GRAND CANYON BUS340 MODULE 1 Assignment Problems: Chapters 1, 2, and 4

Gribben vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

The United States is primarily a common law legal system, the most notable exception being the State of Louisiana, which has state laws that are organized along the lines of a civil codified legal system. Does the state of Indiana recognize an independent tort claim for intentional first-party spoliation of evidence if the alleged accuser negligently or intentionally destroys or gets rid of relevant evidence?

Chapter 2 - Problems and Problem Cases: Problem 6

6.Jerrie Gray worked at a Tyson Foods plant where she

was exposed to comments, gestures, and physical

contact that, she alleged, constituted sexual harassment.

Tyson disputed the allegation, arguing that the

behavior was not unwelcome, that the complained about

conduct was not based on sex, that the conduct

did not affect a term, condition, or privilege of employment,

and that proper remedial action was taken

in response to any complaint by Gray of sexual harassment.

During the trial in federal court, a witness

for Gray repeatedly volunteered inadmissible testimony

that the judge had to tell the jury to disregard.

At one point, upon an objection from the defendant’s

counsel, the witness asked, “May I say something

here?” The judge told her she could not. Finally, after

the jury left the courtroom, the witness had an angry

outburst that continued into the hallway, in view of some of the jurors. The jury awarded Gray $185,000 in compensatory and $800,000 in punitive damages. Tyson believed that it should not have been liable, that them awards of damages were excessive and unsupported by evidence, and that the inadmissible evidence and improper conduct had tainted the proceedings. What courses of a

4.You own a consulting firm with 32 employees and annual

billings of $29,000,000. One of your clients, whom

you bill an average of $1,200,000 annually, has asked

you to hire her grandson. You know that the grandson

has recently graduated from a top-20 business school.

He is 31 years old, has a solid academic record, and

possesses the personal and professional skills to be

successful as a consultant. You also know, however,

that he is a recovering cocaine addict, having struggled

with the addiction for five years prior to his attending

business school. Your firm has a strict no-drugs policy,

which you usually interpret to exclude those who previously

abused drugs. Using justice theory, justify a decision to exempt

the grandson from your firm’s no drugs policy. Could you make

the same decision as a profit maximizer?

7.You are assigned by your employer, Jay-Mart

Corporation, an international discount retailer, to supervise

the construction of ten new retail superstores

in Shanghai, China. All construction is being done by

a Chinese-owned contractor in compliance with Jay-

Mart’s construction standards. After an earthquake

in China kills over 70,000 people, China’s legislature

passes a statute requiring new buildings to have

a greater ability to withstand a large earthquake. The

Chinese contractor has approached you and suggested

that the new Chinese construction standards are unnecessarily

high, that Jay-Mart’s construction standards

are sufficient to protect against any earthquake likely

to occur, and that the cost of complying with the new

Chinese construction standards will increase construction

costs 20 percent.

What do you do if you believe that ethical behavior

requires you to maximize Jay-Mart’s profits?