SOLUTION MANUAL ii
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th
ii ii ii ii ii
Edition
ii
by Roger E. Meiners, Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
,TABLE OF CONTENTSii ii ii
➢ Chapter ii1. iiToday’s iiBusiness iiEnvironment: iiLaw iiand iiEthics
➢ Chapter ii2. iiThe iiCourt iiSystems
➢ Chapter ii3. iiTrials iiand iiResolving iiDisputes
➢ Chapter ii4. iiThe iiConstitution: iiFocus iion iiApplication iito iiBusiness
➢ Chapter ii5. iiCriminal iiLaw iiand iiBusiness
➢ Chapter ii6. iiElements iiof iiTorts
➢ Chapter ii7. iiBusiness iiTorts iiand iiProduct iiLiability
➢ Chapter ii8. iiReal iiand iiPersonal iiProperty
➢ Chapter ii9. iiIntellectual iiProperty
➢ Chapter ii10. iiContracts
➢ Chapter ii11. iiDomestic iiand iiInternational iiSales
➢ Chapter ii12. iiBusiness iiOrganizations
➢ Chapter ii13. iiNegotiable iiInstruments, iiCredit, iiand iiBankruptcy
➢ Chapter ii14. iiAgency iiand iithe iiEmployment iiRelationship
➢ Chapter ii15. iiEmployment iiand iiLabor iiRegulations
➢ Chapter ii16. iiEmployment iiDiscrimination
➢ Chapter ii17. iiThe iiRegulatory iiProcess
➢ Chapter ii18. iiSecurities iiRegulation
➢ Chapter ii19. iiConsumer iiProtection
➢ Chapter ii20. iiAntitrust iiLaw
➢ Chapter ii21. iiEnvironmental iiLaw
, ➢ Chapter ii22. iiThe iiInternational iiLegal iiEnvironment iiof iiBusiness
CHAPTER 1 ii
Table of Contents
ii ii
Answer iito iiDiscussion iiQuestion ....................................................................................................... 1
Answers iito iiCase iiQuestions .............................................................................................................. 1
Answers iito iiEthics iiand iiSocial iiQuestions ........................................................................................ 3
Answer to Discussion Question
ii ii ii
Should iithe iicommon iilaw iimaxim ii“Ignorance iiof iithe iilaw iiis iino iiexcuse” iiapply iito iian iiimmigrant iiwho iispeaks
ilittle iiEnglish iiand iiwas iinot iieducated iiin iithe iiUnited iiStates? iiHow iiabout iifor iia iitourist iiwho iidoes iinot iispeak
iiEnglish? iiEveryone iiknows iicriminal iiacts iiare iiprohibited, iibut iiwhat iiabout iisubtler iirules iithat iidiffer iiacross
iicountries iiand iiso iimay iibe iimisunderstood iiby iiforeigners?
Answer: iiIt iiis iigenerally iitrue iithat iiignorance iiof iithe iilaw iiis iino iiexcuse. iiCitizens iiare iideemed iito
iihave iiconstructive iiknowledge iiof iithe iilaw. iiYet, iias ii well iiknown ii as iithis iirule iiis, iiit iiis
iisurprising iihow iioften iiit iiis iiproffered iias iian iiexcuse. ii(A ii Westlaw iisearch iicases iifinds iihundreds
iiof iiexamples). iiExamples iiinclude: iiDeluco iiv. iiDezi ii(Conn. iiSuper) ii(lack iiof iiknowledge iiregarding
iithe iistate‘s iiusury iilaws iiis iino iiexcuse iifor iithe iiinclusion iiof iian iiillegal iiinterest iirate iiin iia iisales
iicontract); iiand iiPlumlee iiv. iiPaddock ii(ignorance iiof iitheifact iithat iithe iisubject iimatter iiof iithe
iicontract iiwas iiillegal iiwas iinot iiexcuse). iiThe iicourts iihave iiprovided iia iismall iiexception iito iithe
iirule iiwhen iiit iicomes iito iipeople iiin iilack ii of iiEnglish iilanguage iiskills. iiConsider iiFlanery iiv. iiKuska,
ii(defendant iidid iinot iispeak ii English iiwas iiadvised iiby iia iifriend ii that iian iianswer iito iia iicomplaint
iiwas iinot iirequired); ii Ramon iiv. iiDept. iiof iiTransportation, ii (no iiEnglish iiand iian iiinability iito
iiunderstand iithe iilaw iirequired iifor iian iiexcuse); ii Yurechko iiv. iiCounty iiof iiAllegheny, ii(Ignorance iiand
ii with iithe iifact iithat ii the iimunicipality iisuffered iino iihardship iiin iilate iilawsuit ii filing iiwas iian
iiexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions ii ii ii
1. Facts iifrom iian iiEnglish iijudge’s iidecision iiin ii1884: ii“The iicrew iiof iian iiEnglish iiyacht...... were iicast iiaway iiin
a iistorm iion iithe iihigh iiseas ii. ii. ii. iiand iiwere iicompelled iito iiput iiinto iian iiopen iiboat..... They iihad iino iisupply
of iiwater iiand iino iisupply iiof iifood. ii. ii. ii. iiThat iion iithe iieighteenth iiday ii. ii. ii. iithey. suggested iithat iione
should iibe iisacrificed iito iisave iithe iirest. ii. ii. ii. iiThat iinext iiday ii. ii. ii. iithey ii. ii. ii. iiwent iito iithe iiboy put iia iiknife
into iihis iithroat iiand iikilled iihim ii. ii. ii. iithe iithree iimen iifed iiupon iithe iibody . of iithe iiboy iifor iifour iidays; ii[then]
the iiboat iiwas iipicked iiup iiby iia iipassing iivessel, iiand ii[they] iiwere iirescued. ii. ii. ii. iiand iicommitted iifor iitrial. ii. ii.
ii.
if iithe iimen iihad iinot iifed iiupon iithe iibody iiof iithe iiboy iithey iiwould iiprobably iinot iihave iisurvived iito iibe
iisoipicked iiup iiand iirescued, iibut iiwould ... have iidied iiof iifamine. iiThe iiboy, iibeing iiin iia iimuch iiweaker
condition, iiwas iilikely iito iihave iidied iibefore iithem ......... The iireal iiquestion iiin iithis iicase ii[is] iiwhether iikilling
under iithe iiconditions iiset iiforth ....... be iior iibe iinot iimurder.” iiDo iiyou iiconsider iithe iiacts iito iibe iiimmoral?
[Regina iiv. iiDudley iiand iiStephens, ii14 iiQueens iiBench iiDivision ii273 ii(1884)]
, Answer: iiThis iipoints iiout iithat iithe iilegal iisystem iihas iilimits. iiIts iiacceptability iiis iidictated iiby iilegal
iiculture--whichidetermines iiwhether iilaw iiwill iibe iienforced, iiobeyed, iiavoided, iior iiabused. iiIt iiis
iilimited ii by iithe iiinformal iirules iiof iithe iisociety--its iicustoms iiand iivalues. iiOne iilimit iiis iithe iiextent
iito iiwhich iisociety iiwill iiallow iithe iiformal iirules iito iibe iiimposed iiwhen iia iicrime iiis iicommitted iiin
iiodd iicircumstances. iiHere ii there iiwas iian iiintentional iimurder. iiDoes iithe iimotive iifor iithe iimurder,
iithe iieffort iito iisave iiseveral iilives iiby iisacrificing iione
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th
ii ii ii ii ii
Edition
ii
by Roger E. Meiners, Chapters 1 - 22, Complete
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
,TABLE OF CONTENTSii ii ii
➢ Chapter ii1. iiToday’s iiBusiness iiEnvironment: iiLaw iiand iiEthics
➢ Chapter ii2. iiThe iiCourt iiSystems
➢ Chapter ii3. iiTrials iiand iiResolving iiDisputes
➢ Chapter ii4. iiThe iiConstitution: iiFocus iion iiApplication iito iiBusiness
➢ Chapter ii5. iiCriminal iiLaw iiand iiBusiness
➢ Chapter ii6. iiElements iiof iiTorts
➢ Chapter ii7. iiBusiness iiTorts iiand iiProduct iiLiability
➢ Chapter ii8. iiReal iiand iiPersonal iiProperty
➢ Chapter ii9. iiIntellectual iiProperty
➢ Chapter ii10. iiContracts
➢ Chapter ii11. iiDomestic iiand iiInternational iiSales
➢ Chapter ii12. iiBusiness iiOrganizations
➢ Chapter ii13. iiNegotiable iiInstruments, iiCredit, iiand iiBankruptcy
➢ Chapter ii14. iiAgency iiand iithe iiEmployment iiRelationship
➢ Chapter ii15. iiEmployment iiand iiLabor iiRegulations
➢ Chapter ii16. iiEmployment iiDiscrimination
➢ Chapter ii17. iiThe iiRegulatory iiProcess
➢ Chapter ii18. iiSecurities iiRegulation
➢ Chapter ii19. iiConsumer iiProtection
➢ Chapter ii20. iiAntitrust iiLaw
➢ Chapter ii21. iiEnvironmental iiLaw
, ➢ Chapter ii22. iiThe iiInternational iiLegal iiEnvironment iiof iiBusiness
CHAPTER 1 ii
Table of Contents
ii ii
Answer iito iiDiscussion iiQuestion ....................................................................................................... 1
Answers iito iiCase iiQuestions .............................................................................................................. 1
Answers iito iiEthics iiand iiSocial iiQuestions ........................................................................................ 3
Answer to Discussion Question
ii ii ii
Should iithe iicommon iilaw iimaxim ii“Ignorance iiof iithe iilaw iiis iino iiexcuse” iiapply iito iian iiimmigrant iiwho iispeaks
ilittle iiEnglish iiand iiwas iinot iieducated iiin iithe iiUnited iiStates? iiHow iiabout iifor iia iitourist iiwho iidoes iinot iispeak
iiEnglish? iiEveryone iiknows iicriminal iiacts iiare iiprohibited, iibut iiwhat iiabout iisubtler iirules iithat iidiffer iiacross
iicountries iiand iiso iimay iibe iimisunderstood iiby iiforeigners?
Answer: iiIt iiis iigenerally iitrue iithat iiignorance iiof iithe iilaw iiis iino iiexcuse. iiCitizens iiare iideemed iito
iihave iiconstructive iiknowledge iiof iithe iilaw. iiYet, iias ii well iiknown ii as iithis iirule iiis, iiit iiis
iisurprising iihow iioften iiit iiis iiproffered iias iian iiexcuse. ii(A ii Westlaw iisearch iicases iifinds iihundreds
iiof iiexamples). iiExamples iiinclude: iiDeluco iiv. iiDezi ii(Conn. iiSuper) ii(lack iiof iiknowledge iiregarding
iithe iistate‘s iiusury iilaws iiis iino iiexcuse iifor iithe iiinclusion iiof iian iiillegal iiinterest iirate iiin iia iisales
iicontract); iiand iiPlumlee iiv. iiPaddock ii(ignorance iiof iitheifact iithat iithe iisubject iimatter iiof iithe
iicontract iiwas iiillegal iiwas iinot iiexcuse). iiThe iicourts iihave iiprovided iia iismall iiexception iito iithe
iirule iiwhen iiit iicomes iito iipeople iiin iilack ii of iiEnglish iilanguage iiskills. iiConsider iiFlanery iiv. iiKuska,
ii(defendant iidid iinot iispeak ii English iiwas iiadvised iiby iia iifriend ii that iian iianswer iito iia iicomplaint
iiwas iinot iirequired); ii Ramon iiv. iiDept. iiof iiTransportation, ii (no iiEnglish iiand iian iiinability iito
iiunderstand iithe iilaw iirequired iifor iian iiexcuse); ii Yurechko iiv. iiCounty iiof iiAllegheny, ii(Ignorance iiand
ii with iithe iifact iithat ii the iimunicipality iisuffered iino iihardship iiin iilate iilawsuit ii filing iiwas iian
iiexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions ii ii ii
1. Facts iifrom iian iiEnglish iijudge’s iidecision iiin ii1884: ii“The iicrew iiof iian iiEnglish iiyacht...... were iicast iiaway iiin
a iistorm iion iithe iihigh iiseas ii. ii. ii. iiand iiwere iicompelled iito iiput iiinto iian iiopen iiboat..... They iihad iino iisupply
of iiwater iiand iino iisupply iiof iifood. ii. ii. ii. iiThat iion iithe iieighteenth iiday ii. ii. ii. iithey. suggested iithat iione
should iibe iisacrificed iito iisave iithe iirest. ii. ii. ii. iiThat iinext iiday ii. ii. ii. iithey ii. ii. ii. iiwent iito iithe iiboy put iia iiknife
into iihis iithroat iiand iikilled iihim ii. ii. ii. iithe iithree iimen iifed iiupon iithe iibody . of iithe iiboy iifor iifour iidays; ii[then]
the iiboat iiwas iipicked iiup iiby iia iipassing iivessel, iiand ii[they] iiwere iirescued. ii. ii. ii. iiand iicommitted iifor iitrial. ii. ii.
ii.
if iithe iimen iihad iinot iifed iiupon iithe iibody iiof iithe iiboy iithey iiwould iiprobably iinot iihave iisurvived iito iibe
iisoipicked iiup iiand iirescued, iibut iiwould ... have iidied iiof iifamine. iiThe iiboy, iibeing iiin iia iimuch iiweaker
condition, iiwas iilikely iito iihave iidied iibefore iithem ......... The iireal iiquestion iiin iithis iicase ii[is] iiwhether iikilling
under iithe iiconditions iiset iiforth ....... be iior iibe iinot iimurder.” iiDo iiyou iiconsider iithe iiacts iito iibe iiimmoral?
[Regina iiv. iiDudley iiand iiStephens, ii14 iiQueens iiBench iiDivision ii273 ii(1884)]
, Answer: iiThis iipoints iiout iithat iithe iilegal iisystem iihas iilimits. iiIts iiacceptability iiis iidictated iiby iilegal
iiculture--whichidetermines iiwhether iilaw iiwill iibe iienforced, iiobeyed, iiavoided, iior iiabused. iiIt iiis
iilimited ii by iithe iiinformal iirules iiof iithe iisociety--its iicustoms iiand iivalues. iiOne iilimit iiis iithe iiextent
iito iiwhich iisociety iiwill iiallow iithe iiformal iirules iito iibe iiimposed iiwhen iia iicrime iiis iicommitted iiin
iiodd iicircumstances. iiHere ii there iiwas iian iiintentional iimurder. iiDoes iithe iimotive iifor iithe iimurder,
iithe iieffort iito iisave iiseveral iilives iiby iisacrificing iione
