December 2017 Volume 9, Issue 5

Hot Topics

According to the article, the U.S. Attorney's office has confirmed that, along with the FBI, it is investigating the breach at Atlanta-based Equifax, which the company said lasted from mid-May to July and exposed the data of 145 million Americans. Neither agency would...

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Video Suggestions

“The Ungers: Righting a Miscarriage of Justice” The people who call themselves THE UNGERS are convicted criminals -- some 250 in all -- sentenced to life in prison many years ago for violent crimes. Thanks to an appeals court in Maryland, they now have the opportunity...

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Ethical Dilemma

“Head of Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange Could Make Hundreds of Millions from Failure” According to the article, Mark Karpeles, the former head of what was for a time the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, could wind up profiting handsomely from the portal’s ignominious 2014...

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Teaching Tips

(Related to Article 3—“Jury Awards $7.5M to Man for Walmart Injury”): “Walmart Shopper Who Broke His Hip Picking Out a Watermelon Awarded $7.5 Million” Note: In a critical thinking exercise with students, compare and contrast the following article (and its related...

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Chapter Key

    See our “chapter key” that cross-references this month's newsletter topics with the various McGraw-Hill Education business law products available to you and your students. For more information on any McGraw-Hill products please contact your McGraw-Hill...

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