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  What law was at issue in the case of Anheuser-Busch Inc v. Schmoke (the major of Baltimore), 63 F. 3d 1305, and what was the source of the law? Who challenged the law, and on what grounds was the law challenged? How did the court of appeals...
  The law at issue in this court case is a Baltimore City municipal ordinance which prohibits certain types of advertisements for alcohol in certain areas of the city. This ordinance was passed at...

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  You are the manager of a restaurant in Ohio. Your boss, the regional manager, just called you in to her office and told you that one of your customers has accused one of your hostesses of sexual harassment. Your boss does know a friend who owns a...
  According to the question, we are supposed to determine reasons why what happened with a case in one state might not apply in a different state. The most important takeaway here is that each of the...

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  Do owners of real, intellectual, and personal property each have the same rights under the law?
  Owners of real, personal, and intellectual property do not have the same rights under the law in the United States for a number of reasons having to do with the nature of property, the development...

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  When business transactions take place across international borders, do product liability laws apply?
  Product liability law is complicated, and when international interests are added to the mix it becomes a quagmire. Suppose, for instance, that you buy a product in the US that was also...

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  One of the key advantages to forming a corporation is that its owners are immune from personal liability for business debts and other obligations arising from operation of the corporation. This immunity from personal liability is commonly referred...
  One can argue both for and against the protections offered by the various categories of corporation for which one can register. All three--Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs), C-Corporations, and...

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  What are some of the key devices a litigant can use during the discovery phase of a trial?
  Because the question was originally categorized as “business,” but seems to be inquiring about the civil justice system, it has been recategorized as “business law.” There are multiple phases of a...

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  Do you agree with Lucy v. Zehmer case ruling?
  The court's analysis in the case of Lucy v. Zehmer is fairly compelling. Judge Buchanan's analysis to this point, quoting from the Restatements of Contracts, is convincing: The mental assent of...

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  Is it private information that gives an advantage for insider trading? Who benefits from insider trading?
  It is private or confidential information that confers an advantage in insider training, and the person who sells or buys stocks on the basis of that private information makes money he or she...

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