Solutions Manual Business Law Text & Exercises, 10th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller.pdf

Solutions Manual included Ch 1 to 43
m m m m m m




Business Law, T m m




ext & Exercises 1
m m m




0th Edition by
m m




Roger LeRoy Miller
m m




** Immediate Download
m m




** Swift Response
m m




** All Chapters included
m m m

, Solution m and m Answer m Guide:m Miller,m BLTEm 10e,m 9780357717417;m Chapter m 01:m Introduction m to m th
em Law

Solution and Answer Guide
m m m


Miller,mBLTEm10e,m9780357717417;mChapter m01:mIntroductionmtomthemLaw

Table of Contents
m m


Answersmtom Straightmtomthem Point .............................................................................. 1
Answersmtom IssuemSpotters....................................................................................... 2
AnswersmtomRealmLaw.............................................................................................. 2
Answersmtom EthicalmQuestions .................................................................................. 4
AnswersmtomWorkmSet ............................................................................................. 5
True-FalsemQuestions....................................................................................................................... 5
Multiple-Choicem Questions............................................................................................................... 6
AnsweringmMorem Legalm Problems ..................................................................................................... 8



Answers to Straight to the Point
m m m m m

1A.mWhymismknowledgemofmbusinessmlawmessentialmformanymbusinessperson?

Solution
Knowledgemofmthemlaws mandmregulations mgoverningmbusiness mismessentialmtomthemmakingmofmgoodm
business mdecisions.mDeterminingmthembestmcoursemofmactionminmamgivenmsituationmrequires mevaluatin
gm howm them lawm mightm apply.

2A.mWhatmismthemcommonmlaw?

Solution
Themcommonmlawmismambodymofmlawmdevelopedmfrommcourtmdecisions.mThesemdecisions mreflectmthem c
ustoms mandmtraditions mwithinmthemjurisdictionmofmthemcourts.

3A.mWhenmandmwhymdoesmamcourtmapplymthemdecisionmofmanothermcourt mtomdeterminemthemresultminm
amcase?

Solution
Inmamcommonmlawmsystem,mcourtmdecisions,mandmthemprinciples mbehindmthem,maremappliedmtomresolv
em similarmdisputes minmamconsistentmway.mThis mis mthemdoctrinemofmprecedent,mormstaremdecisis.

4A.mWhatmaremsomemofmthemremediesmthatmampartymcanmobtainmfrommamcourtmtommakemamwrongmsituatio
nmright?

Solution
Themnormalmremedymatmlawmismthempaymentmofmmoney,mormdamages.mIfmmoneymismnotmenoughmtomm
akemam situationmright,mampartymmightmbemorderedmtomdomspecifically mwhatmhemormshempromised.mOrm
amcontractm mightm bemcancelled,mandmthemcontractingmparties mreturnedmtomthempositionsmtheymheldmb
eforem them deal.

1

, Solution m and m Answer m Guide:m Miller,m BLTEm 10e,m 9780357717417;m Chapter m 01:m Introduction m to m th
em Law

5A.mWhichmaspectsmofmambusiness’smoperationmdomthemrules,morders,mandmdecisionsmofmadministrativemag
enciesmaffect?

Solution
Themrules,morders,mandmdecisions mofmadministrativemagencies maffectmalmostmeverymaspectmofmambusiness’
sm operation.mThesemincludemambusiness’s mcapitalmstructuremandmfinancing,mhiringmandmfiringmprocedure
s,m relations mwithmemployees mandmunions,mandmmakingmandmsellingmofmproducts.



Answers to Issue Spotters
m m m


1A.mUndermwhatmcircumstancesmmightmamjudgemrelymonmcasemlawmtomdeterminemthemintentmandmpurp
osemofmamstatute?

Solution
Casemlawmincludes mcourts’minterpretations mofmstatutes,mconstitutional mprovisions,mandmadministrati
vem rules.mStatutes moftenmcodifymcommonmlawmrules.mFormthesemreasons,mamjudgemmightmrelymonmthem
commonm lawmasmamguidemtomthemintentmandmpurposemofmamstatute.

2A.mThemFirst mAmendment mprovidesmprotectionmformthemfreemexercisemofmreligion.mAmstatemlegislat
uremenactsmamlawmthatmoutlawsmallmreligionsmthatmdomnotmderivemfrommthemJudeo-
Christianmtradition.mIsmthismlawmvalidmwithinmthatmstate?mWhymormwhymnot?

Solution
No.mThemU.S.mConstitutionmismthemsuprememlawmofmthemlandmandmapplies mtomallmjurisdictions.mAml
awminm violationmofmthemConstitutionm(inmthis mquestion,mthemFirstmAmendmentmtomthemConstituti
on)mwillmbem declaredm unconstitutional.



Answers to Real Law
m m m


1-1 A.mStare mDecisis.mAmpatentmismanmexclusivemrightmgrantedmtomthemcreatormofmanminvention.mUnde
rmU.S.m law,mampatentmownermpossesses mthatmrightmformtwentymyears.mThemownermcanmallowmanother
mparty mtom makemandmmarket mamproduct mbasedmonmtheminventionminmexchangemformampayment mof mro

yalties monmthem sales.mAccordingmtomthemUnitedmStates mSuprememCourtminmamcasemknownmas mthemBru
lottemdecision,mam contractmtompaymroyalties maftermampatentmhas mexpiredmis munenforceable.mStephen
mKimblemownedmthem patent mtomamtoy mglovemthatmcouldmshoot mfoammintendedmtomlook mlikemthemwebm

ofmMarvelmComics’mSpider-
m Man.mKimblemagreedmtomallowmMarvel mEntertainment,mLLC,mtomsell mits mversionmofmthemtoy.mMarvel ma

greedm tompaymKimblemamroyaltymofm3mpercentmonmthemsales.mTheirmcontractmdidmnotmspecifymanmendm
date.mAfterm thempatentmexpired,mMarvelmsuedmtomstopmthempayments.mWhatmismthemdoctrinemofmstare
mdecisis? mWhatmarem them arguments mformandmagainstmapplyingmitminmthismcase? mDiscuss.m[Kimblemv.mMar

velmEntertainment,mLLC,m135mS.Ct.m2401,m192mL.Ed.2dm463m(2015)]

Solution
Themdoctrinemofmstaremdecisismis mthempracticemofmdecidingmcases mwithmreferencemtomprevious mdecisio
ns.m This mismanmimportantmprinciplemofmourmjudicialmsystem.mUndermthis mdoctrine,mcourts maremobligat
edmtom followmthemprecedents mestablishedmwithinmtheirmjurisdictions.mAmprecedentmismamdecisionmthatms
tands mas

2

, Solution m and m Answer m Guide:m Miller,m BLTEm 10e,m 9780357717417;m Chapter m 01:m Introduction m to m th
em Law
anmexamplemormauthoritymformdecidingmsubsequentmcasesminvolvingmidenticalmormsimilarmlegalmprincip
lesm orm facts.

Inmthemfacts mofmthis mproblem,mStephenmKimblemownedmthempatentmtomamtoymglovemthatmcouldmshootm
foamm intendedmtomlook mlikemthemwebmofmMarvelmComics’mSpider-
Man.mHemcontractedmwithmMarvelm Entertainment,mLLCmtomsellmitsmversionmofmthemtoyminmexchangemfo
rmamroyaltymofm3mpercentmonmthemsales.mThemcontractmdidmnotmspecifymanmendmdate.mMarvelmsuedmtom
stopmthempayments maftermthempatentmexpired.

Ampatentmismanmexclusivemrightmgrantedmtomthemcreatormofmanminvention.mUndermU.S.mlaw,mampatentml
asts m formtwentymyears.mAccordingmtomthemUnitedmStates mSuprememCourtminmamcasemknownmas mthem
Brulottemdecision,m amcontractm tompaymroyalties mafterm ampatentm has mexpiredmismunenforceable.

Onemargumentminmfavormofmapplyingmthemdoctrinemofmstaremdecisismtomthesemfacts mismthatmamUnitedmStatesm
SuprememCourtmdecisionmis mcontrollingmuntilmitmismoverruledmbymamsubsequentmdecisionmofmthemCourtmorm
changedmbymcongressional mlegislationmormamconstitutional mamendment.mAndmthemCourtmismboundmbym p
rinciplemthatmamprecedentmshouldmnotmbemoverruledmunless mtheremismamcompellingmreasonmtomdomso.

Anmargumentmagainstmapplyingmthemdoctrineminmthis msituationmismthatmitmwouldminterferemwithmthem
contractmthemparties mmade.mAndmappliedmgenerally,mthemBrulottemprecedentmwouldmundercutmthemabi
litym ofmparties mtommakemanymcontractmthatmwouldmotherwisemreflectmthemtruemvaluemofmampatent.

Inmthemactualmcasemonmwhichmthismproblemmismbased,mammajoritymofmthemCourtmfavoredmthemapplicatio
nmofm themdoctrine,m evenmthoughmtheym agreedmthatm itm couldmhinderm competitionmandminnovation.

1-2 A.mRolemofmLaw.mOttomMay,mJr.,mampipefittermformChryslermGroup,mLLC,mwas mthemtargetmofmracist,m
homophobic,mandmanti-
Semitic mremarks.mHemreceivedmdeathmthreats,mhis mbikemandmcarmtires mwerem punctured,mandmsomeon
empouredmsugarmintomthemgasmtank mofmhis mcar.mAmdeadmbirdmwas mplacedmatmhis mworkstationmwrappe
dminmtoiletmpapermtomlookmlikemammembermofmthemKumKluxmKlan.mChryslermdocumentedm andminvestiga
tedmthemincidents.m Records mweremcheckedmtomdeterminemwhomwas minmthembuildingmwhenm themincid
ents moccurred,mthemgraffitimhandwritingmwas mexamined,mandmemployees mweremremindedmthatm hara
ssmentmwasmnotmacceptable.mWhatmrolemmightmthemlawmplayminmthesemcircumstances? mDiscuss.m[May
v.mChryslermG roup,mLLC,m716m F.3dm 963m (7thm Cir.m 2013)]

Solution
Knowledgemofmthemlawmismessentialmformanymbusinessperson.mTommakemamgoodmdecision,mam busines
spersonmmustmhavemambasic mknowledgemofmthemlawmrelatingmtomthatmdecision.mAndmam businesspers
onmis mexpectedmtommakemamdecisionmthatmismethicalmas mwellmas mlegal.mManymdifferentmlawsmmaymapply
minmamsinglemsituation.mIf mamdisputemcannot mbemresolvedmamicably,mamlawsuitmmay mresult.




Inmthemcircumstances mofmthis mcase,mtheremarememploymentmlaws mthatmprohibitmdiscriminationminmth
em workplace.mUndermthesemlaws,manmemployermhas mamsignificantmdutymtomtakemcomplaints mofmharass
mentm seriously.mThememployermhas manmobligationmtomsetmupmclearmpolicies mandmprocedures mandmfoll
owmthosem procedures mwhenmamcomplaintmis mmade.mIfmthememployermdoes mnotmtakemthesemsteps,mam
lawsuitmmaym result,m andmamlargempenaltymmaymbemassessed.



3