Resale price maintenance occurs when:
a. the manufacturer suggests retail price.
b. minimum prices are enforced.
c.consignment arrangements control prices.
d.all of the above
All WTO members follow the 20-year period of patent protection.
a. True
b. False
Roche Holding and AstraZeneca have agreed to work together to share research data
and fund joint research projects so that they can speed up the process for getting
approved drugs to the market. Which of the following best describes the relationship
between these two corporations?
a. They are a partnership with full liability for the work that they do.
b. They have merged.
c.They have created a joint venture.
d.There is no legal business structure here.
Those who transport and those who arrange for the transport of hazardous materials are
liable under CERCLA.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following acts controls point sources?
a. Clean Air Act
b. Toxic Substances Control Act
c.Clean Water Act
d.all of the above
Party autonomy is not permitted in international contracts.
a. True
b. False
The Export Trading Company Act provides antitrust exemptions for international joint
ventures.
a. True.
b. False
Which is not an example of private law?
a. lease on a residential home
b. lease on a commercial building
c.zoning ordinances
d.contract for the sale of a car
e. employer regulations
Joint ventures among competitors are perseviolations.
a. True
b. False
Copying an article from a computer science journal that sells subscriptions and then
distributing it to 25 employees at your company:
a. would be fair use.
b. would be copyright infringement.
c.would not be copyright infringement unless you charged the employees for the copies.
d.none of the above
James Keller was an employee at Radical Boards, Inc.Radical Boards is a surf and
skateboard shop that also sells clothing. While employed there, Radical Board’s
principal shareholder discovered that Keller had created peep holes in the shop’s
dressing rooms. When confronted with the peep holes, Keller denied every using them
and indicated that they were there to prevent shoplifting. The shop manager was told to
fire Keller. Shortly after Keller left, a 16-year-old and her mother filed suit because the
teen learned, through conversations with Keller, that he had seen her in the dressing
room while she was trying on swimming suits. Keller was able to describe her not-
generally-seen birthmarks to her. Radical Boards:
a. cannot be held liable to the teen and her mother because it did engage in the conduct.
b. could be held liable under a theory of negligent failure to supervise.
c.is no longer liable because it terminated Keller.
d.has not committed any tort because watching customers in dressing rooms in part of a
merchant’s right. e. none of the above
An unconstitutionally vague statute is a violation of substantive due process rights.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is not a Section 12 violation?
a. false statements in the registration statement
b. failure to file a registration statement
c.false statement in the prospectus
d.All of the above are Section 12 violations.
What is required to establish a prima facie case for disparate treatment?
a. plaintiff must belong to a minority group
b. plaintiff must have been qualified for the job
c.a minority was not hired
d.a and b only e. a, b, and c
A newspaper photographer entering a delivery room and taking a picture of Julia
Roberts delivering her twins has invaded her privacy.
a. True
b. False
An FOIA request can be denied if national security information is involved.
a. True
b. False
The Federal Trade Commission does not have the authority to halt deceptive ads.
a. True
b. False
Most businesses today do not have a code of ethics.
a. True
b. False
The FTC controls on product comparisons:
a. are very stringent.
b. are a high regulatory priority.
c.have changed dramatically with private enforcement.
d.no longer exist.
A brief is a witness’s testimony at trial.
a. True
b. False
The presence of sexually suggestive e-mails on an employer’s e-mail system can be the
basis of a claim for atmosphere of harassment.
a. True
b. False
Section 10(b) applies to all securities sold in interstate commerce.
a. True
b. False
The U.S. system of law is based primarily on code law.
a. True.
b. False
WIPO administers trademarks and copyrights internationally.
a. True
b. False
Dicta is the:
a. rule of law in a case opinion.
b. case cite.
c.discussion of a decision.
d.precedent in a case.
e. none of the above.
The new discovery rules require lawyers and the parties to voluntarily disclose relevant
information at the beginning of the discovery process.
a. True
b. False
The U.S. Department of Labor prohibits U.S. companies from using child labor in all
countries.
a. True
b. False
In 2006, Congress passed the Pension Reform Act. The act amended the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The act was passed when several companies
declared bankruptcy and were discharged from paying their pension obligations to
retired employees. Discuss how the Pension Reform Act illustrates the purpose of law
and what purposes emerge from the new legislation.
Which of the following contracts must be in writing to be enforceable?
a. A contract for the sale of an easement for $250.
b. A contract for the sale of a bike for $175.
c.A six-month marketing consulting contract.
d.All of the above must be in writing to be enforceable.
An atmosphere of harassment can result in employer liability even if the employer is
unaware of specific claims.
a. True
b. False
A contract for termite extermination at a home would be governed by the UCC.
a. True
b. False