Questions from Business Law

Q: Otto May, Jr., a pipefitter for Chrysler Group, LLC

Otto May, Jr., a pipefitter for Chrysler Group, LLC, was the target of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic remarks. He received death threats, his bike and car tires were punctured, and someone poure...

Q: Independence Plating Corp. (IPC) of New Jersey provides metal

Independence Plating Corp. (IPC) of New Jersey provides metal-coating services. It does not advertise or otherwise solicit business in North Carolina. Southern Prestige Industries, Inc., a North Carol...

Q: Michael Mayfield, the president of Mendo Mill and Lumber Company in

Michael Mayfield, the president of Mendo Mill and Lumber Company in California, received a “notice of a legal claim” from Edward Starski. This “claim” alleged that a stack of lumber fell on a customer...

Q: Abbott Laboratories licensed SmithKline Beecham Corp. to sell an Abbott human

Abbott Laboratories licensed SmithKline Beecham Corp. to sell an Abbott human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug. Abbott then increased the wholesale price of its drug. This forced SmithKline to increa...

Q: DSC Industrial Supply and Road Rider Supply are located in the North

DSC Industrial Supply and Road Rider Supply are located in the North Kitsap Business Park in Seattle, Washington. Paul and Suzanne Marshall, who had outstanding commercial loans from Frontier Bank, ow...

Q: Galen Stoller was killed at a railroad crossing when a train hit

Galen Stoller was killed at a railroad crossing when a train hit his car. The crossing was marked with a stop sign and a railroad-crossing symbol. The sign was not obstructed by vegetation, but there...

Q: How do protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights apply to the

How do protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights apply to the states?

Q: Savant Homes, Inc., is a custom home designer and builder

Savant Homes, Inc., is a custom home designer and builder. Using what it called the Anders Plan, Savant built a model house in Windsor, Colorado. This was a ranch house with two bedrooms on one side a...

Q: Federal officers obtained a warrant to arrest Kateena Norman on charges of

Federal officers obtained a warrant to arrest Kateena Norman on charges of credit-card fraud and identity theft. Evidence of the crime included videos, photos, and a fingerprint on a fraudulent check....

Q: Lehman Brothers, Inc. (LBI), wrote a letter to

Lehman Brothers, Inc. (LBI), wrote a letter to Mary Ortegón offering her employment. The offer included a salary of $150,000 per year and an annual “minimum bonus” of $350,000. The bonus was not a “si...