A customer at a bakery ordered a cake, which the bakery stated was made by an independent third party. The cake contained small shards of metal. The metal was not detected by the bakery, even though the bakery conducted a reasonable inspection of the cake and otherwise had no reason to suspect that the cake contained the metal. The customer ate the cake and immediately incurred serious injuries from eating the shards of metal. The customer brought suit against the bakery based on strict products liability for injuries suffered from eating the cake. Who will prevail

Coop inc. owns 40% of chicken inc., both coop and chicken are corporations. chicken pays coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year. chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. assume coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in chicken. what is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?

Betty contracted with scooby’s skate store to deliver a pair of skates to jake for his birthday. scooby’s owner was going on a trip and delegated the delivery of the skates to brian. brian failed to make delivery. can jake sue brian for breach of contract, as he was not a party to the original contract? explain your answer. brian was not a party to the original contract. why would a court hold him responsible for failing to make delivery? if you do not think a court would hold him responsible, explain your answer. can jake sue scooby’s skates for breach of contract? explain your answer.

What legislation increased the ability for federal authorities to tap telephones and wireless devices, tightened the enforcement of money laundering activities, as well as broadened powers toward acts of terrorism and acts such as drug trafficking?