Questions from Business Law


Q: Mast Industries and Bazak International were two textile firms. Mast orally

Mast Industries and Bazak International were two textile firms. Mast orally offered to sell certain textiles to Bazak for $103,000. Mast promised to send documents confirming the agreement, but never...

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Q: A disc jockey named Z-Trip made a remix of a

A disc jockey named Z-Trip made a remix of a Beastie Boys song with the hip-hop group’s permission. Monster Energy (ME), an energy drink company, wanted to use the remix as part of a video promotion....

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Q: 1. Tariq Ahmad decided to dispose of some of his laboratory’s

1. Tariq Ahmad decided to dispose of some of his laboratory’s hazardous chemicals by shipping them to his home in Pakistan. He sent the chemicals to Castelazo (a company in the United States) to prepa...

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Q: 1. While in college, David invented a new and useful

1. While in college, David invented a new and useful machine to make macaroni and cheese (he called it the “Mac ‘n’ Cheeser”). It was like nothing on the market, but David did not apply for a patent....

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Q: 1. Two cars, driven by Fred and Barney, collide

1. Two cars, driven by Fred and Barney, collide. At trial, the jury determines that the accident was 90% Fred's fault and 10% Barney's fault. Barney's losses total $100,000. If he lives in a state tha...

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Q: A century and a half ago an English judge stated: “

A century and a half ago an English judge stated: “All painters do not paint portraits like Sir Joshua Reynolds, nor landscapes like Claude Lorraine, nor do all writers write dramas like Shakespeare o...

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Q: Nationwide Discount Furniture hired Rampart Security to install an alarm in its

Nationwide Discount Furniture hired Rampart Security to install an alarm in its warehouse. A fire would set off an alarm in Rampart’s office, and the security company was then supposed to notify Natio...

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Q: 1. If your grandparents were to die leaving a large estate

1. If your grandparents were to die leaving a large estate and all of their children were also dead, would you prefer a per stirpes or per capita distribution? 2. You Be the Judge: WRITING PROBLEM Lin...

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Q: 1. In 1988, terrorists bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over

1. In 1988, terrorists bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all passengers on board. Congress sought to remedy security shortcomings by passing the Aviation Security Improvement...

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Q: 1. In the landmark 1965 case of Griswold v. Connecticut

1. In the landmark 1965 case of Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court examined a Connecticut statute that made it a crime for any person to use contraception. The majority declared the law an unc...

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