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AnswersutouStraightutoutheuPoint ......................................................................... 1
AnswersutouIssueuSpotters ................................................................................ 2
AnswersutouRealuLaw ........................................................................................ 2
AnswersutouEthicaluQuestions ............................................................................ 4
AnswersutouWorkuSet ....................................................................................... 5
True-FalseuQuestions................................................................................................................................. 5
Multiple-ChoiceuQuestions ........................................................................................................................ 6
AnsweringuMoreuLegaluProblems............................................................................................................... 8



Answers to Straight to the Point
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1A.uWhyuisuknowledgeuofubusinessulawuessentialuforuanyubusinessperson?

Solution
Knowledgeuofutheulawsuanduregulations ugoverningubusinessuisuessentialutoutheumakinguofugoodubus
inessudecisions.uDeterminingutheubestucourseuofuactionuinuaugivenusituationurequiresuevaluatinguho
wutheulawumightuapply.

2A.uWhatuisutheucommonulaw?

Solution
Theucommonulawuisuaubodyuofulawudevelopedufromucourtudecisions.uTheseudecisions ureflectutheucust
omsuandutraditionsuwithinutheujurisdictionuofutheucourts.

3A.uWhenuanduwhyudoesuaucourtuapplyutheudecisionuofuanotherucourtutoudetermineutheuresultuinuaucase
?

Solution
Inuaucommonulawusystem,ucourtudecisions,uandutheuprinciplesubehinduthem,uareuappliedutouresolveusimila
rudisputesuinuauconsistentuway.uThisuisutheudoctrineuofuprecedent,uorustareudecisis.

4A.uWhatuareusomeuofutheuremediesuthatuaupartyucanuobtainufromuaucourtutoumakeuauwrongusituationuri
ght?

Solution
Theunormaluremedyuatulawuisutheupaymentuofu money,uorudamages.uIfumoneyuisunotuenoughutoumakeuausit
uationuright,uaupartyumightubeuorderedutoudouspecificallyuwhatuheuorusheupromised.uOruaucontractumightu
beucancelled,uandutheucontractingupartiesureturnedutoutheupositionsutheyuheldubeforeutheudeal.


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5A.uWhichuaspectsuofuaubusiness’suoperationudoutheurules,uorders,uandudecisionsuofuadministrativeuagen
ciesuaffect?

Solution
Theurules,uorders,uandudecisionsuofuadministrativeuagenciesuaffectualmostueveryuaspectuofuaubusiness’suo
peration.uTheseuincludeuaubusiness’sucapitalustructureuandufinancing,uhiringuandufiringuprocedures,urelat
ionsuwithuemployees uanduunions,uandumakinguandusellinguofuproducts.



Answers to Issue Spotters
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1A.uUnderuwhatucircumstancesumightuaujudgeurelyuonucaseulawutoudetermineutheuintentuandupurposeu
ofuaustatute?

Solution
Caseulawuincludesucourts’uinterpretations uofustatutes,uconstitutionaluprovisions, uanduadministrativeurule
s.uStatutesuoftenucodifyucommonulawurules.uForutheseureasons,uaujudgeumighturelyuonutheucommonulawua
suauguideutoutheuintentuandupurposeuofuaustatute.

2A.uTheuFirstuAmendmentuprovidesuprotectionuforutheufreeuexerciseuofureligion.uAustateulegislatureuen
actsuaulawuthatuoutlawsuallureligionsuthatudounotuderiveufromutheuJudeo-
Christianutradition.uIsuthisulawuvaliduwithinuthatustate?uWhyuoruwhyunot?

Solution
No.uTheuU.S.uConstitutionuisutheusupremeulawuofutheulanduanduappliesutouallujurisdictions.uAulawuinuviolatio
nuofutheuConstitutionu(inuthisuquestion,utheuFirstuAmendmentutoutheuConstitution)uwillubeudeclareduunco
nstitutional.



Answers to Real Law
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1-1 A.uStareuDecisis.uAupatentuisuanuexclusiveurightugrantedutoutheucreatoruofuanuinvention. uUnderuU.S.ul
aw,uaupatentuownerupossessesuthaturightuforutwentyuyears.uTheuownerucanuallowuanotherupartyutoumake
uand u market u au productu basedu onutheu invention uinu exchange uforu a upayment u of uroyalties u onu theusales. u Ac

cordingutoutheuUniteduStatesuSupremeuCourtuinuaucaseuknownuasutheuBrulotteudecision,uaucontractutoupa
yuroyaltiesuafteruaupatentuhasuexpireduisuunenforceable. uStephenuKimbleuownedutheupatentutouautoyuglo
veuthatucouldushootufoamuintendedutoulookulikeutheuwebuofuMarveluComics’uSpider-
u Man.u Kimble u agreed utou allowu Marvelu Entertainment, u LLC, utou sellu itsu version u ofu theutoy. u Marvelu agreed ut

oupayuKimbleuauroyaltyuofu3upercentuonutheusales.uTheirucontractudidunotuspecifyuanuendudate.uAfteruthe
u patentu expired, u Marvelu sued u to u stopu theu payments. u Whatu is u theu doctrine u of u stareu decisis? u What u areu
theu
argumentsuforuanduagainstuapplyinguituinuthisucase?uDiscuss.u[Kimbleuv.uMarveluEntertainment,uLLC,u135u
S.Ct.u2401,u192uL.Ed.2du463u(2015)]
Solution
Theudoctrineuofustareudecisisuisutheupracticeuofudecidingucasesuwithureferenceutoupreviousudecisions.uTh
isuisuanuimportantuprincipleuofuourujudicialusystem.uUnderuthisudoctrine, ucourtsuareuobligatedutoufollowu
theuprecedentsuestablisheduwithinutheirujurisdictions.uAuprecedentuisuaudecisionuthatustandsuas




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anuexampleuoruauthority uforudecidingusubsequentucasesuinvolvinguidenticaluorusimilarulegaluprinciplesu
orufacts.

Inutheufactsuofuthisuproblem,uStephenuKimbleuownedutheupatentutouautoyugloveuthatucouldushootufoamuin
tendedutoulookulikeutheuwebuofuMarveluComics’uSpider-
Man.uHeucontracteduwithuMarveluEntertainment,uLLCutouselluitsuversionuofutheutoyuinuexchangeuforuauroy
altyuofu3upercentuonutheusales.uTheucontractudidunotuspecifyuanuendudate.uMarvelusuedutoustoputheupay
mentsuafterutheupatentuexpired.

Aupatentuisuanuexclusiveurightugrantedutoutheucreatoruofuanuinvention.uUnderuU.S.ulaw,uaupatentulastsu
forutwentyuyears.uAccordingutoutheuUniteduStatesuSupremeuCourtuinuaucaseuknownuasutheuBrulotteude
cision,uaucontractutoupayuroyaltiesuafteruaupatentuhasuexpireduisuunenforceable.

OneuargumentuinufavoruofuapplyingutheudoctrineuofustareudecisisutoutheseufactsuisuthatuauUniteduStatesuSup
remeuCourtudecisionuisucontrollinguuntiluituisuoverruledubyuausubsequentudecisionuofutheuCourtuoruchange
dubyucongressionalulegislationuoruauconstitutionaluamendment.uAndutheuCourtuisuboundubyuprincipleuthat
ua uprecedentu should unotu beuoverruled uunless uthere uis uaucompelling ureason uto udo uso.




Anuargumentuagainstuapplyingutheudoctrineuinuthisusituationuisuthatuituwoulduinterfereuwithutheucontra
ctutheupartiesumade.u Anduappliedugenerally,utheuBrulotteuprecedentuwoulduundercututheuabilityuofuparti
esutoumakeuanyucontractuthatuwoulduotherwiseureflectutheutrueuvalueuofuaupatent.

Inutheuactualucaseuonuwhichuthisuproblemuisubased,uaumajority uofutheuCourtufavoredutheuapplicationuofuthe
udoctrine,uevenuthough utheyuagreed uthat uitucoulduhinder ucompetition uand uinnovation.




1-2 A.uRoleuofuLaw.uOtto uMay,uJr.,uaupipefitteruforuChrysleruGroup,uLLC,uwasutheutargetuofuracist,uhomoph
obic,uanduanti-
Semiticuremarks.uHeureceivedudeathuthreats,uhisubikeuanducarutiresuwereupunctured,uandusomeoneupour
edusugaruintoutheugasutankuofuhisucar.uAudeadubirduwasuplaceduatuhisuworkstationuwrappeduinutoiletupap
erutoulookulikeuaumemberuofutheuKuuKluxuKlan.uChryslerudocumenteduandu investigated u theu incidents.u Re
cordsu wereucheckedu tou determineu whou wasu inu theu buildingu whenutheuincidentsuoccurred,utheugraffitiuh
andwritinguwasuexamined, uanduemployeesuwereuremindeduthatuharassmentu wasunotuacceptable.u Whatu
roleumightutheulawu playuinutheseucircumstances? u Discuss.u [May
v.u Chrysleru Group,u LLC,u 716u F.3du 963u (7thu Cir.u 2013)]
Solution
Knowledgeuofutheulawuisuessentialuforuanyubusinessperson. uToumakeuaugoodudecision,uaubusinesspe
rsonumustuhaveuaubasicuknowledgeuofutheulawurelatingutouthatudecision. uAnduaubusinesspersonuisuex
pectedutoumakeuaudecisionuthatuisuethicaluasuwelluasulegal.uManyudifferentulawsumayuapplyuinuausingleu
situation.uIfuaudisputeucannotubeuresolveduamicably,uaulawsuitumayuresult.

Inutheucircumstances uofuthisucase,uthereuareuemploymentulawsuthatuprohibitudiscriminationuinutheuwork
place.uUnderutheseulaws,uanuemployeruhasuausignificantudutyutoutakeucomplaints uofuharassmentuserious
ly.uTheuemployeruhasuanuobligationutousetuupuclearupoliciesuanduproceduresuandufollowuthoseuprocedur
esuwhenuaucomplaintuisumade.uIfutheuemployerudoesunotutakeutheseusteps,uaulawsuitumayuresult,uanduau
largeupenaltyumayubeuassessed.



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