Questions from Business Law

Q: Jon Summervold purchased a remote-controlled toy watercraft from the Wal

Jon Summervold purchased a remote-controlled toy watercraft from the Wal-Mart store located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The plaintiff sued Wal-Mart, Inc. for alleged defective design and failure to war...

Q: In 1909, the state legislature of Illinois enacted a statute called

In 1909, the state legislature of Illinois enacted a statute called teaexinstructhe Woman’s 10-Hour Law. The law prohibited women who were employed in factories and other manufacturing facilities from...

Q: Richtone Design Group LLC (Richtone) is a New York limited

Richtone Design Group LLC (Richtone) is a New York limited liability company (LLC) that owns the copyright to the Pilates Teacher Training Manual and licenses fitness instructors to teach pilates exer...

Q: Sandra Primrose, who was 73 years old, was shopping in

Sandra Primrose, who was 73 years old, was shopping in a Wal-Mart store owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. She picked up a watermelon from a large display stand and as she took several steps...

Q: Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc. (

Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc. (Zurn) manufactures and markets a home plumbing system that uses Pex tubing, an alternative to traditional copper water pipes. Pex tubing systems are marketed...

Q: Harun Fountain, a minor, was shot in the back of

Harun Fountain, a minor, was shot in the back of the head at point-blank range by a playmate. Fountain required extensive lifesaving medical services from a variety of medical service providers, inclu...

Q: David Brown met with Stan Steele, a loan officer with the

David Brown met with Stan Steele, a loan officer with the Bank of Idaho (now First Interstate Bank), to discuss borrowing money from the bank to start a new business. After learning that he did not qu...

Q: Irving Levin and Harold Lipton owned the San Diego Clippers Basketball Club

Irving Levin and Harold Lipton owned the San Diego Clippers Basketball Club, a professional basketball franchise. Levin and Lipton met with Philip Knight to discuss the sale of the Clippers to Knight....

Q: The Phillies, L.P., the owner of the Philadelphia

The Phillies, L.P., the owner of the Philadelphia Phillies professional baseball team (Phillies), decided to build a new baseball stadium called Citizens Bank Park (the Project). The Phillies entered...

Q: Eugene H. Emmick hired L. S. Hamm, an

Eugene H. Emmick hired L. S. Hamm, an attorney, to draft his will. The will named Robert Lucas and others (Lucas) as beneficiaries. When Emmick died, it was discovered that the will was improperly dra...