Questions from Business Law

Q: Drew VeRost was employed at a manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New

Drew VeRost was employed at a manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York, owned by Nuttall Gear, LLC. While operating a forklift at Nuttall’s facility, VeRost climbed out of the seat and attempted to...

Q: It has been estimated that for every dollar spent cleaning up hazardous

It has been estimated that for every dollar spent cleaning up hazardous waste sites, administrative agencies spend seven dollars in overhead. (a) The first group will list and explain possible ways to...

Q: Brothers Jimmy and Larry Flynt owned “The Hustler Club,” a

Brothers Jimmy and Larry Flynt owned “The Hustler Club,” a bar and nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio. Larry opened Hustler clubs in other Ohio cities. Within a few years, he also began publishing Hustler,...

Q: Winstead filed his complaint in the United States District Court for the

Winstead filed his complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, claiming that Jackson’s album/CD and film derived their contents from, and infringed the copyright of,...

Q: David and John Textor both have companies which produce holograms used in

David and John Textor both have companies which produce holograms used in the music industry. Shortly before the Billboard Music Awards show, it was announced that Textor’s company, Pulse Entertainmen...

Q: Maria Nucci filed a suit in a Florida state court against Target

Maria Nucci filed a suit in a Florida state court against Target Corporation, alleging that she suffered an injury when she slipped and fell on a “foreign substance” on the floor of a Target store. Targ...

Q: Karen Schwarck was operating an Arctic Cat 660 snowmobile near Mackinac Island’s

Karen Schwarck was operating an Arctic Cat 660 snowmobile near Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel in Michigan with her sister, Edith Bonno, as passenger. The sisters met their demise when the Arctic Cat we...

Q: A federal district court jury convicted Mauricio Warner on all 50 counts

A federal district court jury convicted Mauricio Warner on all 50 counts of an indictment that charged him with obtaining individuals’ identities and using such identities to file over 5,000 false inc...

Q: Defendant Cornell University in Ithaca, New York appointed plaintiff Leslie Weston

Defendant Cornell University in Ithaca, New York appointed plaintiff Leslie Weston to an associate professorship in 1998 for an initial term of five years. The 1998 offer letter described the position...

Q: Lou Sisuphan was the director of finance at a Toyota dealership.

Lou Sisuphan was the director of finance at a Toyota dealership. His responsibilities included managing the financing contracts for vehicle sales and working with lenders to obtain payments. Sisuphan...