Locate a lawsuit (or an article discussing a lawsuit if you can’t find the court pleadings) involving a business in your local city or state (Virginia) where the Issue is a topic discussed in our textbook (does not need to be in Chapter 1). List the following:
- What is the Issue (A very brief 1 or 2-sentence summary of the facts is appropriate, then the legal or ethical issue that is the basis of the court case.) Be sure to cite any paraphrasing or quotes from the case/document
- What is the Rule?
- What laws are involved in the suit/list any statutes specifically mentioned)?
- Reference the applicable explanation or definition from our textbook (be sure to cite the page of the text)
- What do you think of this case as it relates to your future goals in business?
Attach a copy of your lawsuit
Chapter 1:
1-2b. Criminal versus Civil Law
A violation of a criminal law is a wrong against society. A violation of a civil law is a wrong against another person or persons. Criminal violations have penalties such as fines and imprisonment. When you run a red light, you have committed a criminal violation and owe society a penalty, such as a fine or imprisonment. Violations of civil laws, on the other hand, require restitution: someone who violates a civil law must compensate the harmed party. If you do run a red light and strike and injure a pedestrian, your criminal case is society’s remedy. The civil wrong in the same action requires you to pay damages to that pedestrian.
If you drive while intoxicated, you are breaking a criminal law and are subject to a fine, jail term, or license suspension. If you have an accident while driving intoxicated, you commit a civil wrong against anyone you injure. People who are injured as a result of your driving while intoxicated can file a civil suit against you to recover for injuries to their persons and property (cars).
Other differences also distinguish civil laws from criminal laws and their enforcement. For example, different rights and procedures are used in the trials of criminal cases (see Chapter 8 for more details).
Chapter 8: Chapter 8. Business Crime
Introduction
The term white-collar crime was coined by Edwin Sutherland in a speech he gave to the American Sociological Society in 1939. He defined “white-collar crime” as “[c]rime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” Since that time, the term white-collar crime has evolved to include a wide variety of crimes, but it, along with corporate fraud and public corruption, is among the FBI’s top priorities for their criminal investigations and prosecution referrals. Everything from sports memorabilia fraud to adoption scams to Medicare fraud are on the list of the scams, operations, and activities that are tackled at the state and federal levels each year.
Every businessperson is expected to know and understand the types and nature of business crimes. This chapter offers that background by answering the following questions: Why does business crime occur? Who is liable for crimes committed by businesses? What penalties are imposed for business crimes? What are the rights of corporate and individual defendants in the criminal justice system?
Textbook: Jennings, M. M. (2021). Business: Its Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment (12th ed.). Cengage Learning US. https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/books/9798214338...
Writing in the APA format
Class, remember that you must use Citations in your writings to support your work. The work needs to comply with APA writing standards. This requirement applies to your homework as well as to your discussion posts and to your replies to your fellow students in their discussion posts. Even in questions where it may seem to only be asking for your opinion, you should find and use outside resources to help support your position or your opinion. You will find that this really does add depth to your posts.
I have attached a link for a good resource for you to use on how to cite articles that you find. Park University also has a writing lab that can help students who struggle with learning how to write in this format.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html