BE 325 Quiz 3 – Flashcards
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Kelly is injured when she slips and falls on Layla's sidewalk. To determine whether Layla owed a duty of care to Kelly, Layla is subject to the standard of
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a reasonable person.
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Good intention is a complete defense to conversion.
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False
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Welding Systems, Inc. (WSI), makes welding torches, masks, and related products. A WSI product may be unreasonably dangerous due to
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a defect in its design.
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An assumption of risk defense does not require that a risk be voluntarily assumed.
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False
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Proximate cause exists when the connection between an act and an injury is strong enough to justify imposing liability.
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True
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Liu enters Mountain Triathlon, an athletic competition in which Liu has never competed. Regarding the risk of injury, Liu assumes the risks
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normally associated with the Triathlon.
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Dian, a clerk at an Apple store, takes a Macbook from the store without permission. Dian is liable for
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conversion.
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A failure to return personal property is conversion even if the rightful owner consented to the initial taking.
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True
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E-Shopping Corporation inserts Fiesta Mall, Inc.'s trademark as a meta tag in E-Shopping's Web site's key-words field without Fiesta's permission in a manner that suggests Fiesta authorized the use. This is
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trademark infringement.
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A person can reproduce copyrighted material for purposes such as teaching, including multiple copies for classroom use, without paying royalties.
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True
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Diamond Financial Planners employs Ella, who is the firm's most productive performer. Ella, dissatisfied with the commission structure, quits to work for Feldstar Investments, Inc. She takes her list of Diamond clients to induce them to switch to Feldstar. Trade secrets law covers
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Diamond's list of clients.
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It is possible to copyright an idea.
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False
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A marketing technique can be a trade secret.
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True
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Ellen publishes a book titled First Place, which includes a chapter from Frank's copyrighted book Great Racecar Drivers. Ellen's use of the chapter is actionable provided
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Ellen does not have Frank's permission.
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Downloading software or music into a computer's random access memory without authorization is copyright infringement.
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True
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Patent infringement occurs only if an invention is copied in its entirety.
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False
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Lovett County Bank offers to lend money to Kino, the owner of Java Stop, at 15 percent interest. Before Kino accepts, a state statute is enacted prohibiting loans at rates greater than 12 percent. Kino and the bank have
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no contract.
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To be valid, a contract must be enforceable by all of the parties to it.
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False
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Under a contract with Bucolic Farms, Agro Excavation, Inc., begins digging an agricultural pond. In mid-project, Agro asks for $15,000 over the contract price, claiming an increase in the "cost of doing business." Bucolic agrees but later refuses to pay. Their agreement is
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unenforceable because Agro's performance was a preexisting duty.
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Business Properties, Inc. (BPI), offers to sell a warehouse to Corporate Investments. Transport Storage Company is aware of the offer and is interested in buying the warehouse. This offer can be accepted by
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only Corporate Investments.
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An invitation to negotiate-"can you afford this?"-is an offer.
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False
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Juana contracts to sell Ignacio her MP3 player for $30. This contract will be fully discharged when Juana and Ignacio
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exchange the player for the $30.
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3D FX, LLC, and Vivid Star CG, Inc., are parties to a contract. They subsequently agree that Pixelated Inc. should take 3D's place and assume all of its rights and duties under the contract. This is
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a novation.
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When anticipatory repudiation occurs, the nonbreaching party is permitted to bring an action for damages immediately.
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True
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Performance can be accomplished by tender.
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True
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The duty owed under the mitigation of damages doctrine depends on the nature of the contract.
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True
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Under the Fourth Amendment, a general search warrant and a general search through a person's belongings are permitted.
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False
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Divestiture of a business interest is a possible penalty under RICO.
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True
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Mary, who is charged with a crime, claims that Nick, a government agent, entrapped her. For entrapment to be a valid defense
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all of the choices. ( Nick must have pressured Mary into committing the crime, Nick must have suggested that the crime be committed, and Mary must not have been predisposed to commit the crime.)
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Stealing television cable service is not a crime.
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False
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Dirk, an employee of Ergonomic Elevators, Inc., pays Ferbie, an employee of Ergonomics' competitor G-Force Risers Company, for a secret G-Force pricing schedule. This is
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commercial bribery.
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The intent to return the embezzled property is a defense to the crime of embezzlement.
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False
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Under the exclusionary rule, all illegally obtained evidence must be excluded from any related criminal prosecution.
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True
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It is not a crime to defraud the public through the use of ads on television.
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False
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Bette backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bette failed to act as
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a reasonable person.
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A manufacturer's duty of care does not extend to the inspection and testing of products bought to incorporate in the final product.
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False
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Under the doctrine of strict liability, liability is imposed strictly according to fault.
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False
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Ralph, a van driver for Speedy Delivery Company, causes a multi-vehicle accident on a city street. Ralph and Speedy are liable to
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only those whose injuries could have been reasonably foreseen.
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Publishing false information about another's product is conversion.
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False
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Ernie's Good Eatin' Cafe uses a distinctive decor, layout, menu, and style of service. This restaurant's image and overall appearance is
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trade dress.
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Ric designs a new computer hard drive, which he names "Sci Phi." He also writes the operating manual to be included with each final product. Ric could obtain patent protection for
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the hard drive.
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Because the Internet is vast, the unauthorized use of another's mark in a domain name is generally permissible.
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False
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Sights Unseen, Inc., (SUI) sells scopes with distinctively designed and made lenses and mirrors to scientists. Telescopes, Etc. Corporation later begins to sell scopes with identical set-ups of lenses and mirrors, without SUI's permission, to consumers. This is most likely
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patent infringement.
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Trade dress has the same legal protection as trademarks.
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True
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Mace copies Nick's book, Off the Beaten Path, in its entirety and sells it to Parkland Books, Inc., without Nick's permission. Parkland publishes it under Mace's name. This is
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copyright infringement.
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An offer must be practical to be effective.
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False
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Rollo promises to perform, for a price, shoe repair services in affiliation with Togs 'n Things, a clothing store. To support a contract, the consideration exchanged by the parties must be
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legally sufficient.
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An e-contract must meet the same basic requirements as a paper contract.
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True
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Legally, a minor may not contract with an adult.
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False
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A contract to do something that is prohibited by law is void.
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True
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The most common way to discharge one's contractual duties is by novation.
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False
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On April 1, KO Contractors, Inc., contracts to build a store for Lo-Cost Housewares at a specific location in Metro City. On May 1, Metro changes its zoning law to prohibit the construction of a commercial building at that location. Lo-Cost files a suit against KO. In this situation
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the contract is discharged.
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SealCoat Paving enters into a contract with Royal Golf & Tennis Club to provide surface material for Royal's tennis courts by April 1 for a tournament to begin May 1. The contract specifies an amount to be paid if the contract is breached. This is a liquidated damages clause if the amount is
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a reasonable estimate of the loss on a breach.
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An innocent party is discharged when the other party has materially altered a written contract without consent.
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True
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Rescission advances the contracting parties to the position they would have been in if the contract had been fully performed.
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False
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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
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Mona offered the bribe.
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The only defense to criminal liability that justifies the use of force is self-defense.
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False
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A defendant may be relieved of liability by showing that a criminal act was necessary to prevent an even greater harm.
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True
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Briana, an employee of Cotillion Bank, is charged with embezzlement, which requires
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fraudulently appropriating another's property.
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Cyber fraud is fraud committed over the Internet.
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True
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Herb, a computer programmer for Inventory Control Corporation, is arrested in his employer's parking lot on suspicion of larceny. Herb must be informed of his right to
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remain silent.