Warranty Case Studies Samples For Students

Business

Part One
1. A pure competitive environment is a business environment where similar businesses sell the same product. Electronic City operates in a pure-competition environment. This is because it sells similar products and its only means of earning more profit is by distinguishing the products either by price, quality, promotions and many other options. I tend to say this because according to Phil, Electronic City is among just a handful of national chains selling the same products. A pure competition business environment exhibits cutthroat competition between businesses. According to the article, the environment was competitive on price where the margins were ...

Introduction

Fair play in business practices is essential to the maintenance of a self-sustainable corporate environment. Precisely, all the parties involved in any business activity need to embrace ethical principles while following the legal provisions in any commercial venture. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that Kallestad breached the fundamental provisions of an implied warranty by selling substandard products to Peter and Tanya Rothing. According to Murthy and Blischke (2006), an implied warranty is a contract arising from the operation of the law guaranteeing that the goods to be sold are merchantable and are appropriate for ...

Abstract

Warranties are present in the sale of goods or services. When statements are made expressly they give rise to express warranty. When statements or promises are not expressly made rather they arise from the situation of the sale it is an implied warranty. Warranties can be disclaimed by the choice of words used by seller.
An express warranty arises from statements of fact made by the manufacturer to the buyer. These statements are expressly made to customer, mostly done in writing. The warranty is made by seller to buyer when he makes the affirmative statement or promise. The ...

Knarles and Barkley Case Study

Liabilities under Contract Law
Chetum vs Knarles & Barkley
Fact: Knarles wants to repudiate a contract between Chetum and Barkley.

Issue: Breach of contract. Chetum entered into a contract with Barkley that Knarles, Barkley’s father and business partner, refuses to accept. Does Knarles repudiation of the contract constitute a breach of contract?

Rule of Law: A contract must have the following elements in order to be enforceable: (1) mutual consent, manifested by offer and acceptance, (2) consideration, (3) legality of object, and (4) capable parties (Calamari and Perillo, 1998).
Application: Barkley sent a contract (offer), which Chetum signed (acceptance), ...

Material Facts

Jodee acquired a mobile phone from Right Phone Pty Limited. The phones that are supplied by Right Phone are usually manufactured abroad and then imported into the country by a company known as Viking Pty Limited. Right Phone then acquires the phones from this importer and supplies them to consumers. In supplying the phones, Right Phone requires consumers to sign a contract where they agree to pay a certain figure (the price of the phone) and a network connection fee which is paid monthly. The consumer after acquiring the phone pays for services such as phone calls on top ...

Recommendations: Thicketwood should purchase the new CNC router offered by High Tech Inc. Company’s manufacturing should be adjusted according to the increasing demand and the new capacity.

Short/Medium Term – Immediately to One Month

1) Thicketwood should purchase the router from High Tech. This machine offers a reduction of expenditures on line workers and maintenance. The price difference with the router from TDL Products Co. will be covered within the life span of the High Tech’s machine. Moreover, longer life of the High Tech’s router and a service warranty reduce the uncertainty of future operations.
2) Adjust Thicketwood’s staffing. Reallocate three current line workers ...

Katz v. United States (1967)

In 1967, the security agents, FBI arrested Katz and charged him for conducting illicit gambling activities from California to Boston and Miami. The FBI placed a listening and recording gadget on the telephone booth and listened to Katz illegal conversation. In the Southern District Court found Katz guilty and sentenced him. The defendant appealed against the case, but the court of Appeal affirmed the charges. Katz appealed for his case to be ruled by the Supreme Court.

Issue

The issue, which Katz seeks a review of the ruling is the government has no right to wire-tape a public ...

The Software Company wishes to recognize revenue immediately after installation of the software and before the end of the three months warranty period. However, the software must run successfully during the three months period; otherwise, the contract would be revoked or the company would install different software.
The company should not recognize revenue after installation of the software. This is because at this stage revenue has not been earned. The software renders service to the medical goods industry. However, the medical goods industry gains economic benefits; this should be a guide for the software company to recognize revenue. Revenue ...

Introduction:

The case study has pointed out different challenges that is faced by a project manager. The book written by Laufer discusses about different core principles of leadership that is related to this case study. It can be used to successfully manage a project at different environment to achieve the desired objectives. There are many government employees who are not interested on new culture but prefer to close the project. The case study symbolizes it more clearly. As time passes Judy shows them importance of new culture and make them work on it to have profit and an air of ...

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Introduction

Galaxy Micro Systems is in the middle of deciding what kind of contract it will tie up with a national franchiser for three years service warranty. There are two alternatives; one is a lump sum contract paid out at the onset. The other is combination of a smaller fixed sum and an installment payment schedule spread over three years. Both schemes appear to be acceptable to Galaxy but there are parameters that need to be defined to make the decision. There is also a significant potential sale that needs to be assessed as it will influence ...

The media has a great influence on how varied audiences perceive various issues in the society. The MacDonald’s spill incident which, led Ms. Liebeck to file a law suit against the coffee shop, was greatly misinterpreted by the media. The plaintiff had bought coffee at the restaurant and while trying to add sugar and cream, the coffee which is normally served between 180 and 190 degrees, spilled on her causing her third degree burns, hospitalization for 8 weeks and medical bills amounting to an approximate 11,000 USD, not to mention she was disfigured for two years . Two ...

Liferay Development Model vs Closed Source Development Model

Liferay uses an open source development model. Open source refers to software for which the source code is available freely over the internet from the original developers of the software (Niu, 2016). Android operating system is one of the most popular example of open source software. On the other hand, closed and commercial software is usually closely protected by the company that developed the software, using proprietary license agreements. For example, Microsoft windows is a closed source software protected by a license of Microsoft. Other users cannot use the source code of the software and develop variations of Windows ( ...

Industry Issues

The automobile industry is experiencing rapid internationalization due to the expansion of the automobile companies. As a result, all of the companies are facing challenges of the changes in the global automobile market . Generally, it can be stated that cultures and legal environments of the different countries pose significant challenges and hindrances to international companies like the Volkswagen. Automobile companies are increasingly pressurized to produce a vehicle with reduced carbon emissions , In addition, to this, the threat of oil depletion also presents a significant challenge to the companies. The automobile industry faces the challenge of producing an efficient, fast ...

MEMORANDUM

RE : PHARMACEUTICAL LAW AND LIABILITY
Dr. Frankenstein may be held liable for products liability in the event that he fails to comply with regulations of the US FDA regulations. There are three theories under the product liability including the Negligence Theory, Strict Liability Theory, and Breach of Warranty Theory.
It can be argued that the Wonkavision device is no longer patentable since it is considered part of a prior art for it has been in the market for almost 40 years. However, the fact that it can provide treatment of patients infected with Ebola will qualify it ...

Law

Trading Memo
Re: Trading Agreement with Mohammed Reda and Khalid Reda
The should be a trading agreement that you should enter with Mohammed Reda and Khalid Reda, who will become your business partners in Saudi Arabia. It is advised that the agreement should be signed in Italy, where your business is located in order to protect your interest. Since you are the owner of a company called JM Italian Coffee Inc., which is a well-known company in Italy engaged in buying and selling of coffee beans and other coffee equipment all over the world, it is best that your business ...