Questions from Business Law

Q: As the chief executive officer of a Silicon Valley software company,

As the chief executive officer of a Silicon Valley software company, you become aware that your chief competitor is working on a new computer program that will revolutionize interactive voice based ap...

Q: You own University Heights Apartments, a business that rents primarily to

You own University Heights Apartments, a business that rents primarily to students. One evening, your tenant Sharon is attacked by an intruder who forces the lock on the sliding glass door of her grou...

Q: XYZ Company is a U.S. firm that makes communication

XYZ Company is a U.S. firm that makes communication software used in a variety of consumer goods manufactured and sold in the United States. XYZ recently learned that one of the manufacturing firms it...

Q: Two former roommates from college contact you about an opportunity to make

Two former roommates from college contact you about an opportunity to make big money. Their idea is to start a business to market a new video game system (the computer science major developed the soft...

Q: You are senior project manager for Superior Paper, Inc., a

You are senior project manager for Superior Paper, Inc., a paper processing company with plants in several states. Recently, you have been given responsibility for overseeing the construction of a new...

Q: Three years ago the Darden Corporation bought a thousand acres of land

Three years ago the Darden Corporation bought a thousand acres of land that borders the Potowac River in Washam County. While waiting on development opportunities, Darden cut timber to help repay the...

Q: (a) A promoter of theatrical productions applied to a municipal

(a) A promoter of theatrical productions applied to a municipal board (charged with managing a city-leased theater) for a license to stage the play Hair. Relying on outside reports that because of nud...

Q: You are the president of a large corporation which is in the

You are the president of a large corporation which is in the business of manufacturing, among other things, chemical products used to eradicate termites. You have just reviewed a confidential report,...

Q: You are the owner of a small firm that manufactures lawn mowers

You are the owner of a small firm that manufactures lawn mowers. While using one of your products, a person suffers severe injury and now is suing, claiming that your product was negligently designed...

Q: Richard Epstein, a University of Chicago law professor, said in

Richard Epstein, a University of Chicago law professor, said in his book Takings that the principles of nuisance illustrate more clearly than any other doctrine how our property-based legal system fun...