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Chapter 5 Case Problems and Writing Assignments. 1. The City of Los Loco is located in the State of Confusion, but is on the border with the State of Washington. For a number of years Loco and the outlining area had an active granite industry, but recently production has been declining. To boost production, the […]

Review U.S.A. Coil & Air, Inc. v. Hodess Building Co.,on pages 73-74 of your text. Discuss the following questions that are posed in the Critical Thinking section following the case: Hodess appears to have had an advantage in the case because it had better evidence.  How so?  How could U.S.A. have increased its chances of […]

WEEK 4 DISCUSSION – The Power of Advertising and Product Liability law: The power of advertising is in its persuasive influence, and this influence can take several different forms. Research and explain one example of persuasive advertising within the last year that is unfair and deceptive and violates the law in regard to product liability. […]

Choose an employment or independent contractor issue involving a small or start-upbusiness. This may be an issue you are familiar with, or it may be described in a newspaper or other source. Examples include a business being sued by an employee or group of employees, a business facing tax or other regulatory concerns over employee […]

Read the factual scenario as to the Amtrak Case Study . Prepare a three-page analysis that defines the concept of corporate social responsibility. Consider the corporate social responsibility of Amtrak as to the tragedy which occurred both before and after the incident involved. Based on your analysis of the scenario, as well as what you […]

Week 5 Discussion Click here to watch the video Each of us makes promises all of the time, and most promises we keep, but some we don’t.  The question this week focus on when a promise is – and is not – enforceable. Said differently, when will the law make a person keep a promise? […]

You have just been promoted to the Human Resources Department of a Fortune 500 company.  Your director asks each of the HR employees to research an employment law issue and draft a memo that discusses that specific issue.  In addition, he wants to ensure that each employee has a clear understanding of the issue present. […]

As an entrepreneur, you want to start a business. You know that the first step is to consider drafting a business plan to organize all of your ideas. For this assignment, you will be submitting a business plan for your imaginary business. For research purposes, you can choose any state for the location of your […]

Overview In the case of Lucy v. Zehmer, Zehmer spent the night drinking with his friend Lucy. During the evening, a piece of paper was signed whereby Zehmer agreed to sell his farm to Lucy. In this assignment, you will review the full case study in your textbook, analyze the contractual elements and ruling, and […]

BUSINESS AND the CONSTITUTION CHAPTER 4 Federal Government:  A form of government where states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between the national government and the various states. The Privileges and Immunities Clause: a state may not treat citizens of other states differently from citizens of its own state without a […]