Test Bank for The Legal Environment Today, 8th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller

,1. InvavbriefvfiledvinvLea'svsuitvagainstvMicavinvavstatevcourt,vNeil,vLea'svattorney,vcites,vOle!vCafevv.vPanvFoodsvCorp.,vanvu
npublishedvopinion.vWithvrespectvtovthevpersuasivenessvofvunpublishedvopinions,vmostvstates
a. allowvtheirvcourtsvtovconsidervsuchvopinions.
b. dovnotvallowvtheirvcourtsvtovconsidervsuchvopinions.
c. imposevcertainvhierarchicalvrankings.
d. requirevtheirvcourtsvtovconsidervsuchvopinions.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThevCommonvLawvTradition
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVEv LO-3v-vLOv-v3
S:
NATIONALvSTANDARDSUnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvReflective
:
LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1 -- ONLINEvDEVELOPMENTS:vHOWvTHEvINTERNETvHASvEXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

2. InvavbriefvfiledvinvGene'svsuitvagainstvHoytvinvavfederalvcourt,vIlsa,vGene'svattorney,vcites,vJonvv.vKlint,vanvunpublishedvo
pinion.vAccordingvtovavrulingvofvthevUnitedvStatesvSupremevCourt,vthevjudgevinvGene'svsuit
a. mayvconsidervthevunpublishedvopinionvpersuasive.
b. mustvapplyvthevunpublishedvopinionvasvbinding.
c. mustvignorevthevunpublishedvopinion.
d. mustvissuevavjudgmentvinvHoyt'svfavor.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThevCommonvLawvTradition
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVEv LO-3v-vLOv-v3
S:
NATIONALvSTANDARDSUnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvReflective
:
LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1 -- ONLINEvDEVELOPMENTS:vHOWvTHEvINTERNETvHASvEXPANDED
PRECEDENT
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

3. Iravisvavjudgevinvavcourtvofvequity.vInvthisvcourt,vIravmayvbarvavsuitvifvitvisvnotvfiledvwithinvavpropervtimevundervthevdoctrinevk
nownvas
a. equitablevlimitations.
b. equitablevmaxims.
c. laches.
d. limitationvdevbaris.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThevCommonvLawvTradition

,LEARNINGvOBJECTIVv LO-4
ES:
NATIONALvSTANDARv UnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvAnalytic
DS:
LOCALvSTANDARDS:v UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1---
LANDMARKvINvTHEvLEGALvENVIRONMENT:vEQUITABLEvPRINCIPLESvANDvMAXIMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

4. Keishavisvavstatevcourtvjudge.vAvstatutevofvlimitationsvlimits
a. thevamountvofvavjudgmentvthatvKeishavcanvissuevinvanyvonevcase.
b. thevlengthvofvavtrialvinvKeisha'svcourt.
c. thevnumbervofvcasesvthatvKeishavisvpermittedvtovhear.
d. thevtimevduringvwhichvavcertainvsuitvcanvbevbroughtvinvKeisha'svcourt.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ThevCommonvLawvTradition
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVv LO-4
ES:
NATIONALvSTANDARv UnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvReflective
DS:
LOCALvSTANDARDS:v UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvLegal
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1---
LANDMARKvINvTHEvLEGALvENVIRONMENT:vEQUITABLEvPRINCIPLESvANDvMAXIMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

5. Blyvisvavjudgevinvavcountryvthatvfollowsvavcommonvlawvsystem.vInvthisvsystem,vBly'svapplicationvofvavprinciplevofvlawvtovavc
ertainvsetvofvfactsvmustvbevadheredvtovby
a. allvjudgesvinvcourtsvofvinferiorvrank.
b. allvothervjudges.
c. novothervjudges.
d. onlyvthosevjudgesvwhovelectvtovapplyvit.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ClassificationsvofvLaw
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvReflective
LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvCriticalvThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1 -- BEYONDvOURvBORDERS:vNATIONALvLAWvSYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

6. Arnovisvjudgevinvavcountryvthatvfollowsvavcivilvlawvsystem.vInvArno'svcourt,vthevprimaryvsourcevofvlawvconsistsvof
a. administrativevdecisions.
b. avstatutoryvcode.
c. casevprecedents.

, d.thevlawsvofvothervnations.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: ClassificationsvofvLaw
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES: LO-5
NATIONALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvReflective
LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvCriticalvThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERv1 -- BEYONDvOURvBORDERS:vNATIONALvLAWvSYSTEMS
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

7. GlobalvEnterprisesvCorporationv(GEC)vengagesvinvwhatvsomevunhappyvex-
employeesvandvdisgruntledvconsumersvconsidervtovbevbadvcorporatevbehavior.vThesevindividualsvpostv"horrorvstories"
vaboutvGECvonvroguevWebvsites.vByvprovidingvavforumvforvcomplaints,vthevpotentialvforvdamagevtovthevreputationvofv

anyvcorporationvviavthevInternetvhas
a. decreased.
b. increased.
c. neithervdecreasedvnorvincreased.
d. bothvdecreasedvandvincreased.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: GlobalvBusinessvEthics
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALvSTANDARDS:vUnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvEthics

LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvCriticalvThinking
TOPICS: CHAPTERv2 ---ONLINEvDEVELOPMENTS:vCORPORATEvREPUTATIONSvUNDER
ATTACK
KEYWORDS: Bloom's:vApplication

8. WorldvInvestmentv&vTrading,vInc.v(WIT),vencouragesvitsvemployeesvtovbuildvtrustvwithvitsvcustomersvandvothervcompani
es.vUnfoundedvcomplaintsvandvexaggeratedvchargesvleveledvagainstvWITvonlinevwouldvmostvlikelyvbevregardedvbyvavcourtvas
a. anvexpressionvofvfact.
b. avformvofvspeechvprotectedvbyvthevFirstvAmendment.
c. anvinappropriatevonlinevdisclosure.
d. libelous.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: GlobalvBusinessvEthics
LEARNINGvOBJECTIVES:LO-5

NATIONALvSTANDARDS:vUnitedvStatesv-vAACSBvEthics

LOCALvSTANDARDS: UnitedvStatesv-vOHv-vDefaultvCityv-vAICPAvCriticalvThinking