Category: Law : Business Law

Read the attached case summary of Sandridge Energy Inc, v Barfield (see below attachment for a summary of the original case Barfield v SandRidge Energy Inc)
Write a 3-5 paragraph/one page reflection on the case to include the following:
A brief summary of the case including:
background information on the case
complaint that was brought to the court
arguments that were made on both sides
final decision of the court
Offer a detailed explanation of YOUR opinion of the final judgement to include:
whether you agree or disagree and why
what you learned about non-compete clauses in practice
How much responsibility does a business owner have to ensure the safety of customers? What sort of practices can a business owner put into place to ensure they are providing their best effort to avoid the occurrence of injuries on their property and when interacting with their products?

In chapter 8 of the textbook, the case of Harris v Forklift Systems, INC in which Harris accused the company’s president created a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Do you agree with the lower courts’ statements that the behavior, though offensive, did not lead to any harm? Why?
Do you agree with the SCOTUS decision that the existence or lack of harm does not determine whether the behavior violates Title VII? Why?
Give three reasons as to why it is important as a business to have a workplace environment that is free from harassment?
Respond to at least two classmates to receive full credit
*If you use outside sources to support your arguments, please be sure to appropriately cite them to avoid plagiarism

Please Help With Discussion Questions And Include APA Citations for each discussion question. Thank You.
1. Farmer Freddie owns an Alpaca Farm in western part of New Jersey. The Freddie Family Farm raises Alpaca primarily to make fiber from their coats, but also opens the farm for tours and Alpaca cuddles. The farm  is so successful that Freddie is seeking to add to the herd.  To achieve this, Freddie attended an Alpaca auction and acquired two young male alpacas around 9 months of age for breeding purposes from Alpaca’s R Us. When selecting the two animals he would ultimately acquire, Farmer Freddie told Alpacas-R Us of his need for Alpacas suitable for breeding. Freddie named one of the animals Herdsire and the other Macho. Does this transaction fall under the UCC? Why or why not? What warranties, if any,apply to this transaction?
2. After a sales contract is formed, it is up to the buyer to pay for their purchase. Payments usually occur in one of three ways, cash, credit, or a substitute for cash. It is the substitute for cash that requires negotiable instruments. Why is it important to have the option of a substitute for cash as payment in a contract? In what ways is a negotiable instrument a substitute for cash? In what ways is cash a superior form of payment? In what ways is cash a superior form of payment? In what ways is a negotiable instrument a superior form of payment?

see the attached – please d1 one page discussion 2 one page.
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Opposing Biden’s Agenda
More than ten years after the struggle to pass the popular health care reform bill proposed by the Obama administration, the economic-political power of large corporations was in plain sight behind the difficulties two popular pieces of legislation faced in the U.S. Senate. Koch Industries was opposed to the voting rights bill. A number of major corporations were also against raising corporate taxes envisioned in the infrastructure bill. The provisions of the voting rights bill were supported by 60% to 80% of the public (therefore a cross-section of both Democrats and Republicans). The infrastructure bill had the support of 58% of the population and would have resulted in many good-paying jobs that would have created consumer demands, boosting business’ bottom line and enhancing business legitimacy in the eyes of the public.
For most of 2021, Senator Joseph Manchin III (D-W. Virginia) had opposed Biden’s legislation containing green infrastructure spending in addition to the voting rights bill. He is from a coal-producing state which can explain some of his reluctance. Yet, in the long run “going green” will help his voters given the rapid decline of coal. But the Senator may have had personal financial reasons as well. He is a large investor in fossil fuel stocks, having created two coal companies in the 1980s which are now run by his son. Koch Industries who are heavily invested in fossil fuel also lobbied Manchin heavily which can explain in part his opposition to that piece of popular legislation.
The “Inflation Reduction Act,” signed into law in August of 2022 was a watered-down version of Build Back Better legislation, providing less than one-third of BBB’s original proposed funding and included major concessions to two Democratic Senators, Joe Manchin, and Kyrsten Sinema.
In the House, the Democrats who tanked their party’s 2021 proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, Scott Peters and Kurt Schrader, together had received $1.7 million in contributions from Big Pharma.
Questions:
1. Should corporations have the right to influence the formulation of public policy?
2. Is it possible for corporations to exercise political influence over policymaking without infringing on public interests?
3. Why corporations would oppose legislation that expands the economy or protect the ability of people to exercise their basic democratic right, an unhindered ability to vote in elections?
Sources:
https://www.vox.com/2021/5/3/22406391/hr1-poll-for-the-people-actLinks to an external site.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-centuryLinks to an external site.