Questions from Business Law


Q: Jennifer Koerner adopted a dog—the Stig— from the Anti

Jennifer Koerner adopted a dog—the Stig— from the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago, Illinois, for $95. Koerner wrote a poem and presented it to Kent Nielsen, her live-in boyfriend. In the poem, she exp...

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Q: James Heal owned a vehicle salvage yard in Homestead, Iowa.

James Heal owned a vehicle salvage yard in Homestead, Iowa. Brian Anderson contracted with Heal to run the business. Anderson cleaned up the property, removed trash, installed heat and fixed the plumb...

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Q: Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services, Inc. (CFASS), is

Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services, Inc. (CFASS), is in the business of storing fine works of art at its warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. The warehouse is next to the East River in a flood zone. Boy...

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Q: Define fraud.

Define fraud.

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Q: Bob Moreland left his plane at Don Gray’s aircraft repair shop to

Bob Moreland left his plane at Don Gray’s aircraft repair shop to be painted. Disappointed by the quality of the paint job, Moreland refused to pay Gray and flew the plane to another shop to have the...

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Q: In Tarrytown, New York, Citibank operated a branch that included

In Tarrytown, New York, Citibank operated a branch that included a building and a parking lot with thirty-six spaces. Tarrytown leased twenty-one of the spaces from Citibank for use as public parking....

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Q: Ocean Prime, LLC, owns buildings at 1 West Street and

Ocean Prime, LLC, owns buildings at 1 West Street and 17 Battery Park Place in New York City in an area known to be vulnerable to flooding. The buildings include nearly five hundred residential apartm...

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Q: A California state statute requires sellers to provide a real estate “

A California state statute requires sellers to provide a real estate “Transfer Disclosure Statement” (TDS) to buyers of residential property. Required disclosures include information about significant...

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Q: Under an agreement with the town of Monroe, North Carolina,

Under an agreement with the town of Monroe, North Carolina, the town of Midland began to acquire the rights to local land for the installation of a natural gas pipeline. When the owners refused to sel...

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Q: Knox Creek Coal Corp. operates coal mines in West Virginia.

Knox Creek Coal Corp. operates coal mines in West Virginia. The U.S. Department of Labor charged Knox with “significant and substantial” (S&S) violations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act. Acc...

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