Questions from the ownership realm are included.
1. Why is the title to real property permanent whereas some intellectual property is limited in the time that it is protected? 2. Owning real property does not mean that all rights are protected. Show two examples of where rights are limited in the ownership of land or personal property. 3. What is the difference between ...continues
The Effect of Electronic Contracting & Potential Pitfalls
On September 16, 1999, Governor Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 820 making California the first state to adopt an electronic contracting law. The law went into effect January 1, 2000. Its primary purpose is to "ensure that electronic contracts (records and signatures) have the same legal effect as their hard copy counterparts." In ...continues
A U.S. sleepwear manufacturer discovers that the chemicals used to flame proof children’s pajamas might cause cancer if absorbed through the child’s skin. These pajamas were then banned from sale in the U.S. Some manufacturers sold the pajama material to distributors in other countries where there was no legal restriction aga ...continues
Corporate Compliance is depicted.
Greg, Kim, Phil, and Bob each own 20 percent of the shares of a company and serve as the board of directors of the company, Home Health, Inc. George is also a 20 percent shareholder, but he is not a member of the board of directors. When Bob dies, his wife Suzie inherits his shares of stock that were then worth $100,000, and r ...continues
1.How does the definition of value for purposes of holder in due course differ from the definition of consideration? Why do you think there is a difference? Should there be a difference? 2. The law of negotiable instruments was designed to create a substitute for cash and to facilitate commerce. Has the importance of negot ...continues
Discuss how many Businesses or Persons are targeted by Cyber Crimes (Identity Theft, Financial Crimes, Hacking, & Spam) and Cyber Terrorists. Cite any personal or business experiences that you might have had or use past cases or articles. Use legal terms and apply the rules to the facts.
The general Assembly of the state of Disgrace has just passed a law requires all restaurants and other food service establishments in the state to serve sweetened iced tea. If they fail to do so, they will be subject to a citation and a fine. The governor signed the bill into law. Discuss how each school of jurisprudential thoug ...continues
You Purchased a new laptop from a wired nation, inc sore. wired nation,inc., is a national chain of retail electronics and computer stores. The sales rep at wired nation told you that the computer would last for at least 3years, so you did not buy an extended warranty. The computer crashed after 18 months. you obtain the help of ...continues
Economic School of jurisprudence
In your state, the legislature has proposed a statute that would require all computer manufacturers install software to prevent users from downloading copyrighted songs. This software will have the side effect of slowing down computers significantly. would the law and Economic School of jurisprudential thought support or challen ...continues
Confidentiality of professional communication
A lawyer is required to keep confidential all communications between him and his client. However, as a response to cases such as the Enron scandal, the American Bar Association is considering amending the rule to contain an exception: A lawyer may reveal a client's confidences if the lawyer knows that financial harm will result ...continues
