BUS 415 Complete Course

BUS 415 Week 1 Discussion Question 1

BUS 415 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
BUS 415 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics Case Paper
BUS 415 Week 2 Discussion Question 1
BUS 415 Week 2 Discussion Question 2
BUS 415 Week 2 Discussion Question 3
BUS 415 Week 2 Individual Assignment State of Confusion Paper
BUS 415 Week 3 Discussion Question 1
BUS 415 Week 3 Discussion Question 2
BUS 415 Week 3 Discussion Question 3
BUS 415 Week 3 Team Assignment Synopsis of Tort Cases Paper
BUS 415 Week 4 Discussion Question 1
BUS 415 Week 4 Discussion Question 2
BUS 415 Week 4 Discussion Question 3
BUS 415 Week 4 Team Assignment Foodmart Inc Paper
BUS 415 Week 5 Assignment Business Entities Laws and Regulations Paper

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BUS 415 Week 1 DQ 1

Miguel buys a truck in Texas, then moves to Washington. A year later, he is driving his
truck in Oklahoma, and causes an accident by running into another car, whose driver is
from Florida. In what states will the other driver be able to sue Miguel? State the
reasons for your answer. ? Your carefully edited response should be a minimum of 350
words and posted to the thread titled Week One Discussion Question Two Thread in
the Main forum.

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BUS 415 Week 1 DQ 2

No first week of a law course for business students would be complete without soliciting
your evaluation of the judicial merits of the now famous or more aptly put, infamous,
McDonalds hot coffee case.

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BUS 415 Week 2 DQ 1

Mary is cutting weeds at her home. She is unable to trim some weeds she finds, because
they grew between the rocks, so she removes the protective guard on the weed trimmer
and trims the weeds. There are no warnings on the weed trimmer advising against
removing the guard. She hits a rock, which is thrown to the side, hitting her neighbor in
the eye and causing permanent damage. What kind of tort claim does the neighbor
have? Who are the possible defendants? Your carefully edited response should be a
minimum of 350 words and posted to the thread titled Week Two Discussion Question
One Thread in the Main forum.

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BUS 415 Week 2 DQ 2

Felix is a school bus driver. He is driving children home from school one day, when he is
distracted by a fight in the back of the bus. He turns to see what is happening behind
him, and accidentally strikes and kills two twins riding bicycles in the bike lane. One
twin is a brain surgeon, and the other is a garbage collector. Each has dependents.
Explain how damages will be calculated for each victim, and why the families will collect
different amounts. Is this a fair system? Why or why not?Your carefully edited response
should be a minimum of 350 words and posted to the thread titled Week Two
Discussion Question Two Thread in the Main forum.

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BUS 415 Week 2 DQ 3

Paulette is the owner of the Rock On Mobile Home Park. For several years, Albert
regularly collected rent for Paulette from the tenants of the mobile home park. Recently,
Paulette learned that Albert pocketed some rent he collected, so Paulette fired Albert,
and revoked his authority to collect rent payments from tenants. However, neither
Paulette nor Albert told any tenants of Alberts termination. Yesterday, Albert went
around to Theresas mobile home and asked for the rent. Theresa paid Albert the money
owed to Paulette. Albert never gave this money to Paulette. Is Theresa liable to pay
Paulette? Why or why not? What legal principle did you apply? Discuss an agents
obligations toward his principal. Your carefully edited response should be a minimum of
350 words and posted to the thread titled Week Two Discussion Question Three
Thread in the Main forum.
Write a 900- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following questions:
What court will have jurisdiction over Tanyas suit? Why?
Is the Confusion statute constitutional? Discuss your legal reasoning.
What provisions of the U.S. Constitution will be applied by a court to determine the
statutes validity?
Is Tanya likely to prevail on her suit? Explain the reasons for your answer.
Set forth in detail the stages of a civil suit.

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BUS 415 Week 2 Individual Assignment State of

Confusion Paper
The state of Confusion enacted a statute requiring all trucks and towing trailers that use
its highways to use a B-type truck hitch. This hitch is manufactured by only one
manufacturer in Confusion. The result of this statute is that any trucker who wants to
drive through Confusion must stop and have the new hitch installed, or drive around
Confusion. The federal government has not made any attempt to regulate the truck
hitches used on the nations highways. Tanya Trucker, who owns a trucking company in
the state of Denial, is not happy about the additional expense this statute imposes on
her business. She intends to file suit against Confusion to overturn the statute.
Write a 900- to 1,400-word paper addressing the following questions:
What court will have jurisdiction over Tanyas suit? Why?
Is the Confusion statute constitutional? Discuss your legal reasoning.
What provisions of the U.S. Constitution will be applied by a court to determine the
statutes validity?
Is Tanya likely to prevail on her suit? Explain the reasons for your answer.
Set forth in detail the stages of a civil suit.

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BUS 415 Week 3 DQ 1

Wilbur, who has difficulty making up his mind for most of his 29 years, was sitting
around on Sunday, with some of his friends. At one point, he says, Im going to try to
sell my car, and if I can get an offer close to $9,000 Im going to take it. Andy, one of the
friends, thinks to himself that this might be a good deal. The following events occur later
that same week
Monday: Wilbur arranges with the local newspaper for an advertisement to run
beginning on Saturday, which will say, 1997 Honda Prelude, excellent, 1st $8,000 takes
it. See it at 1902 Maple Street.
Thursday: Andy delivers a note to Wilbur, which Wilbur reads later on Thursday. The
note says, Ill will take your car for $9,000 and is signed by Andy. Wilbur never
responds to this note.
Friday: Wilbur thinks he may have underpriced the car and calls the newspaper to
cancel or modify his advertisement. It is too late to cancel or modify the advertisement
for Saturdays paper and the ad runs on Saturday in the paper as originally stated. A
new ad will start on Sunday which does not mention a price but Wilbur expects the car
should bring close to $10,000.
Saturday: After seeing the ad in the paper, Bob shows up with $8,000 cash in hand to
buy the car. Wilbur refuses to sell the car to Bob.
Andy and Bob each separately sue Wilbur wanting to force him to sell the car claiming
that a contract has been formed. Discuss each case separately and how it might come
out, including the arguments the parties would most likely raise. This is a contract law
question so I expect your responses to utilize contract law concepts rather than your
own personal feelings about the justice or injustice of the situation.
Note: Please assume that the Statute of Frauds is not applicable, i.e., no requirement
that the contract being in writing.

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BUS 415 Week 3 DQ 2

After have a full opportunity to examine the subject computer system, Turner entered
into a contract withDr. Unger to design and install a billing program for Dr. Ungers
dental practice for a flat fee of $2,000. After entering into the contract with Dr. Unger,
Turner subsequently realized that the task would require several more hours of
programming effort than she originally anticipated from her pre contract review of the
subject computer system, Turner informed Dr. Unger that she could not complete the
work for less than $3,000. Dr. Unger reluctantly stated that he would pay the
additional $1,000 and confirmed this in writing, but upon completion of the work
refused to pay Turner more than $2,000. Is Turner entitled to the remaining $1,000?
Hint, if the answer to this question seems complete obvious, then think again.

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BUS 415 Week 3 DQ 3

Hazel is 84, and suffers from debilitating arthritis. Sometimes, she can barely walk.
Every time Hazel has been unable to get around, her neighbor Ruth cooks and cleans
for her until she feels better. Hazel has offered to pay Ruth, but Ruth always declines.
One day when Hazel is feeling well, she and Ruth eat out in a restaurant, and Hazel tells
Ruth she is going to leave her $50,000 in her will. Six months later, Hazel dies without
leaving a will. Can Ruth successfully sue Hazels estate for $50,000? State the legal
reasons for your answer. Do not argue that Ruth cant prove that Hazel made the
promise as this question is not about the rules of evidence so assume that every fact
stated in the scenario has been proved. If it makes you happier, assume the waiter
overheard the promise and will so testify.

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BUS 415 Week 3 Team Assignment Synopsis of Tort

Cases Paper
Write a minimum of a 350-word synopsis for each scenario in which you answer the
following statements:
1. Indentify each possible tort action by stating the legal claim and the plaintiff and
defendant for the legal claim
2. Provide an analysis of how each possible tort action will be resolved, which will
involve stating the key legal
elements of each tort claim and also describing any viable legal defenses that the
defendant may have

Scenario 1: Daniel and his son Ruben, age 8, go to a football game. The quarterback
drops back to throw a pass, and is hit by an opposing player, breaking the quarterbacks
arm, and sending the ball into the stands, injuring a fan. The referee calls this an
incomplete pass, which upsets Malik, a fan seated next to Ruben. Malik jumps up to yell
at the referee, spilling his cold beer on Ruben. Daniel is upset to see Rubens enjoyment
spoiled this way, and shoves Malik. As Malik falls, he grabs onto the railing, which gives
way under his weight. Maliks face hits the aisle steps, knocking out two of his front
teeth. An usher takes Malik to the first aid station.
On their way out, Daniel stops at the concession stand to buy two diet soft drinks. A
lady standing in line at the concession stand smells the beer on Ruben, and she starts
yelling at Daniel, accusing him of giving beer to a child. She makes a huge scene, and
several customers cast disgusted glances toward Daniel. One of them is Daniels boss,
who tells him he does not want anyone working for him who would give alcohol to a
child, and that Daniel is fired. Meanwhile, the concession worker gets distracted by the
scene in front of him, and accidentally gives Daniel two regular, sugary soft drinks
instead of diet drinks. Daniel and Ruben drink the soft drinks as they exit the stadium.
Just as Daniel and Ruben arrive at their car, Malik and his wife appear behind them.
Malik is pointing a gun at Daniel. The gun is not loaded, but he wants to scare Daniel.
Unfortunately, Daniel has a concealed weapon and, believing himself threatened, shoots
Malik. Maliks wife starts screaming and phones for an ambulance and the police. Before
the police and ambulance arrive, Daniel slips into a diabetic coma.
Scenario 2: Anna orders a meal in an Italian restaurant. After her food is served, she
takes a bite and cries out in pain. She has bitten down on a piece of glass. Upon hearing
Annas cry, another waiter who is pouring wine at a nearby table spins around and
bumps into Annas waiter, who is carrying a flaming dish. The flaming dish tilts onto
Annas waiter, and his apron catches fire. He rips it off and casts it aside, where it
ignites another tablecloth. People start screaming and run for the door, but because it is

a revolving door, only one or two people can leave at a time. An old lady is trampled by
the crowd and is seriously injured. Several other patrons suffer smoke inhalation and
burns, but finally, everyone is out.
When the ambulances and fire engines arrive, Anna is among those transported to the
emergency room. Her mouth is bleeding profusely, and she is becoming weak. The
emergency room doctor tells Anna that immediate surgery will be necessary to stop the
bleeding and save her tooth. She is immediately prepped for surgery. While she is
unconscious, the surgeon mistakes her for another patient and amputates her right leg.
Scenario 3: Franco is an agent for SureCo, Inc., an independent insurance agency that
offers policies from several insurance companies. With the economy in crisis, SureCo is
experiencing hard times. The boss tells the agents that if they do not start selling
insurance policies, the agency is going to shut down and everyone will be out of a job.
Franco needs this job badly, and starts calling his customers to see if he can sell some
policies. He calls Raul, and tells Raul that if he increases his coverage at present rates,
Franco will guarantee that the premiums will never go up. He tells other customers the
same thing, and many take advantage of the offer to increase their coverage and lock in
at the present rates. The commissions start rolling in, and the boss is pleased.
A year later, when customers get bills for policy renewals, they are irate to see that
premiums have gone up. The boss finds out for the first time what Franco has done
when she is served with a lawsuit filed by a customer. She yells at Franco, and demands
that he clear out his desk. She has security escort Franco out of the building in front of
the other agents, who are shocked. When asked by the other agents about what
happened, the boss tells them Franco was fired for stealing.
Raul decides to get back at the agency, and marches up and down the street in front of
the agency with a big sign that says, SureCo cheats its customers! The boss cannot let
this continue, so she takes a staple gun, goes outside, and fires it in Rauls direction,

hoping to scare him away. Unfortunately, she misses and hits Raul in the eye, causing
permanent blindness in that eye.
Scenario 4: Randy is a sales clerk at Buy-Mart, a huge discount store. He works in the
hardware and gun department. One day, Lee asks to look at a rifle. Randy unlocks the
case and hands Lee the rifle he wanted to see. Lee examines the rifle, and tells Randy he
will take the rifle and a box of bullets. Randy puts the bullets on the counter, and turns
to ring up the transaction. While Randy is not looking, Lee opens the box, loads the
rifle, aims, and shoots a lady who is walking with a man in the next aisle. Upon seeing
his wife fall, the man clutches at his chest and has a heart attack.
Lee aims at someone else, but Randy tackles him and knocks him down, spoiling his
shot. The bullet ricochets off a metal beam and injures a boy. Randy and Lee struggle
until Randy knocks Lee unconscious. The store security guard comes over and, in the
heat of anger, kicks the unconscious Lee in the ribs. Randy can hear Lees ribs
breaking. Randy and the security guard manage to lock Lee in a storage room until the
police come. For some reason, the police do not arrive for two hours. Before they get
there, Lee comes to and bangs on the door, saying he needs medical attention. The
security guard tells Lee, Be quiet or I will break more of your ribs. Lee does not get
released from the closet until the police arrive to arrest him.

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BUS 415 Week 4 DQ 1

Tom inherited his fathers landscaping business, and incorporated the business after he
read an article in Lawn News, advising landscaping businesses to incorporate. Tom has

been sued by a customer, whose prize rose bushes were accidentally damaged by a
landscaper employed by Toms corporation. This incident occurred subsequent to the
formation of the corporation. Tom called his attorney, Hector, to represent him in the
lawsuit. When Hector asked for the corporate minutes, Tom said, What corporate
minutes? Hector advised Tom that his personal assets could be taken if he lost the suit,
but Tom said, No, dont worry! Im a corporation; I have no personal liability! Is Tom
correct? Identify and discuss the legal principle that would be applied by a court to
resolve this issue, and predict the outcome of the suit against Tom.

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BUS 415 Week 4 DQ 2

Ethan began working as a printer at Bilsons Art Studio in 1996. During his
employment, Ethan was a good worker, did not create any trouble, and was viewed by
management as a relatively passive personality. In February of 1999, Ethan was
physically attacked by another employee, Stan, without provocation. It was not the first
time Stan had attacked a coworker. Approximately eight years earlier, Stan had attacked
another employee, Vu, inflicting injuries serious enough to require stitches. Both Stan
and Vu continued working for Bilsons after that incident.
According to Ethan, the incident at issue in this case began when Stan approached
Ethan and another worker and started screaming at them. Stan then grabbed a piece of
wood and began swinging it at Ethan, possibly hitting him in the arm. Stan then took
up either a hammer or a box of screws and hit Ethan with it. At that point, Ethan fled

the room, but Stan began following him. When Ethan was about 30 to 40 feet away from
Stan, Stan threw a box of screws, hitting Ethan in the back. At that point, Ethan
stopped his flight, turned around and saw Stan holding a large metal cap. Ethan then
rushed toward Stan, grabbing him in a bear hug in an attempt to restrain him. Stan
immediately struck Ethan in the head with the cap, splitting the skin on his scull and
causing substantial bleeding. It is undisputed that Ethan did not hit Stan.
Jim Goetsch, a member of the family that owns Bilsons, interviewed witnesses,
including Ethan, in the wake of the incident. There appears to have been some
difference of opinion among the witnesses as to whether Ethan had intended to fight
with Stan when he turned back (and just had no opportunity to strike a blow before
getting clocked) or merely sought to prevent Stan from pelting him with additional
objects. According to Goetsch, Ethan himself initially stated that he got mad when he
got hit with a box of screws and that he went back to fight. After hearing these differing
perspectives, Jim Goetsch apparently concluded that Ethan was seeking only to defend
himself in the conflict, even when he chose to turn and rush back toward Stan rather
than continuing his retreat.
Nonetheless, Goetsch decided to fire Ethan after hearing his side of the story, because
he did not continue to leave the scene. . . . He made a decision to go back. And that is
not a decision I agreed with.

Ethan sued Bilsons Art Studio for wrongful termination in a California court. Bilsons
Art Studio is located in California. California law clearly recognizes the right to engage in
self defense. Californias constitution provides, All people are by nature free and
independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life
and liberty. Additional Californias penal code makes clear that resistance sufficient
to prevent a public offense may be made by the party about to be injured. Furthermore,

the concept of self-defense under California law includes the right not to retreat from
danger, even if retreat is possible and would be safer.

How would you rule in this case? Why?

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BUS 415 Week 4 DQ 3

Peterson was employed in the Boise, Idaho office of Hewlett-Packard for almost 21 years
prior to his termination. The parties do not dispute that Petersons job performance was
satisfactory. The conflict between Peterson and Hewlett-Packard arose when the
company began displaying diversity posters in its Boise office as one component of its
workplace diversity campaign. The first series consisted of five posters, each showing a
photograph of a Hewlett-Packard employee above the caption Black, Blonde, Old,
Gay, or His-panic. Posters in the second series included photographs of the same five
employees and a description of the featured employees personal interests, as well as the
slogan Diversity is Our Strength.
Peterson describes himself as a devout Christian, who believes that homosexual
activities violate the commandments contained in the Bible and that he has a duty to
expose evil when confronted with sin. In response to the posters that read Gay,
Peterson posted two Biblical scriptures on an overhead bin in his work cubicle. The
scriptures were printed in a typeface large enough to be visible to co-workers,
customers, and others who passed through an adjacent corridor. One of Petersons
postings was taken from Corinthians 10:12. The other featured the following passage
from Isaiah:

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as
Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have rewarded evil unto
themselves. Isaiah 3:9

Subsequently, Peterson posted a third scriptural passage. This time he chose the wellknown and highly controversial pas-sage from Leviticus:

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed
an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be put upon them.
Leviticus 20:13
Petersons direct supervisor removed the scriptural pas-sages after consulting her
supervisor and determining that they could be offensive to certain employees, and that
the posting of the verses violated Hewlett-Packards policy prohibiting harassment.
Throughout the relevant period, Hewlett-Packards harassment policy stated as follows:

Any comments or conduct relating to a persons race, gender, religion, disability, age,
sexual orientation, or ethnic background that fail to respect the dignity and feeling [sic]
of the individual are unacceptable.
Over the course of several days after Peterson posted the Biblical materials, he attended
a series of meetings with Hewlett-Packard managers, during which he and they tried to
explain to each other their respective positions. Peterson explained that he meant the

passages to communicate a message condemning gay behavior. The scriptural

passages, he said, were intended to be hurtful. And the reason [they were] intended to
be hurtful is you cannot have correction unless people are faced with truth. Peterson
hoped that his gay and lesbian co-workers would read the passages, repent, and be
saved.
In these meetings, Peterson also asserted that Hewlett-Packards workplace diversity
campaign was an initiative to target heterosexual and fundamentalist Christian
employees at Hewlett-Packard, in general, and him in particular. Ultimately, Peterson
and the managers were unable to agree on how to resolve the conflict. Peterson proposed
that he would remove the offending scriptural passages if Hewlett-Packard removed the
Gay posters; if, however, Hewlett-Packard would not remove the posters, he would not
remove the pas-sages. When the managers rejected both options, Peterson responded: I
dont see any way that I can compromise what I am doing that would satisfy both
[Hewlett-Packard] and my own conscience. He further remonstrated: as long as
[Hewlett-Packard] is condoning [homosexuality] Im going to oppose it. . . .
Peterson was given time off with pay to reconsider his position. When he returned to
work, he again posted the scriptural passages and refused to remove them. After further
meetings with Hewlett-Packard managers, Peterson was terminated for insubordination.
Following receipt of a right to sue notice from the EEOC, Peterson filed a complaint
alleging religious discrimination in violation of Title VII. Title VII makes it unlawful for
an employer to discharge any individual . . . because of such individuals . . . religion[.]
42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a)(1). The term religion includes all aspects of religious
observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is
unable to reasonably accommodate to an employees . . . religious observance or practice
without undue hardship on the conduct of the employers business. 42 U.S.C. 2000e.

What do you think the proper decision should be in this case? Why? Should HewlettPackard taken other actions to resolve this matter prior to terminating this long term
and satisfactory employee? A written response of at least 350 words would be
appropriate.

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BUS 415 Week 4 Team Assignment Foodmart Inc

Paper

Foodmart, Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State, U.S.A. Foodmart has
stores throughout the United States. Brian McDonald works as the produce manager for
the store in My Town, U.S.A. Jeremy Atwater, 17 years old, is spending his summer
vacation working for Brian in the produce department.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper with detailed answers to the following scenarios:
Foodmart contracted with Masterpiece Construction to renovate the store on Main Street
in My Town. Masterpiece, unable to complete the renovation within the 6-month time
limit due to an increase in new contracts, subcontracted the job to Build Them to Fall
Construction. Foodmart was unaware of the subcontract. When Foodmart realized, due
to the poor quality of work, that Build was handling the renovation, Foodmart petitioned
the court for an injunction and sued Masterpiece for breach of contract and specific
performance. Masterpiece argued that it had a right to delegate the duties of the
contract, or to discharge the contract due to commercial impracticability. Who wins?
Explain your answer. Summarize the legal defenses to contract formation and
enforcement.

At the end of the summer, Jeremy Atwater earned enough money to put a down
payment on a car. He decides to continue working part-time during school to earn
money for the car payments. Jeremy purchased a car from Smooth Sales Used Cars.
Smooth did not ask Jeremy how old he was; the salesman assumed he reached the age
of majority. Jeremy paid the down payment and signed a contract stating that he would
make payments of $200 each month. Six months later, Jeremy lost his job and could no
longer make the payments. Jeremy took the car to Smooth and said he wanted to cancel
the contract, and that he wanted his money back. What are the possible outcomes?
Compare and contrast potential legal and equitable remedies.
Brian McDonald spent his time away from work on his hobby, model trains. His train set
was large and consisted of rare and one-of-a-kind trains. One day, while visiting with
fellow train hobbyist Harry, Brian said, When I retire in 2 years from Foodmart, Im
going to sell my trains and spend the rest of my life traveling on real trains. Brian told
Harry that he was the only person he planned to offer his trains to, because he knew
Harry would take care of them. Harry said he looked forward to the day when he could
buy the trains. Harry spent the next 2 years and most of his savings building a new
2,000-square foot room onto his house to make room for the trains. When Harry told
Brian he was building the new room, Brian just smiled. Brian also heard that Harry
borrowed money from his aunt to buy the trains. When Brian retired, he sold his trains
to his neighbor, James. Harry sued Brian, claiming breach of contract, or in the
alternative, for promissory estoppel. Who wins? Explain your answer with respect to
both alternative claims. You may assume that there is no Statute of Frauds issue merely
because any contract is not in writing.

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BUS 415 Week 5 Assignment Business Entities

Laws and Regulations Paper

BUS 415 Week 5 Assignment Business Entities Laws and Regulations Paper

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