Questions from Business Law

Q: Authentic Home Improvements (Authentic) performed work on Diane Mayo’s home

Authentic Home Improvements (Authentic) performed work on Diane Mayo’s home. Mayo sued for return of the money she paid. In court, Authentic admitted that it had no contractor’s license when it began...

Q: American Express Travel Related Services (American Express) alleged that New

American Express Travel Related Services (American Express) alleged that New York resident Titus Assih missed a credit card payment. His interest rate ballooned from 12.24% to 21%, and eventually to 2...

Q: In 1984, outside the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Gregory

In 1984, outside the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Gregory Johnson participated in a protest against policies of the Reagan administration. Participants gave speeches and handed out leafle...

Q: A and B, a married couple, were having difficulties conceiving

A and B, a married couple, were having difficulties conceiving a child. They chose to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), which involves removing the woman’s eggs and combining them in a petri dish...

Q: For the most recent 16 years, Kathy King had worked at

For the most recent 16 years, Kathy King had worked at Head Start, which provided haircuts, coloring and styling for men and women. King was primarily a stylist, though she had also managed one of the...

Q: Barbara Richards leased an apartment at Twin Lakes, a complex owned

Barbara Richards leased an apartment at Twin Lakes, a complex owned by Lenna Ransburg. The written lease declared that: • Twin Lakes would “gratuitously” maintain the common areas. • Richards’ use of...

Q: Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, operated a retail furniture store in

Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, operated a retail furniture store in an economically disadvantaged DC neighborhood. The store’s standard boilerplate contract provided, in fine print, that when a purc...

Q: Case law tells us that a course syllabus is not a binding

Case law tells us that a course syllabus is not a binding contract—but how about your school’s honor code? Under what conditions could an honor code be a contract?

Q: Hawkins suffered a severe electrical burn on the palm of his right

Hawkins suffered a severe electrical burn on the palm of his right hand. After years of living with disfiguring scars, he went to visit Dr. McGee, who was well-known for his early attempts at skin gra...

Q: The Hadleys operated a flour mill in Gloucester. The mill’s crankshaft

The Hadleys operated a flour mill in Gloucester. The mill’s crankshaft broke, causing the mill to grind to a halt. The Hadleys employed Baxendale to cart the damaged part to a foundry in Greenwich, wh...