Questions from Business Law


Q: Health Care Solutions Network, Inc. (HCSN), operated mental

Health Care Solutions Network, Inc. (HCSN), operated mental health centers to provide psychiatric therapy. HCSN organized its business around procuring, retaining, and readmitting patients to maximize...

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Q: Social media have become the predominant means by which many Americans communicate

Social media have become the predominant means by which many Americans communicate, obtain news updates, and discover what is “trending.” At least one state, though, legislated a ban on the use of soc...

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Q: An animal rights activist who worked at an Idaho dairy farm secretly

An animal rights activist who worked at an Idaho dairy farm secretly filmed ongoing animal abuse. After being posted online, the film attracted national attention. The dairy owner fired the abusive em...

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Q: The acronym LoL generally means “laugh out loud.” But when

The acronym LoL generally means “laugh out loud.” But when it comes to the popular online video game League of Legends owned by Riot Games, Inc., LoL means something much different. More than 100 mill...

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Q: Pfizer, Inc., developed a new antibiotic called Trovan (trovafloxacinmesylate

Pfizer, Inc., developed a new antibiotic called Trovan (trovafloxacinmesylate). Tests in animals showed that Trovan had life-threatening side effects, including joint disease, abnormal cartilage growt...

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Q: How many U.S. residents have not heard of the

How many U.S. residents have not heard of the pain relief drug Aleve? Not many, because the product is so heavily advertised. The same could be said about the painkiller Flanax in Mexico. In fact, Ale...

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Q: Mitsui Bank hired Ross Duncan as a branch manager in one of

Mitsui Bank hired Ross Duncan as a branch manager in one of its Southern California locations. At that time, Duncan received an employee handbook informing him that Mitsui would review his performance...

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Q: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. sold a ceramic pot, called

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. sold a ceramic pot, called the “FireBurners” Pot, with a stainless steel fuel reservoir at its center and a bottle of gelled fuel called “FireGel.” A red sticker on the fire pot...

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Q: Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins, abruptly

Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins, abruptly quit the team and checked himself into a hospital seeking psychological treatment. Later, he explained that he left because of p...

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Q: Assume that you are Dickman’s supervisor and have been informed that she

Assume that you are Dickman’s supervisor and have been informed that she is frequently away from her desk and often makes personal phone calls. The first step of using the IDDR method is inquiry, so y...

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