Questions from Business Law

Q: David Nosal worked for an executive search firm, Korn/Ferry

David Nosal worked for an executive search firm, Korn/Ferry (K/F). Shortly after he left the company to start a competing business, he convinced some of his former colleagues to log into the company’s...

Q: Kevin Green paid $4,600 cash for a used Camaro

Kevin Green paid $4,600 cash for a used Camaro from Star Chevrolet. When the car blew a gasket, the dealer refused to give Kevin his money back. Kevin repaired the car himself and drove it on the high...

Q: While Charles Engel’s wife was out of town, he sat home

While Charles Engel’s wife was out of town, he sat home alone, drinking mightily. During this period, he made an agreement with G. M. Babcock to trade a 320-acre farm and $2000 worth of personal prope...

Q: Plaintiffs alleged that Robert Beeman purchased dilapidated houses in poor sections of

Plaintiffs alleged that Robert Beeman purchased dilapidated houses in poor sections of Baltimore, searched for unsophisticated, low-income buyers, and promised them a renovated home for a mere $500 do...

Q: Billy Stevens owned a paint company and on several occasions he ordered

Billy Stevens owned a paint company and on several occasions he ordered employees to dump 55-gallon paint drums and pallets of old paint cans on property that he owned. Employees notified the Environm...

Q: Brian Donovan, in the market for a used car, spotted

Brian Donovan, in the market for a used car, spotted a newspaper ad for a local Lexus dealer listing a sapphire blue Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas for $25,995. Jaguars of the same year and mileage cost about...

Q: For two decades, James Obergefell and John Arthur were in a

For two decades, James Obergefell and John Arthur were in a committed same-sex relationship in Ohio. Arthur got very sick, and the couple was eager to marry before he died. Since same-sex marriage was...

Q: Rose 2d of Aberlone was a gentle, 1,420 lb

Rose 2d of Aberlone was a gentle, 1,420 lb. cow that lived in Michigan in 1886. Rose’s owner, Hiram Walker & Sons, was a cattle breeder who bought her for $850. After a few years, Walker concluded tha...

Q: Jonathan Messina had been a successful sales executive for Integra Optics for

Jonathan Messina had been a successful sales executive for Integra Optics for over a year when the multinational fiber optics company asked him to sign a non-compete agreement. Integra’s proposed agre...

Q: Amy Maida sued her employer, RLS Legal Solutions for various claims

Amy Maida sued her employer, RLS Legal Solutions for various claims relating to her job. RLS asked that the case be dismissed because Maida had signed an arbitration agreement. Maida had signed the co...