WVC Business law discussion questions 1, Burglar Bod breaks into Vince Victim’s house. Bob steals a flat-screen televition and laptop and does a significan
WVC Business law discussion questions 1, Burglar Bod breaks into Vince Victim’s house. Bob steals a flat-screen televition and laptop and does a significant amount of damage to the property before he leaves. Fortunately, Vince has a state of the art security system. It captures excellent images of bod, who is soon caught by police. Assume that two legal actions follow, one civil and one criminal. Who will be responsible for bringing the civil case? what will be the outcome if the jury believes that bob burgled Vince’s house? Who will be responsible for bringing the criminal case? what will be the outcome if the jury believes that bob burgled Vince’s house?2, Federal antitrust statues are complex, but the basic goal is straightforward: To prevent a major industry from being so dominated by a small group of corporations that they destroy competition and injure consumers. Does major league Baseball violate the antitrust laws? Many observes say that it does. A small group of owners not only dominate the industry, but actually own it, controlling the entry of new owners into the game. This issue went to the United States Supreme Court in 1922. Justice Holmes ruled, perhaps surprisingly, that baseball is exempt from the antitrust laws, holding that baseball is not ” trade or commerce”. Suppose that members of Congress dislike this rulling and the current condition of baseball. What they can do?