Details:Using the Module 1 readings, course website links, the GCU Library, the Internet, and/or other sources of literature as needed, complete the following problems:Chapter 1 – Online Research: Common LawGribben 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 6Chapter
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 defendantâs
counsel, the witness
asked, âMay I say something
here?â 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 aChapter 4 – Problems and Problem Cases: Problems 4 and 74.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 firmâs no drugs policy.
Could you make
the same decision as a profit
maximizer?7.You are assigned by your employer, Jay-MartCorporation, an
international discount retailer, to supervisethe construction of ten
new retail superstoresin Shanghai, China. All
construction is being done bya Chinese-owned
contractor in compliance with Jay-Martâs construction
standards. After an earthquakein China kills over
70,000 people, Chinaâs legislaturepasses a statute
requiring new buildings to havea greater ability to
withstand a large earthquake. TheChinese contractor has
approached you and suggestedthat the new Chinese
construction standards are unnecessarilyhigh, that Jay-Martâs
construction standardsare sufficient to
protect against any earthquake likelyto occur, and that the
cost of complying with the newChinese construction
standards will increase constructioncosts 20 percent.What do you do if you
believe that ethical behaviorrequires you to maximize Jay-Martâs
profits?
Responses should not typically exceed 200 words for each problem and should contain citations from relevant sources if applicable.Complete the problems for each chapter first by stating the question(s) you are addressing, then by stating your responses. All problems and answers should be turned in on the same page/document.Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the GCU APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
