Business Law Textbook Solutions & Study Guide: Roger LeRoy Miller 10th Edition (Chapters 1-12) – Complete Answer Key & Case Analyses

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Table of Contents
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AnswersltolStraightltolthelPoint ........................................................................................ 1
AnswersltolIssuelSpotters................................................................................................ 2
AnswersltolReallLaw ....................................................................................................... 2
AnswersltolEthicallQuestions ........................................................................................... 4
AnswersltolWorklSet ....................................................................................................... 5
True-FalselQuestions ................................................................................................................................. 5
Multiple-Choicel Questions ......................................................................................................................... 6
AnsweringlMorelLegallProblems ................................................................................................................ 8



Answers to Straight to the Point
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1A.lWhylislknowledgeloflbusinessllawlessentiallforlanylbusinessperson?

Solution
Knowledgeloflthellawslandlregulationslgoverninglbusinesslislessentialltolthelmakingloflgoodlbusinessl
decisions.lDetermininglthelbestlcourseloflactionlinlalgivenlsituationlrequireslevaluatinglhowlthellawlmi
ghtlapply.

2A.lWhatlislthelcommonllaw?

Solution
Thelcommonllawlislalbodylofllawldevelopedlfromlcourtldecisions.lTheseldecisionslreflectlthelcustomsla
ndltraditionslwithinltheljurisdictionloflthelcourts.

3A.lWhenlandlwhyldoeslalcourtlapplyltheldecisionloflanotherlcourtltoldeterminelthelresultlinlalcase?

Solution
Inlalcommonllawlsystem,lcourtldecisions,landlthelprincipleslbehindlthem,larelappliedltolresolvelsimilarl
disputeslinlalconsistentlway.lThislisltheldoctrineloflprecedent,lorlstareldecisis.

4A.lWhatlarelsomeloflthelremedieslthatlalpartylcanlobtainlfromlalcourtltolmakelalwronglsituationlright?

Solution
Thelnormallremedylatllawlislthelpaymentloflmoney,lorldamages.lIflmoneylislnotlenoughltolmakelalsituat
ionlright,lalpartylmightlbelorderedltoldolspecificallylwhatlhelorlshelpromised.lOrlalcontractlmightlbelca
ncelled,landlthelcontractinglpartieslreturnedltolthelpositionsltheylheldlbeforeltheldeal.




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5A.lWhichlaspectsloflalbusiness’sloperationldolthelrules,lorders,landldecisionslofladministrativelagencies
laffect?


Solution
Thelrules,lorders,landldecisionslofladministrativelagencieslaffectlalmostleverylaspectloflalbusiness’sloperati
on.lTheselincludelalbusiness’slcapitallstructurelandlfinancing,lhiringlandlfiringlprocedures,lrelationslwithl
employeeslandlunions,landlmakinglandlsellingloflproducts.



Answers to Issue Spotters
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1A.lUnderlwhatlcircumstanceslmightlaljudgelrelylonlcasellawltoldeterminelthelintentlandlpurposelofl
alstatute?

Solution
Casellawlincludeslcourts’linterpretationsloflstatutes,lconstitutionallprovisions,landladministrativelrul
es.lStatutesloftenlcodifylcommonllawlrules.lForltheselreasons,laljudgelmightlrelylonlthelcommonllawlasl
alguideltolthelintentlandlpurposeloflalstatute.

2A.lThelFirstlAmendmentlprovideslprotectionlforlthelfreelexerciseloflreligion.lAlstatellegislaturelen
actslallawlthatloutlawslalllreligionslthatldolnotlderivelfromlthelJudeo-
Christianltradition.lIslthisllawlvalidlwithinlthatlstate?lWhylorlwhylnot?

Solution
No.lThelU.S.lConstitutionlislthelsupremellawloflthellandlandlappliesltolallljurisdictions.lAllawlinlviol
ationloflthelConstitutionl(inlthislquestion,lthelFirstlAmendmentltolthelConstitution)lwilllbeldeclar
edlunconstitutional.



Answers to Real Law
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1-1 A.lStarelDecisis.lAlpatentlislanlexclusivelrightlgrantedltolthelcreatorloflanlinvention.lUnderlU.S.llaw
,lalpatentlownerlpossesseslthatlrightlforltwentylyears.lThelownerlcanlallowlanotherlpartyltolmakelandl
marketlalproductlbasedlonlthelinventionlinlexchangelforlalpaymentloflroyaltieslonlthelsales.lAccordin
gltolthelUnitedlStateslSupremelCourtlinlalcaselknownlaslthelBrulotteldecision,lalcontractltolpaylroyaltie
slafterlalpatentlhaslexpiredlislunenforceable.lStephenlKimblelownedlthelpatentltolaltoylglovelthatlcoul
dlshootlfoamlintendedltollookllikelthelwebloflMarvellComics’lSpider-
lMan.lKimblelagreedltolallowlMarvellEntertainment,lLLC,ltolselllitslversionlofltheltoy.lMarvellagreedltol
paylKimblelalroyaltylofl3lpercentlonlthelsales.lTheirlcontractldidlnotlspecifylanlendldate.lAfterlthelpate
ntlexpired,lMarvellsuedltolstoplthelpayments.lWhatlisltheldoctrineloflstareldecisis?lWhatlarelthelargume
ntslforlandlagainstlapplyinglitlinlthislcase?lDiscuss.l[Kimblelv.lMarvellEntertainment,lLLC,l135lS.Ct.l2401
,l192lL.Ed.2dl463l(2015)]

Solution
Theldoctrineloflstareldecisislislthelpracticelofldecidinglcaseslwithlreferenceltolpreviousldecisions.lThisli
slanlimportantlprincipleloflourljudiciallsystem.lUnderlthisldoctrine,lcourtslarelobligatedltolfollowlthelpr
ecedentslestablishedlwithinltheirljurisdictions.lAlprecedentlislaldecisionlthatlstandslas




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anlexamplelorlauthoritylforldecidinglsubsequentlcaseslinvolvinglidenticallorlsimilarllegallprincipleslorlf
acts.

Inlthelfactsloflthislproblem,lStephenlKimblelownedlthelpatentltolaltoylglovelthatlcouldlshootlfoamlinte
ndedltollookllikelthelwebloflMarvellComics’lSpider-
Man.lHelcontractedlwithlMarvellEntertainment,lLLCltolselllitslversionlofltheltoylinlexchangelforlalroyalt
ylofl3lpercentlonlthelsales.lThelcontractldidlnotlspecifylanlendldate.lMarvellsuedltolstoplthelpaymentslaf
terlthelpatentlexpired.

Alpatentlislanlexclusivelrightlgrantedltolthelcreatorloflanlinvention.lUnderlU.S.llaw,lalpatentllastslforltw
entylyears.lAccordingltolthelUnitedlStateslSupremelCourtlinlalcaselknownlaslthelBrulotteldecision,lalc
ontractltolpaylroyaltieslafterlalpatentlhaslexpiredlislunenforceable.

OnelargumentlinlfavorloflapplyingltheldoctrineloflstareldecisisltoltheselfactslislthatlalUnitedlStateslSupremel
CourtldecisionlislcontrollingluntillitlisloverruledlbylalsubsequentldecisionloflthelCourtlorlchangedlbylcongre
ssionalllegislationlorlalconstitutionallamendment.lAndlthelCourtlislboundlbylprinciplelthatlalprecedentlsh
ouldlnotlbeloverruledlunlessltherelislalcompellinglreasonltoldolso.

Anlargumentlagainstlapplyingltheldoctrinelinlthislsituationlislthatlitlwouldlinterferelwithlthelcontractlt
helpartieslmade.lAndlappliedlgenerally,lthelBrulottelprecedentlwouldlundercutlthelabilityloflpartiesltol
makelanylcontractlthatlwouldlotherwiselreflectltheltruelvalueloflalpatent.

Inlthelactuallcaselonlwhichlthislproblemlislbased,lalmajorityloflthelCourtlfavoredlthelapplicationlofltheld
octrine,levenlthoughltheylagreedlthatlitlcouldlhinderlcompetitionlandlinnovation.

1-2 A.lRoleloflLaw.lOttolMay,lJr.,lalpipefitterlforlChryslerlGroup,lLLC,lwasltheltargetloflracist,lhomophob
ic,landlanti-
Semiticlremarks.lHelreceivedldeathlthreats,lhislbikelandlcarltireslwerelpunctured,landlsomeonelpoure
dlsugarlintolthelgasltankloflhislcar.lAldeadlbirdlwaslplacedlatlhislworkstationlwrappedlinltoiletlpaperltoll
ookllikelalmemberloflthelKulKluxlKlan.lChryslerldocumentedlandlinvestigatedlthelincidents.lRecordslw
erelcheckedltoldeterminelwholwaslinlthelbuildinglwhenlthelincidentsloccurred,lthelgraffitilhandwritin
glwaslexamined,landlemployeeslwerelremindedlthatlharassmentlwaslnotlacceptable.lWhatlrolelmightl
thellawlplaylinltheselcircumstances?lDiscuss.l[May
v.lChryslerlGroup,lLLC,l716lF.3dl963l(7thlCir.l2013)]

Solution
Knowledgeloflthellawlislessentiallforlanylbusinessperson.lTolmakelalgoodldecision,lalbusinesspersonl
mustlhavelalbasiclknowledgeloflthellawlrelatingltolthatldecision.lAndlalbusinesspersonlislexpectedltol
makelaldecisionlthatlislethicallaslwelllasllegal.lManyldifferentllawslmaylapplylinlalsinglelsituation.lIflaldis
putelcannotlbelresolvedlamicably,lallawsuitlmaylresult.

Inlthelcircumstancesloflthislcase,ltherelarelemploymentllawslthatlprohibitldiscriminationlinlthelworkpl
ace.lUnderlthesellaws,lanlemployerlhaslalsignificantldutyltoltakelcomplaintsloflharassmentlseriously.lTh
elemployerlhaslanlobligationltolsetluplclearlpolicieslandlprocedureslandlfollowlthoselprocedureslwhenl
alcomplaintlislmade.lIflthelemployerldoeslnotltakeltheselsteps,lallawsuitlmaylresult,landlallargelpenal
tylmaylbelassessed.



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