. Question 18 .0 out of 4 points Incorrect Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts (Second) states which of the following: Answer Selected Answer: All of the above Correct Answer: One who sells any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm thereby caused to the ultimate user or consumer or to his property. . Question 19 .4 out of 4 points Correct Misappropriation of trade secrets has been a federal crime since Answer Selected Answer: The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 Correct Answer: The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 . Question 20 .4 out of 4 points Correct Which of the following are characteristics needed to obtain a
Vulcan International, Inc. Vulcan International is a chemicals (40%) and construction materials (60%) company. Due to the high ratio of transportation costs relative to product value the construction materials industry is highly fragmented, consisting largely of local firms. At the time of the occurrences narrated in this case, Vulcan was the largest construction materials company in the US, controlling about 20% of the market. As of 2007, it had sales of $3.0 billion with approximately 11,000 employees. According to company information, Vulcan • Owns 334 aggregate production and related facilities serving 22 states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas and Mexico.
(Count XIV). 3) The rule of law I found most prevalent in this case is the fictitious payee rule, since the checks signed by Bucci never made it to the intended payee. The bank should be held liable for EES losses because under the Ultramares doctrine the third party is held liable for its negligence. 4) In 1997 Greenawalt allegedly began stealing money from EES by altering checks and altering the company’s financial records to conceal the fraud. Greenawalt altered the checks by erasing the name of the payee after Bucci had signed the check and writing in her own name, or making the check out to “Cash.” 5) I think the court made a fair decision on this case to partially dismiss some
Abstract Insider trading is defined as "insiders trading on shares of a company for which they have privileged 'material' information not available to the 'public', and for which they seek to gain pecuniary or other benefits" . Past literature has provided numerous studies discussing the application of ethics to insider trading and to what extend one can consider such a practise as moral or immoral. Engelen and Liedekerke make a clear distinction between insider trading and market manipulation that they define as where private information is used in order to make a share value shift from its fundamental value and therefore implies market inefficiency. Under their definition insider trading, on the other hand, can hardly be qualified as immoral and increase market efficiency. The discussion about insider trading therefore leads to the much wider issue of morality Vs legality.
This includes messages containing vulgar, obscene, or sexually explicit language; threatening or offensive content; sexual, or other harassment; and discriminatory communication of any kind. Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, tampering with e-mail, interfering with the delivery of e-mail, and using e-mail for criminal purposes may be felony offenses, requiring the disclosure of messages to law enforcement or other third parties without notification. Employee Use Unauthorized or excessive personal use. Any personal use should not interfere with or impair an employee's job performance. Infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others or violating copyright laws.
One of Welch main decision was the selling of some business including air-conditioning, housewares, coal mining and consumer electrics business, so GE received 11 billion of capital by selling over 200 businesses, which accounted for 25 % of sales in 1980. Also, GE made over 370 acquisitions, with a investing more 21 billion in different business such as Westinghouse lighting, Employer Reinsurance, RCA, Kidder, Peabody, and Thomson/CGR, the French medical imaging company. At this point, Welch was analyzing which division was not efficient in order to GE to continue investing resources and
BMGT 411 – International Accounting Ethics Issues Skit – Bribery in Accounting * Bribery is an act of implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. * Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. X: Chairman of Loeb’s Electric A: Partner of ABC Professional Services firm B: Project Manager of ABC firm ------------------------------------------------- A: Our client will arrive shortly, his company is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturing companies in China Mainland. Getting this deal is one of the most important goals of the year and will definitely boost our firm’s performance. Let’s be prepared.
The Court, in this case, ruled that the prohibition of distribution of contraceptives to persons under the age of 16 did not serve any compelling state interest and, therefore, ruled that the statute was unconstitutional. Questions 1. 2. 3. 4.
In Arizona, A person is guilty of trespassing if he is present on any public or private land in the state and does not have his or her Alien Registration card or has failed to register. There is no such provision under Alabama’s law. Under both laws, it is unlawful to hire or pick up passengers for work if your actions impede the normal flow of traffic. Under both laws it is unlawful to conceal, harbor or shield or attempt to shield an alien from detection, including any building or means of transportation. Alabama’s law states that no court shall enforce the terms, or regard as valid, any contract between an alien and a party if the party knew at the time that the alien was unlawfully present in the United States.
In contrast, they are the largest corporate bankruptcy in American history. They were an energy trading company, but made their money by buying and selling energy contracts, instead of actually generating energy themselves. Enron was formed by a merger between Houston Natural Gas (HNG) And InterNorth (Frontain, n.d.). Formed in Houston in the 1920’s, HNG was formed from the Houston Oil Corporation to provide gas to retail customers InterNorth began as Northern Natural Gas Company, organized in Omaha, Nebraska in 1930. “In May 1985, a deal was announced in which InterNorth would acquire HNG for $2.4 billion dollars.