Questions from Business Law

Q: Michael Mayfield, the president of Mendo Mill and Lumber Co.,

Michael Mayfield, the president of Mendo Mill and Lumber Co., in California, received a “notice of a legal claim” from Edward Starski. The “claim” alleged that a stack of lumber had fallen on a custom...

Q: Under Washington state law, an out-of-state company

Under Washington state law, an out-of-state company cannot obtain a license to produce, process, or sell marijuana products in Washington. And a Washington-based business that obtains a license to pro...

Q: John McAdams is a tenured professor of political science at Marquette University

John McAdams is a tenured professor of political science at Marquette University. McAdams posted a comment on his blog criticizing Cheryl Abbate, a philosophy instructor, for her interchange with a st...

Q: Cox Communications, Inc., is an Internet service provider (ISP

Cox Communications, Inc., is an Internet service provider (ISP) with 4.5 million subscribers. Some of Cox’s subscribers used BitTorrent to share copyrighted files, including music files, without the c...

Q: To recruit and retain managers for its restaurants, Panera Bread Company

To recruit and retain managers for its restaurants, Panera Bread Company created a program under which managers were eligible to receive a one-time bonus. A manager who signed an agreement to particip...

Q: In 1949, Hasbro, Inc.—then known as the Milton

In 1949, Hasbro, Inc.—then known as the Milton Bradley Company— published its first version of Candy Land, a children’s board game. Hasbro is the owner of the trademark “Candy Land,” which has been re...

Q: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, in a recent decision involving Marvel

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, in a recent decision involving Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man, ruled that, “What we can decide, we can undecided. But stare decisis teaches that we should exercise that a...

Q: Vanity Fair contributing editor and Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald has epilepsy

Vanity Fair contributing editor and Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald has epilepsy, and he writes about his battle with the disease on occasion. For many suffering from this illness, strobe light...

Q: Nearly every digital device today takes photos and videos at virtually no

Nearly every digital device today takes photos and videos at virtually no cost. Software allows the recording of conversations via Skype. Many couples immortalize their “private moments” using such di...

Q: Assume that you want to read the entire court opinion in the

Assume that you want to read the entire court opinion in the case of Ryan Data Exchange, Ltd. v. Graco, Inc., 913 F.3d 726 (8th Cir. 2019). Refer to the subsection entitled “Finding Case Law” in this...