Business Law Help for College and University Students

Rights of privacy

Under what conditions does a private person lose rights to privacy and publicity? How do these compare with the privacy rights of a public figure like a politician or someone holding government office? In your opinion, for individuals and for public figures, are the existing laws lax or strict? For example, would it be legal to ...continues

Fundamentals of Business Law- Commercial Transactions (Contracts)

What will be the long-term impact of electronic contracting on the nation's business? What are the potential pitfalls you see with electronic contracting?

Fundamentals of Business Law-Commercial Transactions and International Law

The International Court of Justice (The World Court), located at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), was established in conjunction with the http://www.un.org/ in 1946. The World Court has two primary functions: (1) settle in accordance with international law the legal disputes brought to it by individual countries and ...continues

Scenario

At the end of the summer, Jeff Fresh had earned enough money to put a down payment on a car. He decided to continue working part time during school to earn money for the car payments. Jeff purchased a car from Smooth Sales Used Cars. Smooth did not ask Jeff how old he was; the salesman assumed he had reached the age of majority. ...continues

Scenario

4) Grocery has a written contract with Cereal, Inc. to purchase 20 cases of cereal per month at $22 per case. The contract does not state the types of cereal or how the 20 cases will be divided up between Grocery’s 20 stores in Any State. After a “twenty-year” flood, Cereal suffers severe water damage in its warehouse. With the ...continues

Case Study

BUG, Inc., a company based in Any State, U.S.A., designs, manufactures, and sells electronic recording devices. These devices are used by law enforcement agencies (police, FBI, etc.) to intercept and record sounds and voices. The equipment taps into telephone wires, cell phone transmissions, and picks up sounds and voices th ...continues

Grocery contracted with Masterpiece Construction to renovate the store on Main Street in My Town.

Grocery contracted with Masterpiece Construction to renovate the store on Main Street in My Town. Masterpiece, unable to complete the renovation within the six-month time limit due to a sudden increase in jos, sub-contracted the entire job to Build-Them-to-Fall. Grocery was unaware of the sub-contract. When Grocery realized (due ...continues

FCPA

1) A payment of $30.00 is made to a customs official to move paperwork along so that a shipment of non-durable goods can be unloaded quickly, which is legal in the foreign country. Is this a violation of FCPA? Why or why not? 2) A payment is made to any foreign official if they are facilitating or expediting payments fo ...continues

Employment issues

1) An airline refused to hire an applicant as a flight attendant because he exceeded the weight requirements due to a glandular disorder. Is this a discriminatory practice? Why or why not? Support your decision. 2) A 46-year-old engineer, believing he was passed over for a promotion because of his age, complains to his su ...continues

Business Entities

Distinguish among the types of business entities and choose the form you would use for the scenario described below. Remember, I am not looking for a “correct” answer, but rather, I am looking for observations and analysis to support whichever entity you choose. Facts: Vic, Monica, and Susan are interested in starting a co ...continues