Questions from Business Law

Q: 1. What are the two assumptions of consumer demand theory as

1. What are the two assumptions of consumer demand theory as Galbraith explains it? How does Galbraith undermine those assumptions? 2. Galbraith says most economists sense "the damage to established i...

Q: 1. What are some of the factors that might make it

1. What are some of the factors that might make it easier for online scams like this one to succeed? What are some of the factors that might make them difficult to discover and prosecute? 2. Now that...

Q: 1. In March 2016, eight years after it was filed

1. In March 2016, eight years after it was filed, POM Wonderful $77 million Lanham Act lawsuit against Coca Cola finally ended in a California jury verdict. Research: What result? 2. Articulate the di...

Q: 1. Why would the plaintiff sue Uber instead of the driver

1. Why would the plaintiff sue Uber instead of the driver? What legal arguments does the plaintiff make that would hold Uber responsible for the driver's assault? 2. In the District of Columbia, emplo...

Q: 1. Find out what consumer advocates think of CARU’s work.

1. Find out what consumer advocates think of CARU’s work. 2. Construct an ethical argument that advertising to children should be prohibited. Critique that argument again, using ethical tools. 3. What...

Q: 1. Embedded advertisements in Youtube Kids. Research: How did

1. Embedded advertisements in Youtube Kids. Research: How did the FTC respond? 2. In late 2015, the New York Times revealed that Coca Cola had spent $1.5 million in 2014 to support the Global Energy B...

Q: 1. In 2015 the American Medical Association called for a ban

1. In 2015 the American Medical Association called for a ban on DTC drug advertising. (a) Why? What does the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) have to say about this idea?...

Q: 1. Do you think standards to guide agency decisions on whether

1. Do you think standards to guide agency decisions on whether a GMO should be permitted to be released into the environment are needed? Why/ why not? 2. In November 2015 the FDA ruled that AquaBounty...

Q: 1. Do an ethical analysis of Ford executives’ decision to move

1. Do an ethical analysis of Ford executives’ decision to move ahead with the design of the Pinto. Who are the stakeholders? What would a free market approach look like? A utilitarian? A deontological...

Q: 1. Why was this law adopted? Research: (a

1. Why was this law adopted? Research: (a) Find out who sponsored and supported the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. (b) Who opposed it? (c) What efforts have been made to amend or repeat th...