Questions from Business Law

Q: Carlos Del Rey decided to open a fast-food Mexican restaurant

Carlos Del Rey decided to open a fast-food Mexican restaurant and signed a franchise contract with a national chain called La Grande Enchilada. Under the franchise agreement, Del Rey purchased the bui...

Q: Grace Tarnavsky and her sons, Manny and Jason, bought a

Grace Tarnavsky and her sons, Manny and Jason, bought a ranch known as the Cowboy Palace in March 2011. The three orally agreed to share the business for five years. Grace contributed 50 percent of th...

Q: Monica Sexton filed a petition for Chapter 13 reorganization. One of

Monica Sexton filed a petition for Chapter 13 reorganization. One of her creditors was Friedman’s Jewelers. Her petition misclassified Friedman’s claim as $800 of unsecured debt. Within days, Friedman...

Q: Springer, who was running for Congress, instructed his campaign staff

Springer, who was running for Congress, instructed his campaign staff not to purchase any campaign materials without his explicit authorization. In spite of these instructions, one of his campaign wor...

Q: Stephen Hemmerling was a driver for the Happy Cab Co. Hemmerling

Stephen Hemmerling was a driver for the Happy Cab Co. Hemmerling paid certain fixed expenses and abided by a variety of rules relating to the use of the cab, the hours that could be worked, and the so...

Q: Taser International, Inc., develops and makes video and audio recording

Taser International, Inc., develops and makes video and audio recording devices. Steve Ward was Taser’s vice president of marketing when he began to explore the possibility of developing and marketing...

Q: Thomas Huskin and his wife entered into a contract to have their

Thomas Huskin and his wife entered into a contract to have their home remodeled by House Medic Handyman Service. Todd Hall signed the contract as an authorized representative of House Medic. It turned...

Q: Basic Research, L.L.C., advertised its products

Basic Research, L.L.C., advertised its products on television networks owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc., through an ad agency, Icebox Advertising, Inc. As Basic’s agent, Icebox had the express au...

Q: William and Maxine Miller, shareholders of Claimsco International, Inc.,

William and Maxine Miller, shareholders of Claimsco International, Inc., filed a suit in an Illinois state court against the other shareholders, Michael Harris and Kenneth Hoxie, as well as John Verch...

Q: Debbie Brooks and Martha Tingstrom lived together. Tingstrom handled their finances

Debbie Brooks and Martha Tingstrom lived together. Tingstrom handled their finances. For five years, Brooks did not look at any statements concerning her accounts. When she finally reviewed the statem...