Questions from Business Law

Q: 1. What is a patent troll? Is there anything unethical

1. What is a patent troll? Is there anything unethical about patent trolling? 2. The author points to problems created by over-patenting. What are they? What are the potential problems with an IPR sys...

Q: The non-profit ProPublica produces investigative journalism in the public interest

The non-profit ProPublica produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Since 2010 it has been tracking drug company payments to doctors, using the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which is...

Q: Since 1999, more than 165,000 people died of addiction

Since 1999, more than 165,000 people died of addiction to prescription drugs such as Oxy-Continan and Percocet. In 2008, Cephalon, Inc. pleaded guilty to aggressively marketing its powerful painkiller...

Q: Fitbit users have complained that the activity tracker does not monitor heartbeats

Fitbit users have complained that the activity tracker does not monitor heartbeats correctly during intensive exercise, and that its sleep tracking data is not accurate. What action might a user take?...

Q: Find out about Samsung’s corporate culture. How might its culture have

Find out about Samsung’s corporate culture. How might its culture have contributed to the problem with the Note 7?

Q: 1. Look at the Guidance published by the Department of Labor

1. Look at the Guidance published by the Department of Labor, which has no mention of "flexibility" as a factor to be considered. Which do you think offers a better test: Means and Seinerd or the admi...

Q: Joshua Brown, a Navy veteran who loved technology and started his

Joshua Brown, a Navy veteran who loved technology and started his own consulting firm, was one of the first to buy a Tesla. According to preliminary reports from the NHTSA, Brown had been driving his...

Q: Pokémon GO --an "augmented reality game" that allows users

Pokémon GO --an "augmented reality game" that allows users to move around the real world and capture small animations of the monster Pokémon, using the camera on a smart phone--was all the rage during...

Q: DDT is a cheap way to eliminate insects that threaten crops and

DDT is a cheap way to eliminate insects that threaten crops and people—including mosquitoes that spread malaria. Because it accumulates in the food chain and causes harm to humans and animals, its use...

Q: Anton Yelchin got out of his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and walked

Anton Yelchin got out of his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and walked down his driveway. The vehicle rolled down behind him, crushing the actor against a concrete-reinforced mailbox and killing him. The Je...