Ethics in the Operation of Business
Case attached pertaining to: Business Forms and pertaining to the operation of business. Identify the legal
principle at issue, the salient facts of the case, and the court’s ruling.
Address the following elements:
The Brief – outlining the facts and law of this case
Applicable law/principle
Define “Corporate Law” and “Business Forms” then list the five public policy exceptions identified in the case.
-Summary of the facts of the case.
-Holding of the court: explain why the court ruled as it did: what law did the court recognize and apply to the
facts of the case?
The Analysis (The Analysis must address the topic of law: Business Forms).–addressing the following:
Rights and responsibilities of the plaintiff 4 rights and 4 responsibilities
Rights and responsibilities of the defendant 4 rights and 4 responsibilities
Ethical principles to avoid litigation: From either the Utilitarian OR Kantian perspective, was either party
ethical? Why? Why not? Cite facts from the case and key elements of the ethical theory chosen to support
conclusion.
From the perspective of Profit Maximization (Social Darwinism), was either party ethical? Why? Why not? Cite
facts from the case and key elements of Profit Maximization to support conclusion.
Applying two core values, how might the use of those principles have diffused or resolved the parties’ dispute?
