband was killed in a terrorist bombing in Israel.

Karen Goldberg’s husband was killed in a terrorist bombing in Israel. She filed a suit in a U.S. federal court against UBS AG, a Switzerland-based global financial services company. She claimed that U...

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Q: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides protection

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides protection for the free exercise of religion. A state legislature enacts a law that outlaws all religions that do not derive from the Judeo-Christ...

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Q: Read through the subsection entitled “Decisions and Opinions” in the

Read through the subsection entitled “Decisions and Opinions” in the appendix following this chapter. 1. One group will explain the difference between a concurring opinion and a majority opinion. 2....

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Q: John’s company is involved in a lawsuit with a customer, Beth

John’s company is involved in a lawsuit with a customer, Beth. John argues that for fifty years higher courts in that state have decided cases involving circumstances similar to his case in a way that...

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Q: Why is the incidental use of a person’s likeness without his or

Why is the incidental use of a person’s likeness without his or her consent permitted?

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