1.Mike is having coffee in a coffee house when he sees Jordan who is the dean of a Midwest business school. Mike used to teach at Jordan's prior school and was considered a very valuable faculty member. They haven't seen each other for years and Jordan has no idea what Mike has been doing or where he's currently working. She tells him that she has a position for him if he's interested. The next day Mike quits the university he's under contract with and signs a contract with Jordan's school. Jordan's school can be sued for tortious interference with existing contractual relationship.
True
False
2. A successful Age Discrimination in Employment Act suit required that the plaintiff affirmatively prove that age was the direct reason for the adverse employment action suffered.
True
False
3.Which of the following is not true of ADR proceedings?
A) the jury decision in an ADR proceeding is automatically subject to one appeal
B) ADR hearings usually arrive at a resolution at a much lower cost than does litigation
C) the party conducting the ADR hearing is chosen by the disputing parties themselves in certain instances
D) ADR hearings generally result in much less publicity than does litigation
4.Jon works for a major bank. The revised employee handbook that he received five years ago says that all employees with 25 years of service will receive a retirement party. He is about to hit 25 years of service and has announced his retirement. His manager tells him that the company, based on his years of service, will throw him a party and present him with a gold watch. Jon retires on his 25th anniversary and his manager announces that the company will not throw the party or give him the watch.
A) the company is required to throw the party but no watch is owed
B) the company is required to present him with the watch but no party is owed
C) because of past consideration, no party or watch is owed
D) the company is required to present him with the watch and throw him the party
5.Commercially reasonable means:
A) observing industry standards and practices that are generally accepted throughout various industries as proper business practices.
B) observing industry standards and practices that may be unique to the particular industry.
C) charging a fair price for goods and not taking advantage of others in the industry.
D) getting the highest price possible for goods without violating the law.
6.Angelina hires Brad to drive a truck to a depot 200 mile away. She specifies the route that he is to take and tells him to be sure to arrive by 5:00 pm. On the way, Brad finds himself nodding off due to hunger. He checks the time and finds that he has plenty of time to make the 5:00 pm deadline so he decides to stop at a diner that he is familiar with. The diner is ¾ of a mile off of the route that Angelina had specified. Brad does not call Angelina to ask for permission. On the way to the diner, Brad runs a light and has a collision with Billy Bob. Billy Bob sues Angelina.
A) Angelina loses because Brad was on a frolic, so she is liable
B) Angelina loses because Brad was on a detour, so she is liable
C) Angelina wins because Brad was on a frolic, freeing her from liability
D) Angelina wins because Brad was on a detour, freeing her from liability

