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SOLUTION MANUAL
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
by Roger E. Meiners, Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chaptery 1.y Today’sy Businessy Environment:y Lawy andy Ethics
Chaptery 2.y They Courty Systems
Chaptery 3.y Trialsy andy Resolvingy Disputes
Chaptery 4.y They Constitution:y Focusy ony Applicationy toy Business
Chaptery 5.y Criminaly Lawy andy Business
Chaptery 6.y Elementsy ofy Torts
Chaptery 7.y Businessy Tortsy andy Producty Liability
Chaptery 8.y Realy andy Personaly Property
Chaptery 9.y Intellectualy Property
Chaptery 10.y Contracts
Chaptery 11.y Domesticy andy Internationaly Sales
Chaptery 12.y Businessy Organizations
Chaptery 13.y Negotiabley Instruments,y Credit,y andy Bankruptcy
Chaptery 14.y Agencyy andy they Employmenty Relationship
Chaptery 15.y Employmenty andy Labory Regulations
Chaptery 16.y Employmenty Discrimination
Chaptery 17.y They Regulatoryy Process
Chaptery 18.y Securitiesy Regulation
Chaptery 19.y Consumery Protection
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Chaptery 20.y Antitrusty Law
Chaptery 21.y Environmentaly Law
Chaptery 22.y They Internationaly Legaly Environmenty ofy Business
CHAPTERy 1
Tabley ofy Contents
Answery toy Discussiony Question ............................................................................................................................. 1
Answersy toy Casey Questions ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Answersy toy Ethicsy andy Socialy Questions .......................................................................................................... 3
Answery toy Discussiony Question
Shouldy they commony lawy maximy “Ignorancey ofy they lawy isy noy excuse”y applyy toy any immigranty
whoy speaksylittley Englishy andy wasy noty educatedy iny they Unitedy States?y Howy abouty fory ay touristy
whoy doesy noty speaky English?y Everyoney knowsy criminaly actsy arey prohibited,y buty whaty abouty
subtlery rulesy thaty differy acrossy countriesy andy soy mayy bey misunderstoody byy foreigners?
Answer:y Ity isy generallyy truey thaty ignorancey ofy they lawy isy noy excuse.y Citizensy arey deemedy toy
havey constructivey knowledgey ofy they law.y Yet,y asy welly knowny asy thisy ruley is,y ity isy
surprisingy howy ofteny ity isy profferedy asy any excuse.y (Ay Westlawy searchy casesy findsy hundredsy
ofy examples).y Examplesy include:y Delucoy v.y Deziy (Conn.y Super)y (lacky ofy knowledgey regardingy
they state‘sy usuryy lawsy isy noy excusey fory they inclusiony ofy any illegaly interesty ratey iny ay salesy
contract);y andy Plumleey v.y Paddocky (ignorancey ofy theyfacty thaty they subjecty mattery ofy they
contracty wasy illegaly wasy noty excuse).y They courtsy havey providedy ay smally exceptiony toy they
ruley wheny ity comesy toy peopley iny lacky ofy Englishy languagey skills.y Considery Flaneryy v.y
Kuska,y (defendanty didy noty speaky Englishy wasy advisedy byy ay friendy thaty any answery toy ay
complainty wasy noty required);y Ramony v.y Dept.y ofy Transportation,y (noy Englishy andy any
inabilityy toy understandy they lawy requiredy fory any excuse);y Yurechkoy v.y Countyy ofy Allegheny,y
(Ignorancey andy withy they facty thaty they municipalityy sufferedy noy hardshipy iny latey lawsuity
filingy wasy any excuse).
Answersy toy Casey Questions
1. Factsy fromy any Englishy judge’sy decisiony iny 1884:y “They crewy ofy any Englishy yacht werey casty
awayy in
ay stormy ony they highy seasy .y .y .y andy werey compelledy toy puty intoy any openy boat. Theyy hady
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noy supply
ofy watery andy noy supplyy ofy food.y .y .y .y Thaty ony they eighteenthy dayy .y .y .y they suggestedy
thaty one
shouldy bey sacrificedy toy savey they rest.y .y .y .y Thaty nexty dayy .y .y .y theyy .y .y .y wenty toy they boy
.................................................................................................................................................................................. puty ay knife
intoy hisy throaty andy killedy himy .y .y .y they threey meny fedy upony they body ofy they boyy fory
foury days;y [then]
they boaty wasy pickedy upy byy ay passingy vessel,y andy [they]y werey rescued.y .y .y .y andy committedy
fory trial.y .y .y .
ify they meny hady noty fedy upony they bodyy ofy they boyy theyy wouldy probablyy noty havey
survivedy toy bey soypickedy upy andy rescued,y buty would havey diedy ofy famine.y They boy,y
beingy iny ay muchy weaker
condition,y wasy likelyy toy havey diedy beforey them They realy questiony iny thisy casey [is]y
whethery killing
undery they conditionsy sety forth . bey ory bey noty murder.”y Doy youy considery they actsy toy bey
immoral?
[Reginay v.y Dudleyy andy Stephens,y 14y Queensy Benchy Divisiony 273y (1884)]
Answer:y Thisy pointsy outy thaty they legaly systemy hasy limits.y Itsy acceptabilityy isy dictatedy byy legaly
culture--whichydeterminesy whethery lawy willy bey enforced,y obeyed,y avoided,y ory abused.y Ity isy
limitedy byy they informaly rulesy ofy they society--itsy customsy andy values.y Oney limity isy they
extenty toy whichy societyy willy allowy they formaly rulesy toy bey imposedy wheny ay crimey isy
committedy iny oddy circumstances.y Herey therey wasy any intentionaly murder.y Doesy they motivey
fory they murder,y they efforty toy savey severaly livesy byy sacrificingy one
life,y makey ity ay crimey thaty shouldy bey punished?y Noty ally crimesy arey treatedy they same.y Ity alsoy
raisesyquestionsy abouty they desirabilityy ofy noty givingy judgesy flexibilityy iny sentencing.
Therey wasy ay precedenty fory ay lighty sentencey iny thisy casey iny U.S.y law:y U.S.y v.y Holmes,y 20y F.y
Cas.y 360y (No.y 15383)y (C.C.E.D.y Pa.y 1842).y They casey involvedy ay sinkingy oceany liner.y Severaly
passengersy madeyity toy they onlyy lifeboat,y whichy wasy fary tooy overcrowded.y They captainy
decidedy toy savey they womeny andy childreny andy threwy severaly meny overboard.y They lifeboaty
wasy rescued.y They grandy juryy refusedy toy indicty they captainy fromy murder,y onlyy fory
manslaughter.y Hey goty ay sixy monthy sentence.
They Britishy judgey iny they casey herey imposedy they deathy penaltyy upony they persony whoy
survived.y Theyjudgey foundy ity difficulty toy ruley thaty everyy many ony boardy hady they righty toy
makey lawy byy hisy owny hand.yThey Crowny reducedy they sentencey toy sixy months.
2. Smokingy isy ay seriousy healthy hazard.y Cigarettesy arey legal.y Shouldy cigarettey manufacturersy
bey liabley fory they seriousy illnessesy andy untimelyy deathsy causedy byy theiry unavoidablyy
dangerousy products,y evenythoughy theyy posty ay warningy ony they packagey andy consumersy
voluntarilyy assumey they healthy risksy byy smoking?y [Cipolloney v.y Liggetty Group,y Inc.,y 505y U.S.y
504y (1992)]
Answer:y They generaly ruley thaty existsy nowy isy thaty sincey they governmenty hasy orderedy they
postingy ofy warningylabelsy ony cigarettes,y andy sincey they dangersy ofy smokingy arey welly known,y
consumersy havey beeny warnedy andy arey noty duey compensationy ify theyy killy themselvesy byy
smoking.y They Cippoliney case,y sincey reviewedy byy they Supremey Court,y appearsy toy bey ofy
limitedy impacty sincey they victimy wasy adjudgedy toy havey becomey addictedy toy cigarettesy
beforey they warningy labely wasy orderedy iny 1964.y Ify cigarettey makersy werey heldy responsibley
fory ally healthy problemsy associatedy withy cigarettes,y then,y likey alcoholy andy othery dangerousy
products,y they damagesy wouldy likelyy bey soy highy ity wouldy effectivelyy bany they products.y
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
SOLUTION MANUAL
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
by Roger E. Meiners, Verified Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th Edition
, =
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chaptery 1.y Today’sy Businessy Environment:y Lawy andy Ethics
Chaptery 2.y They Courty Systems
Chaptery 3.y Trialsy andy Resolvingy Disputes
Chaptery 4.y They Constitution:y Focusy ony Applicationy toy Business
Chaptery 5.y Criminaly Lawy andy Business
Chaptery 6.y Elementsy ofy Torts
Chaptery 7.y Businessy Tortsy andy Producty Liability
Chaptery 8.y Realy andy Personaly Property
Chaptery 9.y Intellectualy Property
Chaptery 10.y Contracts
Chaptery 11.y Domesticy andy Internationaly Sales
Chaptery 12.y Businessy Organizations
Chaptery 13.y Negotiabley Instruments,y Credit,y andy Bankruptcy
Chaptery 14.y Agencyy andy they Employmenty Relationship
Chaptery 15.y Employmenty andy Labory Regulations
Chaptery 16.y Employmenty Discrimination
Chaptery 17.y They Regulatoryy Process
Chaptery 18.y Securitiesy Regulation
Chaptery 19.y Consumery Protection
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Chaptery 20.y Antitrusty Law
Chaptery 21.y Environmentaly Law
Chaptery 22.y They Internationaly Legaly Environmenty ofy Business
CHAPTERy 1
Tabley ofy Contents
Answery toy Discussiony Question ............................................................................................................................. 1
Answersy toy Casey Questions ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Answersy toy Ethicsy andy Socialy Questions .......................................................................................................... 3
Answery toy Discussiony Question
Shouldy they commony lawy maximy “Ignorancey ofy they lawy isy noy excuse”y applyy toy any immigranty
whoy speaksylittley Englishy andy wasy noty educatedy iny they Unitedy States?y Howy abouty fory ay touristy
whoy doesy noty speaky English?y Everyoney knowsy criminaly actsy arey prohibited,y buty whaty abouty
subtlery rulesy thaty differy acrossy countriesy andy soy mayy bey misunderstoody byy foreigners?
Answer:y Ity isy generallyy truey thaty ignorancey ofy they lawy isy noy excuse.y Citizensy arey deemedy toy
havey constructivey knowledgey ofy they law.y Yet,y asy welly knowny asy thisy ruley is,y ity isy
surprisingy howy ofteny ity isy profferedy asy any excuse.y (Ay Westlawy searchy casesy findsy hundredsy
ofy examples).y Examplesy include:y Delucoy v.y Deziy (Conn.y Super)y (lacky ofy knowledgey regardingy
they state‘sy usuryy lawsy isy noy excusey fory they inclusiony ofy any illegaly interesty ratey iny ay salesy
contract);y andy Plumleey v.y Paddocky (ignorancey ofy theyfacty thaty they subjecty mattery ofy they
contracty wasy illegaly wasy noty excuse).y They courtsy havey providedy ay smally exceptiony toy they
ruley wheny ity comesy toy peopley iny lacky ofy Englishy languagey skills.y Considery Flaneryy v.y
Kuska,y (defendanty didy noty speaky Englishy wasy advisedy byy ay friendy thaty any answery toy ay
complainty wasy noty required);y Ramony v.y Dept.y ofy Transportation,y (noy Englishy andy any
inabilityy toy understandy they lawy requiredy fory any excuse);y Yurechkoy v.y Countyy ofy Allegheny,y
(Ignorancey andy withy they facty thaty they municipalityy sufferedy noy hardshipy iny latey lawsuity
filingy wasy any excuse).
Answersy toy Casey Questions
1. Factsy fromy any Englishy judge’sy decisiony iny 1884:y “They crewy ofy any Englishy yacht werey casty
awayy in
ay stormy ony they highy seasy .y .y .y andy werey compelledy toy puty intoy any openy boat. Theyy hady
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noy supply
ofy watery andy noy supplyy ofy food.y .y .y .y Thaty ony they eighteenthy dayy .y .y .y they suggestedy
thaty one
shouldy bey sacrificedy toy savey they rest.y .y .y .y Thaty nexty dayy .y .y .y theyy .y .y .y wenty toy they boy
.................................................................................................................................................................................. puty ay knife
intoy hisy throaty andy killedy himy .y .y .y they threey meny fedy upony they body ofy they boyy fory
foury days;y [then]
they boaty wasy pickedy upy byy ay passingy vessel,y andy [they]y werey rescued.y .y .y .y andy committedy
fory trial.y .y .y .
ify they meny hady noty fedy upony they bodyy ofy they boyy theyy wouldy probablyy noty havey
survivedy toy bey soypickedy upy andy rescued,y buty would havey diedy ofy famine.y They boy,y
beingy iny ay muchy weaker
condition,y wasy likelyy toy havey diedy beforey them They realy questiony iny thisy casey [is]y
whethery killing
undery they conditionsy sety forth . bey ory bey noty murder.”y Doy youy considery they actsy toy bey
immoral?
[Reginay v.y Dudleyy andy Stephens,y 14y Queensy Benchy Divisiony 273y (1884)]
Answer:y Thisy pointsy outy thaty they legaly systemy hasy limits.y Itsy acceptabilityy isy dictatedy byy legaly
culture--whichydeterminesy whethery lawy willy bey enforced,y obeyed,y avoided,y ory abused.y Ity isy
limitedy byy they informaly rulesy ofy they society--itsy customsy andy values.y Oney limity isy they
extenty toy whichy societyy willy allowy they formaly rulesy toy bey imposedy wheny ay crimey isy
committedy iny oddy circumstances.y Herey therey wasy any intentionaly murder.y Doesy they motivey
fory they murder,y they efforty toy savey severaly livesy byy sacrificingy one
life,y makey ity ay crimey thaty shouldy bey punished?y Noty ally crimesy arey treatedy they same.y Ity alsoy
raisesyquestionsy abouty they desirabilityy ofy noty givingy judgesy flexibilityy iny sentencing.
Therey wasy ay precedenty fory ay lighty sentencey iny thisy casey iny U.S.y law:y U.S.y v.y Holmes,y 20y F.y
Cas.y 360y (No.y 15383)y (C.C.E.D.y Pa.y 1842).y They casey involvedy ay sinkingy oceany liner.y Severaly
passengersy madeyity toy they onlyy lifeboat,y whichy wasy fary tooy overcrowded.y They captainy
decidedy toy savey they womeny andy childreny andy threwy severaly meny overboard.y They lifeboaty
wasy rescued.y They grandy juryy refusedy toy indicty they captainy fromy murder,y onlyy fory
manslaughter.y Hey goty ay sixy monthy sentence.
They Britishy judgey iny they casey herey imposedy they deathy penaltyy upony they persony whoy
survived.y Theyjudgey foundy ity difficulty toy ruley thaty everyy many ony boardy hady they righty toy
makey lawy byy hisy owny hand.yThey Crowny reducedy they sentencey toy sixy months.
2. Smokingy isy ay seriousy healthy hazard.y Cigarettesy arey legal.y Shouldy cigarettey manufacturersy
bey liabley fory they seriousy illnessesy andy untimelyy deathsy causedy byy theiry unavoidablyy
dangerousy products,y evenythoughy theyy posty ay warningy ony they packagey andy consumersy
voluntarilyy assumey they healthy risksy byy smoking?y [Cipolloney v.y Liggetty Group,y Inc.,y 505y U.S.y
504y (1992)]
Answer:y They generaly ruley thaty existsy nowy isy thaty sincey they governmenty hasy orderedy they
postingy ofy warningylabelsy ony cigarettes,y andy sincey they dangersy ofy smokingy arey welly known,y
consumersy havey beeny warnedy andy arey noty duey compensationy ify theyy killy themselvesy byy
smoking.y They Cippoliney case,y sincey reviewedy byy they Supremey Court,y appearsy toy bey ofy
limitedy impacty sincey they victimy wasy adjudgedy toy havey becomey addictedy toy cigarettesy
beforey they warningy labely wasy orderedy iny 1964.y Ify cigarettey makersy werey heldy responsibley
fory ally healthy problemsy associatedy withy cigarettes,y then,y likey alcoholy andy othery dangerousy
products,y they damagesy wouldy likelyy bey soy highy ity wouldy effectivelyy bany they products.y
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