Questions from Business Law

Q: Employees meeting around the water cooler or coffee machine have always had

Employees meeting around the water cooler or coffee machine have always had the right to discuss work-related matters. Is a social media outlet simply a digital water cooler? Why or why not?

Q: If your company instituted a policy stating stated that employees should “

If your company instituted a policy stating stated that employees should “think carefully about ‘friending’ co-workers,” would that policy be lawful? Why or why not?

Q: Stella bought a cup of coffee at the Roasted Bean Drive Thru

Stella bought a cup of coffee at the Roasted Bean Drive Thru. The coffee had been heated to 190 degrees and consequently had dissolved the inside of the cup. When Stella lifted the lid, the cup collap...

Q: Summerall Electric Co. and other subcontractors were hired by National Church

Summerall Electric Co. and other subcontractors were hired by National Church Services, Inc. (NCS), which was the general contractor on a construction project for the Church of God at Southaven. As wo...

Q: To display desserts in restaurants, Mario Sclafani ordered refrigeration units from

To display desserts in restaurants, Mario Sclafani ordered refrigeration units from Felix Storch, Inc. Felix faxed a credit application to Sclafani. The application was faxed back with a signature tha...

Q: Kenzie Godfrey, a college student majoring in physics, was a

Kenzie Godfrey, a college student majoring in physics, was a passenger in a taxi when it collided with a car driven by Dawn Altieri. Altieri had originally leased the car from G.E. Capital Auto Lease,...

Q: Kendall Gardner agreed to buy from B&C Shavings a specially

Kendall Gardner agreed to buy from B&C Shavings a specially built shaving mill to produce wood shavings for poultry processors. B&C faxed an invoice to Gardner reflecting a purchase price of $86,200,...

Q: LO Ventures, LLC, doing business as Reefpoint Brew house in

LO Ventures, LLC, doing business as Reefpoint Brew house in Racine, Wisconsin, contracted with Forman Awnings and Construction, LLC, for the fabrication and installation of an awning system over an ou...

Q: M. C. and Linda Morris own a home in Gulfport

M. C. and Linda Morris own a home in Gulfport, Mississippi, that was extensively damaged in Hurricane Katrina. The Morrises contracted with Inside Outside, Inc. (IO), to rebuild their kitchen. When th...

Q: Scotwood Industries, Inc., sells calcium chloride flake for use in

Scotwood Industries, Inc., sells calcium chloride flake for use in ice melt products. Between July and September 2004, Scotwood delivered thirty-seven shipments of flake to Frank Miller & Sons, Inc. A...