Title VII applies only to employers with 15 or more employees.
Banks like electronic funds transfers because they eliminate the float time that a drawer
enjoys on a checking account and the paperwork involved in processing checks.
Charles states he has authority to contract for Wyatt and that he will be personally liable
if he does not in fact have the authority to bind Wyatt. Identify the name and effect of
Charles’s statement. If Charles enters the contract without making such a statement, is
there a way the same effect could result?
Under the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004,
individuals who violate the Sherman Antitrust Act may be imprisoned for ten years and
fined up to $1,000,000.
Traditionally, labor law opposed concerted activities by workers to obtain higher wages
and better working conditions, and at various times such activities were found to
constitute criminal conspiracy, tortious conduct, and violation of antitrust law.
If an agent receives a gift from a third person with whom he is dealing on behalf of the
principal, he can keep it without notifying the principal.
Some states have today merged the implied assumption of risk doctrine into their
comparative negligence systems.
Foreclosure is the mortgagee’s right to sell the property to satisfy the debt.
The International Court of Justice consists of nine judges, only two of whom can be
from the same sovereign state.
The CISG governs contracts for the international sale of goods between parties located
in different nations that have ratified the CISG.
The characters and the names of a television show may be registered as collective
marks.
Misappropriation of a trade secret is the wrongful use of a trade secret.
Clay in its natural form is real property.
Identify six factors affecting the choice of the most appropriate form of business
enterprise. Name the nine forms of business associations discussed in the chapter.
Diane appoints Edward as her agent to sell goods in markets where the highest price
can be obtained. Edward sells the goods in a market that is glutted and obtains a low
price, even though he could have obtained a higher price in a nearby market by using
more care in obtaining the available market information. Edward is liable to Diane for
breach of the duty of diligence.
Internet service providers have immunity from liability for defamation when publishing
information originating from a third party.
John and Megan are at a crowded theater. In the press of people exiting the theater, John
accidentally steps on Megan’s toe and breaks it. Megan can sue John for the tort of
battery.