Questions from Business Law

Q: Dana takes her roommate’s credit card without permission, intending to charge

Dana takes her roommate’s credit card without permission, intending to charge expenses that she incurs on a vacation. Her first stop is a gas station, where she uses the card to pay for gas. With resp...

Q: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a sub agency of

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a sub agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Responding to concerns about the performance of some paid tax-return preparers, the IRS issued a new rule. Th...

Q: Dr. Lyle Craker, a professor in the University of Massachusetts’s

Dr. Lyle Craker, a professor in the University of Massachusetts’s Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, applied to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for permission to register to manu...

Q: I. BACKGROUND In the aftermath of the tragic terrorist attacks

I. BACKGROUND In the aftermath of the tragic terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] to shore up our nation’s civil aviation security...

Q: POM Wonderful, LLC, makes and sells pomegranate-based products

POM Wonderful, LLC, makes and sells pomegranate-based products. In ads, POM touted medical studies claiming to show that daily consumption of its products could treat, prevent, or reduce the risk of h...

Q: Lexmark International, Inc., sells the only style of toner cartridges

Lexmark International, Inc., sells the only style of toner cartridges that work with the company’s laser printers. Other businesses—known as remanufacturers—acquire and refurbish used Lexmark cartridg...

Q: I. Factual and Procedural Background [Keith Santangelo filed a complaint

I. Factual and Procedural Background [Keith Santangelo filed a complaint in a federal district court against Comcast Corporation, alleging a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).] Santang...

Q: The taking of migratory birds is governed by the Migratory Bird Treaty

The taking of migratory birds is governed by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”). The MBTA, which implements a series of treaties as federal law, prohibits the taking of any bird protected by those...

Q: Duane O’Malley owned and operated Origin Fire Protection. Michael Pinski hired

Duane O’Malley owned and operated Origin Fire Protection. Michael Pinski hired Origin to remove and dispose of 2,200 feet of insulation from a building Pinski owned in Kankakee, Illinois. The insulati...

Q: As part of its implementation of the Clean Water Act, the

As part of its implementation of the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed two sets of rules that apply to the cooling systems of power plants. Phase I rules require new...