Questions from Business Law

Q: Webster R. McGee developed a website using the domain name of

Webster R. McGee developed a website using the domain name of “Card Service.” Cardservice International Inc., a separate company, maintained that the term used by McGee was confusingly similar to the...

Q: Rural Telephone Service Company was a public utility providing telephone service to

Rural Telephone Service Company was a public utility providing telephone service to several communities in Kansas. Rural published a typical telephone directory consisting of white pages and yellow pa...

Q: Timothy R. McVeigh (no relation to the Oklahoma City bomber

Timothy R. McVeigh (no relation to the Oklahoma City bomber) was a highly decorated, 17-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. McVeigh was a gay male who, while using an alias, sent an e-mail message to a civ...

Q: Michael A. Smith was a regional operations manager for the Pillsbury

Michael A. Smith was a regional operations manager for the Pillsbury Company. In this capacity, he regularly used the company’s e-mail server. The company regularly assured its employees that all e-ma...

Q: Robert Tappan Morris released onto the Internet a worm that spread and

Robert Tappan Morris released onto the Internet a worm that spread and multiplied. The worm found its way into computers at several educational and military sites, causing these computers to crash. Mo...

Q: Rumorville, a daily online newspaper, was part of a journalism

Rumorville, a daily online newspaper, was part of a journalism forum on the Internet published by Fitzpatrick. Subscribers to CompuServe, an Internet service provider, had access to Rumorville. Skuttl...

Q: Axeler and AvePoint are competitors producing software products, primarily for the

Axeler and AvePoint are competitors producing software products, primarily for the military market. Axeler employees tweeted that “Ouch . . . Another #Federal Deployment Finds Out Where the Competitio...

Q: What are the chief provisions of the Statute of Frauds? Can

What are the chief provisions of the Statute of Frauds? Can you suggest other agreements that also should be in writing?

Q: Kenneth Zippo Manufacturing Co. (ZMC) manufactured lighters at its

Kenneth Zippo Manufacturing Co. (ZMC) manufactured lighters at its facility in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and sold the lighters internationally. Zippo Dot Com Inc. (ZDC) is a California company that oper...

Q: Wojewski, a cardiothoracic surgeon, became a member of the medical

Wojewski, a cardiothoracic surgeon, became a member of the medical staff at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Wojewski’s staff status entitled him to admit patients, use the hospital’s facilities, and per...