Questions from Business Law

Q: To protect themselves, manufacturers have been forced to include lengthy safety

To protect themselves, manufacturers have been forced to include lengthy safety warnings for their products. What is the downside of such behavior?

Q: Some companies use internal social media networks for work-related employee

Some companies use internal social media networks for work-related employee communications. Would the same legal rules that apply to monitoring public social media platforms, such as Twitter and Faceb...

Q: Does a manufacturer have to create safety warnings for every product?

Does a manufacturer have to create safety warnings for every product? Why or why not?

Q: Why might a corporation’s managers agree to pay a large fine rather

Why might a corporation’s managers agree to pay a large fine rather than to be indicted and proceed to trial?

Q: How does a manager determine the optimal amount of legal research to

How does a manager determine the optimal amount of legal research to undertake to prevent her or his company from violating the many thousands of federal regulations?

Q: If you are running a business, why would you opt to

If you are running a business, why would you opt to include overly broad waivers in your contracts with consumers?

Q: What might happen if arbitration clauses were prohibited in all consumer contracts

What might happen if arbitration clauses were prohibited in all consumer contracts?

Q: Why might those entering into contracts be worse off in the long

Why might those entering into contracts be worse off in the long run if the courts increasingly accept impossibility of performance as a defense?

Q: Within Instagram’s current terms of service there is a statement “We

Within Instagram’s current terms of service there is a statement “We may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.” Is it ethical for Instagram to pos...

Q: To download a specific application (app) to your smartphone or

To download a specific application (app) to your smartphone or tablet device, usually you have to check a box indicating that you agree to the company’s terms and conditions. Most individuals do so wi...