business law 1
Olivia, a citizen of Nebraska, wants to file a suit against Micah, a citizen of Kansas. Their diversity of citizenship may be a basis for
A federal court to exercise original jurisdiction.
Destiny and Enzo engage in a business transaction. When a dispute arises, Destiny initiates a lawsuit against Enzo by filing a complaint. If Enzo files a motion to dismiss, he is asserting that
Destiny did not state a claim for which relief can be granted.
Mona offers Ned, a building inspector, money to overlook the violations in her new warehouse. Ned accepts the money and overlooks the violations. Mona is charged with the crime of bribery. The crime occurred when
Mona offered the bribe.
Owen files a suit against Perry. If Perry fails to respond,
Perry will have a default judgment entered against him
Farmers Pantry Products Inc. and Market Grocers LLC dispute a term in their contract. If Farmers Pantry and Market Grocers have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue, they may prefer to settle their dispute through mediation because
The process is not adversarial.
Sandy, a resident of Illinois, wants to file suit against Carl, a resident of Kansas, over Carl's failure to pay Sandy for work on his house. The amount in dispute is $15,000. Under diversity of citizenship requirements
a federal court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $75,000
Mike is arrested at a warehouse in North Industrial Park and is charged with the crime of theft. Mike will be prosecuted by
a public official
Gilbert wants to initiate a suit against Healthways Insurance Company by filing a complaint. The complaint should include
a statement alleging the facts showing the court has jurisdiction
Dmitri sends e-mail to Eva Marie, promising her a percentage of the amount in a foreign bank account if she will assist in transferring the funds to a U.S. bank account. Eva Marie forwards her account number, but the funds are never sent. Instead, Dmitri quickly withdraws the funds in Eva Marie's account. This is
cyber fraud
Via the Internet, Rocky sabotages the computer system of Quik Chik'n Company, a food manufacturer, with the purpose of altering the levels of ingredients of the company's products so that consumers of the food become ill. Rocky is
cyberterrorist
Kimberly, the owner of Little Cinema, trusts Max to manage the theater's daily cash flow. One night, without Kimberly's knowledge or consent, Max takes and keeps $1,000 from the receipts. This is most likely
embezzlement
Laney is a resident of Maine. Delacorte is a Canadian. They dispute the ownership of Petite Isle, an island in North Rapids River on the border between Canada and the United States. The diversity of the parties' citizenship could serve as a basis for
federal jurisdiction
Edie uses television ads to defraud millions of people. She can most likely be charged with
larceny
Paxton uses social media to post links that, when clicked, secretly install software on hundreds of others' personal computers without their owners' knowledge Paxton's software is harmful to the computers on which he installed it. This program is
malware
George burns an American flag in his backyard. He films his actions and posts the video on YouTube.com. George's actions are
protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Maura enters a convenience store and points a gun at the clerk Nate. She forces Nate to open the cash register and give her all the money. Maura will most likely be charged with
robbery
Service Employees International Union and Timberline Products, Inc., have their dispute resolved in arbitration. The arbitrator arbitrates issues that the parties did not agree to submit to arbitration. This is a ground for a court to
set aside the award
Ballpark Sports field, Inc., files a suit against Concessions & Tailgate Services. The document that informs Concessions & Tailgate that it must file an answer within a specified time period is
the summons
David, the chief accounting officer of Tension Fencing Corporation, wants to be sure that all the company's accounts are legal and ethical. Sometimes, however, he is unsure exactly what is legal and what is illegal. David should
try his best to not do anything illegal and keep documentation showing that he always acts in good faith.
Nationwide Trucking wants to initiate a suit against Open Pit Mining Corporation by filing a complaint. The complaint should include a statement alleging the facts establishing
Nationwide's basis for relief
Sun-Hi, who operates a Pan-Asian restaurant in her apartment, is charged with criminal violations of the local health and building codes, state license regulations, and federal environmental statutes. The standard of proof to find a defendant who has been charged with a crime guilty is
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Frankie is accused of a crime. Frankie is given an opportunity to object to the charge before a judge. She is also given the opportunity to confront and cross-examine witnesses and to present her own witnesses. These procedures represent
due process of law.
Robert uses FedEx in a scheme to defraud Standard Sales Company by obtaining merchandise to which he is not entitled. Found guilty of mail fraud, Robert can be punished by
imprisonment for up to thirty years and fines of up to $1 million.
Luc receives from Milo a marimba stolen from Nadine. To be criminally liable, Luc must know
that the marimba is stolen and Luc must intend to keep it.