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SOLUTION MANUAL y
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
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by Roger E. Meiners, Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
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The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
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The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter y1. yToday’s yBusiness yEnvironment: yLaw yand yEthics
Chapter y2. yThe yCourt ySystems
Chapter y3. yTrials yand yResolving yDisputes
Chapter y4. yThe yConstitution: yFocus yon yApplication yto yBusiness
Chapter y5. yCriminal yLaw yand yBusiness
Chapter y6. yElements yof yTorts
Chapter y7. yBusiness yTorts yand yProduct yLiability
Chapter y8. yReal yand yPersonal yProperty
Chapter y9. yIntellectual yProperty
Chapter y10. yContracts
Chapter y11. yDomestic yand yInternational ySales
Chapter y12. yBusiness yOrganizations
Chapter y13. yNegotiable yInstruments, yCredit, yand yBankruptcy
Chapter y14. yAgency yand ythe yEmployment yRelationship
Chapter y15. yEmployment yand yLabor yRegulations
Chapter y16. yEmployment yDiscrimination
Chapter y17. yThe yRegulatory yProcess
Chapter y18. ySecurities yRegulation
Chapter y19. yConsumer yProtection
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
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Chapter y20. yAntitrust yLaw
Chapter y21. yEnvironmental yLaw
Chapter y22. yThe yInternational yLegal yEnvironment yof yBusiness
CHAPTER 1 y
Table of Contents
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Answer yto yDiscussion yQuestion ................................................................................................................................ 1
Answers yto yCase yQuestions ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Answers yto yEthics yand ySocial yQuestions ............................................................................................................... 3
Answer to Discussion Question
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Should ythe ycommon ylaw ymaxim y“Ignorance yof ythe ylaw yis yno yexcuse” yapply yto yan yimmigrant ywho
yspeaksylittle yEnglish yand ywas ynot yeducated yin ythe yUnited yStates? yHow yabout yfor ya ytourist ywho ydoes
ynot yspeak yEnglish? yEveryone yknows ycriminal yacts yare yprohibited, ybut ywhat yabout ysubtler yrules ythat
ydiffer yacross ycountries yand yso ymay ybe ymisunderstood yby yforeigners?
Answer: yIt yis ygenerally ytrue ythat yignorance yof ythe y law yis yno yexcuse. yCitizens yare ydeemed yto yhave
yconstructive yknowledge yof ythe ylaw. yYet, yas ywell yknown y as ythis yrule yis, yit yis ysurprising yhow yoften yit
yis yproffered yas yan yexcuse. y(A yWestlaw ysearch ycases yfinds yhundreds yof yexamples). yExamples
yinclude: yDeluco yv. yDezi y(Conn. ySuper) y(lack yof yknowledge yregarding ythe ystate‘s yusury ylaws yis yno
yexcuse yfor ythe yinclusion yof yan yillegal yinterest yrate yin ya ysales ycontract); yand yPlumlee yv. yPaddock
y(ignorance yof ytheyfact ythat ythe ysubject ymatter yof ythe ycontract ywas yillegal ywas ynot yexcuse). yThe
ycourts yhave yprovided ya ysmall yexception yto ythe yrule ywhen yit ycomes yto ypeople yin ylack yof yEnglish
ylanguage yskills. yConsider yFlanery yv. yKuska, y(defendant ydid ynot yspeak yEnglish ywas yadvised yby ya
yfriend ythat yan yanswer yto ya ycomplaint ywas ynot yrequired); yRamon yv. yDept. yof yTransportation, y (no
yEnglish yand yan yinability yto yunderstand ythe ylaw yrequired yfor yan yexcuse); y Yurechko yv. yCounty yof
yAllegheny, y(Ignorance yand y with ythe yfact ythat y the ymunicipality ysuffered yno yhardship yin ylate ylawsuit
yfiling ywas yan yexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions y y y
1. Facts yfrom yan yEnglish yjudge’s ydecision yin y1884: y“The ycrew yof yan yEnglish yyacht ....... were ycast yaway yin
a ystorm yon ythe yhigh yseas y. y. y. yand ywere ycompelled yto yput yinto yan yopen yboat. They yhad yno ysupply
of ywater yand yno ysupply yof yfood. y. y. y. yThat yon ythe yeighteenth yday y. y. y. ythey . suggested ythat yone
should ybe ysacrificed yto ysave ythe yrest. y. y. y. yThat ynext yday y. y. y. ythey y. y. y. ywent yto ythe yboy . put ya yknife
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
SOLUTION MANUAL y
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
y y y y y y
by Roger E. Meiners, Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
y y y y y y y y y
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
, =
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
, =
TABLE OF CONTENTS
y y y
Chapter y1. yToday’s yBusiness yEnvironment: yLaw yand yEthics
Chapter y2. yThe yCourt ySystems
Chapter y3. yTrials yand yResolving yDisputes
Chapter y4. yThe yConstitution: yFocus yon yApplication yto yBusiness
Chapter y5. yCriminal yLaw yand yBusiness
Chapter y6. yElements yof yTorts
Chapter y7. yBusiness yTorts yand yProduct yLiability
Chapter y8. yReal yand yPersonal yProperty
Chapter y9. yIntellectual yProperty
Chapter y10. yContracts
Chapter y11. yDomestic yand yInternational ySales
Chapter y12. yBusiness yOrganizations
Chapter y13. yNegotiable yInstruments, yCredit, yand yBankruptcy
Chapter y14. yAgency yand ythe yEmployment yRelationship
Chapter y15. yEmployment yand yLabor yRegulations
Chapter y16. yEmployment yDiscrimination
Chapter y17. yThe yRegulatory yProcess
Chapter y18. ySecurities yRegulation
Chapter y19. yConsumer yProtection
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
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Chapter y20. yAntitrust yLaw
Chapter y21. yEnvironmental yLaw
Chapter y22. yThe yInternational yLegal yEnvironment yof yBusiness
CHAPTER 1 y
Table of Contents
y y
Answer yto yDiscussion yQuestion ................................................................................................................................ 1
Answers yto yCase yQuestions ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Answers yto yEthics yand ySocial yQuestions ............................................................................................................... 3
Answer to Discussion Question
y y y
Should ythe ycommon ylaw ymaxim y“Ignorance yof ythe ylaw yis yno yexcuse” yapply yto yan yimmigrant ywho
yspeaksylittle yEnglish yand ywas ynot yeducated yin ythe yUnited yStates? yHow yabout yfor ya ytourist ywho ydoes
ynot yspeak yEnglish? yEveryone yknows ycriminal yacts yare yprohibited, ybut ywhat yabout ysubtler yrules ythat
ydiffer yacross ycountries yand yso ymay ybe ymisunderstood yby yforeigners?
Answer: yIt yis ygenerally ytrue ythat yignorance yof ythe y law yis yno yexcuse. yCitizens yare ydeemed yto yhave
yconstructive yknowledge yof ythe ylaw. yYet, yas ywell yknown y as ythis yrule yis, yit yis ysurprising yhow yoften yit
yis yproffered yas yan yexcuse. y(A yWestlaw ysearch ycases yfinds yhundreds yof yexamples). yExamples
yinclude: yDeluco yv. yDezi y(Conn. ySuper) y(lack yof yknowledge yregarding ythe ystate‘s yusury ylaws yis yno
yexcuse yfor ythe yinclusion yof yan yillegal yinterest yrate yin ya ysales ycontract); yand yPlumlee yv. yPaddock
y(ignorance yof ytheyfact ythat ythe ysubject ymatter yof ythe ycontract ywas yillegal ywas ynot yexcuse). yThe
ycourts yhave yprovided ya ysmall yexception yto ythe yrule ywhen yit ycomes yto ypeople yin ylack yof yEnglish
ylanguage yskills. yConsider yFlanery yv. yKuska, y(defendant ydid ynot yspeak yEnglish ywas yadvised yby ya
yfriend ythat yan yanswer yto ya ycomplaint ywas ynot yrequired); yRamon yv. yDept. yof yTransportation, y (no
yEnglish yand yan yinability yto yunderstand ythe ylaw yrequired yfor yan yexcuse); y Yurechko yv. yCounty yof
yAllegheny, y(Ignorance yand y with ythe yfact ythat y the ymunicipality ysuffered yno yhardship yin ylate ylawsuit
yfiling ywas yan yexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions y y y
1. Facts yfrom yan yEnglish yjudge’s ydecision yin y1884: y“The ycrew yof yan yEnglish yyacht ....... were ycast yaway yin
a ystorm yon ythe yhigh yseas y. y. y. yand ywere ycompelled yto yput yinto yan yopen yboat. They yhad yno ysupply
of ywater yand yno ysupply yof yfood. y. y. y. yThat yon ythe yeighteenth yday y. y. y. ythey . suggested ythat yone
should ybe ysacrificed yto ysave ythe yrest. y. y. y. yThat ynext yday y. y. y. ythey y. y. y. ywent yto ythe yboy . put ya yknife
The yLegal yEnvironmentyof yBusiness,y14thyEdition
