Questions from Business Law

Q: James O’Hagan was a partner in the law firm Dorsey & Whitney

James O’Hagan was a partner in the law firm Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Grand Metropolitan PLC (Grand Met), a company based in London, England, hired Dorsey & Whitney to represent it i...

Q: Dare To Be Great, Inc. (Dare), was a

Dare To Be Great, Inc. (Dare), was a Florida corporation that was wholly owned by Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc. Dare offered self-improvement courses aimed at improving self-motivation and sales a...

Q: McDonald Investment Company was a corporation organized and incorporated in the state

McDonald Investment Company was a corporation organized and incorporated in the state of Minnesota. The principal and only place of business from which the company conducted operations was Rush City,...

Q: Continental Enterprises, Inc. (Continental), had 2,510

Continental Enterprises, Inc. (Continental), had 2,510,000 shares of stock issued and outstanding. Louis E. Wolfson and members of his immediate family and associates owned in excess of 40 percent of...

Q: Leslie Neadeau was the president of T.O.N.

Leslie Neadeau was the president of T.O.N.M. Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (TONM). Charles Lazzaro was a registered securities broker employed by Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. (Bateman Eich...

Q: Papa John’s International, Inc., is the third-largest pizza

Papa John’s International, Inc., is the third-largest pizza chain in the United States, with more than 2,050 locations. Papa John’s adopted a new slogan—“Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.”—and applied...

Q: Sun-Diamond Growers of California is a trade association that engages

Sun-Diamond Growers of California is a trade association that engages in marketing and lobbying activities on behalf of its 5,000 member-growers of raisins, figs, walnuts, prunes, and hazelnuts. Sun-D...

Q: Johns-Manville Corporation is a profitable company that makes a variety

Johns-Manville Corporation is a profitable company that makes a variety of building and other products. It was a major producer of asbestos, which was used for insulation in buildings and for a variet...

Q: George Carlin, a satiric humorist, recorded a 12-minute

George Carlin, a satiric humorist, recorded a 12-minute monologue called “Filthy Words.” He began by referring to his thoughts about “the words you couldn’t say on the public airwaves” and then procee...

Q: The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act requires the secretary of labor

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act requires the secretary of labor to develop detailed mandatory health and safety standards to govern the operation of the nation’s mines. The act provides that fe...