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Chapter 01: Law and Legal Reasoning
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Critical Thinking Questions in Features ................................................................................... 1
Ethical Issue—Value Judgment.................................................................................................1
Managerial Strategy—Business Questions ............................................................................... 2
Landmark in the Law—Application to Today’s World ................................................................ 3
Chapter Review ........................................................................................................................... 3
Practice and Review..................................................................................................................3
Practice and Review: Debate This.............................................................................................4
Issue Spotters............................................................................................................................4
Business Scenarios and Case Problems...................................................................................5
Critical Thinking and Writing Assignments ................................................................................ 9
Critical Thinking Question in Exhibit 1A-3................................................................................10
A Sample Court Case—Critical Thinking.................................................................................10
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS IN FEATURES
ETHICAL ISSUE—VALUE JUDGMENT
1. Should an administrative authority have the power to make decisions involving hundreds of billions of
taxpayer dollars—such as canceling student loans—without input from Congress? Why or why not?
Solution: When the secretary of education decided to establish a student loan forgiveness
program that would have cancelled about $430 million in student debt for as many as 430 million
American debtors, several states sued to prevent this unilateral policy resolution from moving
forward. The case eventually made it to the United States Supreme Court, where the
administration of President Joseph Biden insisted that Congress had given it this power in the
HEROES Act, which allows the secretary of education to respond to a national emergency by
waiving or modifying any “statutory or regulatory” provision governing student-loan programs.
The Supreme Court rejected this reasoning. In his opinion, Supreme Court Chief Justice John R.
Roberts, Jr., used the language of the HEROES Act to interpret congressional intent. Congress’s
use of the word “modify” meant that a government agency could make “modest adjustments and
additions to existing provisions,” Roberts wrote. “Not transform them.” He went on to suggest that
the debt-forgiveness program “modified” student loan laws in the same way that the “French
Revolution ‘modified’ the status of the French nobility—it has abolished them and supplanted
them with a new regime entirely.”
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Here, the Court asserted that an administrative body had not modified an existing Congressional
plan. Rather, the Biden administration had used its authority to enact a major new law that
Congress had not chosen to enact itself. Even given the leeway that administrative agencies
have within the separation of powers, the executive branch had gone too far in this case.
Other members of the Court, disagreeing with the majority opinion, stated that the financial
burden being suffered by millions of student loan debtors was a sufficient “emergency” to justify
the loan forgiveness program, no matter its cost. To this, Chief Justice Roberts responded, “The
question here is not whether something should be done; it is who has the authority to do it.” Thus,
when determining the ethical components of a government decision with regard to business law,
one must not only consider the inherent rightness or wrongness of the decision. One must also
consider the consequences of giving the government agency or individual the power to make the
decision.
MANAGERIAL STRATEGY—BUSINESS QUESTIONS
1. “When faced with a clearly erroneous precedent, my rule is simple,” writes Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas. “We should not follow it.” How do these words offer a cautionary tale for managers
relying on stare decisis to make business decisions?
Solution: Simply put, the doctrine of stare decisis applies in all instances, except when it does
not. As noted in the text, a court is able to depart from precedent if it feels that legal, social, or
technological changes have rendered the previous decision untenable. In this case, just because
the United States Supreme Court believes, at present, that automobile salespeople are exempt
from the overtime rules of the FLSA, there is a possibility that the Court could reverse itself in the
future. In this context, managers need to be aware that (1) any decision they make based on a
court decision is subject to change, and (2) if they believe that a previous business law-related
court decision is flawed, they can challenge it in court.
2. Should Roberta consider paying her salespeople overtime even though it is not required by federal
law? Why or why not?
Solution: Just because Roberta is legally able to avoid paying the salespeople at her new used
car dealership overtime, should she? As with so many managerial decisions, the answer to this
question involves the tricky determination of costs and benefits. On the one hand, Roberta’s costs
will be lower if she does not have to pay overtime to the salespeople. On the other hand, the
salespeople may be more motivated if they feel they are being properly compensated for the
extra hours they spend on the lot. The extra motivation will likely lead to additional sales, which
very well may offset the overtime costs.
LANDMARK IN THE LAW—APPLICATION TO TODAY’S WORLD
1. The equitable maxims listed here underlie many of the legal rules and principles that are commonly
applied by the courts today—and that you will read about in this book.
For instance, in the contracts materials, you will read about the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
Under this doctrine, a person who has reasonably and substantially relied on the promise of another
may be able to obtain some measure of recovery, even though no enforceable contract exists. The
court will estop (bar) the one making the promise from asserting the lack of a valid contract as a
defense. The rationale underlying the doctrine of promissory estoppel is similar to that expressed in
which of the maxims just listed?
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Business Law Today, Comprehensive Text and Cases 14th Edition Miller
Important Notes
The file includes the complete test bank, organized chapter by chapter.
A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
We continuously update our files to ensure you receive the latest and most accurate
editions.
New editions are added regularly – stay connected for updates!
Purchase Guarantee
If you believe you have purchased the wrong file, don’t worry. Contact us anytime and we
will gladly replace it with the correct version.
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, Solution and Answer Guide: Miller, Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases 14e, 9798214045665;
Solution and Answer Guide
Chapter 01: Law and Legal Reasoning
Miller, Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases 14e, 9798214045665;
Chapter 01: Law and Legal Reasoning
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Critical Thinking Questions in Features ................................................................................... 1
Ethical Issue—Value Judgment.................................................................................................1
Managerial Strategy—Business Questions ............................................................................... 2
Landmark in the Law—Application to Today’s World ................................................................ 3
Chapter Review ........................................................................................................................... 3
Practice and Review..................................................................................................................3
Practice and Review: Debate This.............................................................................................4
Issue Spotters............................................................................................................................4
Business Scenarios and Case Problems...................................................................................5
Critical Thinking and Writing Assignments ................................................................................ 9
Critical Thinking Question in Exhibit 1A-3................................................................................10
A Sample Court Case—Critical Thinking.................................................................................10
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS IN FEATURES
ETHICAL ISSUE—VALUE JUDGMENT
1. Should an administrative authority have the power to make decisions involving hundreds of billions of
taxpayer dollars—such as canceling student loans—without input from Congress? Why or why not?
Solution: When the secretary of education decided to establish a student loan forgiveness
program that would have cancelled about $430 million in student debt for as many as 430 million
American debtors, several states sued to prevent this unilateral policy resolution from moving
forward. The case eventually made it to the United States Supreme Court, where the
administration of President Joseph Biden insisted that Congress had given it this power in the
HEROES Act, which allows the secretary of education to respond to a national emergency by
waiving or modifying any “statutory or regulatory” provision governing student-loan programs.
The Supreme Court rejected this reasoning. In his opinion, Supreme Court Chief Justice John R.
Roberts, Jr., used the language of the HEROES Act to interpret congressional intent. Congress’s
use of the word “modify” meant that a government agency could make “modest adjustments and
additions to existing provisions,” Roberts wrote. “Not transform them.” He went on to suggest that
the debt-forgiveness program “modified” student loan laws in the same way that the “French
Revolution ‘modified’ the status of the French nobility—it has abolished them and supplanted
them with a new regime entirely.”
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, Solution and Answer Guide: Miller, Business Law Today - Comprehensive Edition: Text & Cases 14e, 9798214045665;
Chapter 01: Law and Legal Reasoning
Here, the Court asserted that an administrative body had not modified an existing Congressional
plan. Rather, the Biden administration had used its authority to enact a major new law that
Congress had not chosen to enact itself. Even given the leeway that administrative agencies
have within the separation of powers, the executive branch had gone too far in this case.
Other members of the Court, disagreeing with the majority opinion, stated that the financial
burden being suffered by millions of student loan debtors was a sufficient “emergency” to justify
the loan forgiveness program, no matter its cost. To this, Chief Justice Roberts responded, “The
question here is not whether something should be done; it is who has the authority to do it.” Thus,
when determining the ethical components of a government decision with regard to business law,
one must not only consider the inherent rightness or wrongness of the decision. One must also
consider the consequences of giving the government agency or individual the power to make the
decision.
MANAGERIAL STRATEGY—BUSINESS QUESTIONS
1. “When faced with a clearly erroneous precedent, my rule is simple,” writes Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas. “We should not follow it.” How do these words offer a cautionary tale for managers
relying on stare decisis to make business decisions?
Solution: Simply put, the doctrine of stare decisis applies in all instances, except when it does
not. As noted in the text, a court is able to depart from precedent if it feels that legal, social, or
technological changes have rendered the previous decision untenable. In this case, just because
the United States Supreme Court believes, at present, that automobile salespeople are exempt
from the overtime rules of the FLSA, there is a possibility that the Court could reverse itself in the
future. In this context, managers need to be aware that (1) any decision they make based on a
court decision is subject to change, and (2) if they believe that a previous business law-related
court decision is flawed, they can challenge it in court.
2. Should Roberta consider paying her salespeople overtime even though it is not required by federal
law? Why or why not?
Solution: Just because Roberta is legally able to avoid paying the salespeople at her new used
car dealership overtime, should she? As with so many managerial decisions, the answer to this
question involves the tricky determination of costs and benefits. On the one hand, Roberta’s costs
will be lower if she does not have to pay overtime to the salespeople. On the other hand, the
salespeople may be more motivated if they feel they are being properly compensated for the
extra hours they spend on the lot. The extra motivation will likely lead to additional sales, which
very well may offset the overtime costs.
LANDMARK IN THE LAW—APPLICATION TO TODAY’S WORLD
1. The equitable maxims listed here underlie many of the legal rules and principles that are commonly
applied by the courts today—and that you will read about in this book.
For instance, in the contracts materials, you will read about the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
Under this doctrine, a person who has reasonably and substantially relied on the promise of another
may be able to obtain some measure of recovery, even though no enforceable contract exists. The
court will estop (bar) the one making the promise from asserting the lack of a valid contract as a
defense. The rationale underlying the doctrine of promissory estoppel is similar to that expressed in
which of the maxims just listed?
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