i have business law questions
|
|
Instructions: As you read in the textbook, advertisements are generally viewed as invitations to negotiate, not as offers to form a contract. Nonetheless, sometimes advertisements are construed as offers, such as in the case of a PepsiCo, Inc., promotion that encouraged consumers to collect “Pepsi Points.” Read the case opinion provided on the URL below and then answer Questions 1–4. |
|
|
|
|
|
Visit URL: |
|
|
Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc. Case (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. |
|
|
Questions: |
|
|
Question 1: What are the facts of the case?
|
|
|
Question 2: What is the core legal issue the court needed to resolve? How did it resolve the issue?
|
|
|
Question 3: Do you agree with how the court applied the “reasonable person standard” in this case?
|
|
|
Question 4: What could PepsiCo, Inc., have done to avoid misunderstanding by its customers, as in this case? Did PepsiCo act ethically in denying that the Harrier Jet was a real prize? |