Questions from Business Law

Q: The reverend Abraham Kennard bilked hundreds of churches out of millions of

The reverend Abraham Kennard bilked hundreds of churches out of millions of dollars through a phony grant scheme. Abraham created the Network International Investment Corporation and then approached c...

Q: Perlman filed a request under FOIA with the Department of Justice ("

Perlman filed a request under FOIA with the Department of Justice ("DOJ") seeking the release of a 143-page Report of Investigation ("ROI") by DOJ's Office of the Inspector General. The ROI discussed...

Q: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) was a Saudi Arabian corporation

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) was a Saudi Arabian corporation owned by the Saudi government. In the 1970s, it entered into joint ventures with Mobil and Exxon, under contracts governed by...

Q: Antigua is a small Caribbean nation. When it began hosting gambling

Antigua is a small Caribbean nation. When it began hosting gambling websites, its economy thrived, boosted by U.S. gamblers. But when the United States started criminally prosecuting Internet gambling...

Q: Avenues in Leather (Avenues) imported Calcu-Folios, which

Avenues in Leather (Avenues) imported Calcu-Folios, which are 13 inches tall by 11 inches wide and 1.5 inches deep. They are made of paperboard covered in plastic with a padded handle. It is zippered...

Q: Forestal Guarani S.A., in Argentina, entered into an

Forestal Guarani S.A., in Argentina, entered into an oral agreement to sell wooden finger-joints to Daros International, Inc. in New Jersey. Forestal sent Daros the products but Daros declined to pay...

Q: Throughout the early 1990s, Royal Dutch Petroleum, a Dutch company

Throughout the early 1990s, Royal Dutch Petroleum, a Dutch company, and Shell, a British company, were engaged in oil exploration and production in Nigeria. When local residents protested the oil comp...

Q: Although International Shoe manufactured footwear only in St. Louis, Missouri

Although International Shoe manufactured footwear only in St. Louis, Missouri, it sold its products nationwide. It did not have offices or warehouses in the state of Washington, but it did send about...

Q: The Stored Communications Act (SCA) protects the privacy of electronic

The Stored Communications Act (SCA) protects the privacy of electronic communications stored by service providers (that is, by companies offering an internet connection). This statute prohibits the go...

Q: James is on the management team of a health insurance company called

James is on the management team of a health insurance company called HIC. At a team meeting, the CEO announces that from now on, HIC will not hire smokers, and all employees will be regularly tested f...