Answer the following questions ( Business ethical and legal environment )

There are nine questions to answer. Must answer all the questions completely. Questions are related to business law. 

Due by april 2

BUSI 506 –LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT 

MID-TERM QUIZ

Please 

read
 the questions carefully. There are nine (9) questions. If there are multiple parts to the question, be sure to 
Answer Each Part. Please give complete answers using complete sentences and good English. Please write clearly. The point values for each question are noted at the end of the question. 

Please make sure your name is on your answers.
 Upon completion, please post your answers in the Mid-Term Examination Dropbox in D2L on or before 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, April ,, 2025. The Dropbox will be closed after that time, and the exam will not be accepted.

QUESTION 1

On Thursday, Trista receives a letter from Charlie in which he offers to sell her a diamond ring. The letter states: “if you choose to accept, you must do so prior to 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.” Trista had a telegram of acceptance dispatched before 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The telegram is delivered to Charlie’s home at 2:15 p.m. 

Do Trista and Charlie have a contract? If yes, please explain why. If no, also give your reasons. (15 Points)

QUESTION 2

Ashley wants to sue Joe because her friend Mary was hurt by Joe, and Ashley wants to be awarded money to give to Mary. Mary is currently incurring medical bills to treat her injuries and wants to focus on trying to get better, rather than suing. Can Ashley sue Joe on behalf of Mary? Please explain. (10 Points)

BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT

MID-TERM EXAMINATION – 2

QUESTION 3

Aiden, who just started at his new job as an assistant manager at a fast-food restaurant, wants to make a good impression. He thinks that things are going well. On only the second day on the job, however, he sees his manager, Debbie, slink out of the restaurant with a big box of hamburgers. She puts them in her car and speeds away. Aiden is fairly certain that Debbie did not pay for the hamburgers. Aiden asks your advice what he should do.

What possible actions does Aiden have? What might be the results or consequences of each possible action? What is your advice? Please explain. (25 Points)

QUESTION 4 

Peter Mallory and James Reid were widely considered by their peers and by the community-at-large the very best officers the San Bernardino, California Police Department had to offer. Today, they were seeking to uphold that reputation. After weeks of tracking Malcolm Leary, a suspect in last year’s gruesome murder of 32-year-old Rachel Vang, they had located and detained Leary pursuant to a validly issued arrest warrant.
On their way back to headquarters in the squad car, with Mallory and Reid silent, Leary offers up a confession from the back seat, saying “I killed that witch because she deserved it, and if I have to spend the rest of my life in prison and eternity in hell for doing it, it was worth it!” Both Mallory and Reid are shocked that Leary “broke” so easily, but they are happy to have the confession.

Prior to his declaration of murder, neither Mallory nor Reid had “Mirandized” Leary. Will Malcolm Leary’s statement be admissible in his criminal prosecution, or will it be inadmissible based on a violation of the due process standard set forth in 
Miranda v. Arizona? Ethically what are Mallory and Reid supposed to do? Have they “violated” an ethical standard by not giving the 
Miranda warnings? What is their obligation to their department, the people of California, and to the justice system? (15 Points)

BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT

MID-TERM EXAMINATION – 3

QUESTION 5

Cooper sues Acme Trucking in state court in South Carolina, where he lives, for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage totaling $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of Acme Trucking rear-ended his pickup truck. Acme Trucking is incorporated in Delaware, has its headquarters in New York, but does a substantial amount of business in South Carolina. Claiming diversity of citizenship, Acme Trucking seeks removal (transfer) of the case to federal district court, but Cooper opposes the motion. 

Can Acme Trucking have the case removed (transferred) to Federal court? If yes, what is the reason? If the answer is no, what is the reason? Please explain. (15 Points)

QUESTION 6

Brian Puryear is an employee of Wellborn Industrial Systems, Inc. (“Wellborn”), located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Times are tough at Wellborn—the company’s rank and file workers have not had a raise in four years. Despite the federal government’s assertions that inflation is under control, Puryear knows that prices for goods and services keep rising, and he desperately needs to make up for the difference. 
Puryear has been searching the Internet for part-time jobs in Little Rock. He notices that a security guard position is available at a local manufacturing plant. The security job is Monday through Friday from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. His job at Wellborn is Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Would Brian Puryear violate his duty of loyalty to Wellborn Industrial Systems, Inc. if he accepted the part-time security position? From an ethical perspective, should Brian notify Wellborn of his intentions and secure Wellborn’s approval before accepting the security guard position? (25 Points)

BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT

MID-TERM EXAMINATION – 4

QUESTION 7

Adam, a house painter, enters into a contract with Ben under which he promises to paint Ben’s house for which Ben promises to pay $1,000 at the completion of work. Adam mistakenly paints Carrie’s house next door. Carrie returns from vacation, surprised to see her house beautifully painted. Adam asks Carrie to pay for the work. 

Can Adam claim that a contract exists with Carrie? Is Carrie obligated to pay Adam for painting her house? If Carrie refuses to pay, may Adam attempt to recover from Carrie? Will he be successful? Under what theory? Please explain. (25 Points)

QUESTION 8

Rachel Siddons, an architect, has been in negotiations with Dorland Architects for several weeks for a job. At long last, she receives a contract in the mail. The terms of the contract are not as ideal as she would have liked, but she decides to accept the offer.

The contract states that Siddons must respond by mail within five days. She was on vacation for when the contract arrived, so she is unsure when it actually arrived. To be safe, she responds via email and agrees to the contract terms.

The next week, Siddons resigns from her position at her current firm and then reaches out to Quinn Bigos, the vice president of human resources at Dorland, to discuss a start date. To her shock and surprise, Bigos tells her that because she did not respond via the required method, the offer is null and void, and the job has been given to another candidate. 

Is Bigos right? Is the offer void because Siddons did not respond via the manner in which the contract specified? (20 Points)

BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT

MID-TERM EXAMINATION – 5

QUESTION 9

Jeanie, a Wisconsin resident, is hauling several containers of gasoline in her vehicle in preparation for riding her personal watercraft. On the way home, Jeanie stops at the automatic teller machine at a bank in Illinois and exits her car. Holly, a resident of Iowa pulls behind her and rear-ends Jeanie’s car. The Jeanie’s car explodes, and the bank building burns. The bank sues Holly for negligence claiming that Holly should have to pay for damage to the bank building. 

Does the bank have a valid claim against Holly? Does the bank have a valid claim against Jeanie? In which court should the bank file suit? Please explain. (25 Points)