Questions from Business Law

Q: Jolie Glenn placed her 3-year-old daughter, Brittany

Jolie Glenn placed her 3-year-old daughter, Brittany, in a car with the engine running while it was parked in her garage with the garage door closed. Glenn went back into the house, sat down, and fell...

Q: Barbara K. Thompson purchased a Sunbeam brand food hand mixer.

Barbara K. Thompson purchased a Sunbeam brand food hand mixer. The mixer was made by Simatelex, a company located in Hong Kong, China, marketed in the United States by Sunbeam Products, Inc., and purc...

Q: Intel Corporation is a large company that distributes its entire line of

Intel Corporation is a large company that distributes its entire line of products and services under the registered trademark and service mark INTEL. The company also owns numerous marks that incorpor...

Q: Elvis Presley, a rock ’n’ roll singer, became a musical

Elvis Presley, a rock ’n’ roll singer, became a musical icon during a career that spanned more than 20 years, until he died at the age of 42. Many companies and individuals own copyrights to Presley’s...

Q: Detective William Pedraja of the Miami-Dade Police Department received a

Detective William Pedraja of the Miami-Dade Police Department received a Crime Stoppers unverified tip that one of the tipper’s neighbors, Joelis Jardines, was growing marijuana in his house. Detectiv...

Q: Acting on an anonymous tip that a residence was being used to

Acting on an anonymous tip that a residence was being used to sell drugs, Tucson, Arizona, police officers knocked on the front door of the residence. Rodney Gant opened the door, and the police asked...

Q: The Lewiston Lodge of Elks sponsored a golf tournament at the Fairlawn

The Lewiston Lodge of Elks sponsored a golf tournament at the Fairlawn Country Club in Poland, Maine. For promotional purposes, Marcel Motors, an automobile dealership, agreed to give any golfer who s...

Q: Loren Vranich, a doctor practicing under the corporate name Family Health

Loren Vranich, a doctor practicing under the corporate name Family Health Care, P.C., entered into a written employment contract to hire Dennis Winkel. The contract provided for an annual salary, insu...

Q: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was a phenomenal success as a television series

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was a phenomenal success as a television series. The Power Rangers battled to save the universe from all sorts of diabolical plots and bad guys. They were also featured i...

Q: Raymond P. Wirth signed a pledge agreement that stated that in

Raymond P. Wirth signed a pledge agreement that stated that in consideration of his interest in education, and “intending to be legally bound,” he irrevocably pledged and promised to pay Drexel Univer...