Deck 21: for Unit One

Question 1

Teyton, Ltd., a multinational company, services oil pumping systems. The United States begins to investigate alleged bribery by Teyton through its U.S. subsidiary to obtain a contract in United Arab Emirates. The best reason to stop the investigation would be

A) commercial interests should be given precedence over ethics.
B) Teyton's allegedly illegal acts occurred outside the United States.
C) Teyton admits to illegal acts, pays a fine, and agrees to stop.
D) the United States is directly involved in the situation.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Donato, S.A.., a multinational company, makes military weapons systems. The United States begins to investigate alleged bribery by Donato to obtain a contract in Eritrea. This indicates that

A) commercial interests should be given precedence over ethics.
B) Donato should be able to profit from unethical practices in wartime.
C) the United States is not directly involved in the situation or contract.
D) the United States will take on corporate corruption on a global level.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Khalil and Jasmin sign a prenuptial agreement that provides for any dispute to be arbitrated according to Islamic law. When a dispute arises over the parties' marital property in Iowa, Jasmin files a suit in an Iowa state court to contest the arbitration provision. According to rulings in other states' courts in similar cases, the provision will most likely be

A) enforced.
B) rewritten to remove the Islamic law clause.
C) struck down as outside the common legal framework of our society.
D) suspended while the court considers an equitable result.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In Eastside Grocery Company's suit against Fresh Foods, Inc., Fresh seeks to recover the cost to provide cop?ies of e-documents to Eastside. This cost could be awarded if

A) all of the parties used the e-documents.
B) Eastside's ability to pay is greater than Fresh's.
C) Fresh covered the cost, hoping to recover it later.
D) the court approved the provision of the e-documents.

Question 5

Oklahoma enacts a law to require Internet pharmacies to obtain a license from Oklahoma to do business with that state's residents. Most likely this law would be considered

A) acceptable under the dormant commerce clause.
B) an exception to federal regulation of Internet commerce.
C) an undue burden on interstate commerce.
D) a violation of the dormant commerce clause.

Question 6

Nevada enacts a law to regulate Internet prescription transactions. New York enacts a ban on the Internet sale of tobacco products to New York residents. Texas prohibits automakers from selling vehicles on their Web sites. State regulation of Internet activities

A) always violates the dormant commerce clause.
B) is not subject to evaluation under the dormant commerce clause.
C) may violate the dormant commerce clause.
D) never violates the dormant commerce clause.

Question 7

In a brief filed in Lea's suit against Mica in a state court, Neil, Lea's attorney, cites, Ole! Cafe v. Pan Foods Corp., an unpublished opinion. With respect to the persuasiveness of unpublished opinions, most states traditionally

A) allowed their courts to consider such opinions.
B) did not allow their courts to consider such opinions.
C) imposed certain hierarchical rankings.
D) required their courts to consider such opinions.

Question 8

In a brief filed in Gene's suit against Hoyt in a federal court, Ilsa, Gene's attorney, cites, Jon v. Klint, an unpublished opinion. According to a ruling of the United States Supreme Court, the judge in Gene's suit

A) may consider the unpublished opinion persuasive.
B) must apply the unpublished opinion as binding.
C) must ignore the unpublished opinion.
D) must issue a judgment in Hoyt's favor.

Question 9

Ahsan and Imani want to obtain a divorce and divide their marital property according to the principles of sharia. Officially recognized sharia courts with the full power of equivalent courts within a judicial system to rule on issues of divorce and financial disputes between couples have been sanctioned in

A) Canada.
B) Great Britain.
C) the United States.
D) no Western jurisdiction.

Question 10

Capital Credit Company files a suit against Downtown Developers, Inc., and seeks, as part of dis?covery, certain electronic documents in Downtown's possession. Responding to this request will most likely be required if the documents contain data that is relevant and

A) accessible.
B) privileged.
C) recoverable.
D) text only.