...Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), otherwise known as the Superfund law, was established to clean up hazardous wastes at illegal disposal sites. Its main regulatory target is to impose liability for those responsible for the release of hazardous substances and degradation of the environment and natural resources. Throughout the years, the act has been revised by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfields Revitalization Act of 2002 . The act has four basic elements that authorizes federal agencies to respond and act accordingly to hazardous waste disposals. The first element of the act establishes a system of recording and information gathering to enable state and federal governments to categorize disposal sites while developing a priority system for response actions. The second element authorizes federal authorities to respond to hazardous substance emergencies and to clean up leaking sites. The third element creates the Hazardous Substances Trust Fund to help pay for the removal and clean up actions. The fourth element of the act imposes liability on persons who are responsible for the release of the hazardous substance. This includes cleanup and restitution costs, not recovery for personal injury or damage to property . It is this fourth element of the act that this paper will focus on when deciding the fairness of CERCLA to hold current owners of the property liable for...
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...PharmaCARE Company is a well successful pharmaceutical company known to produce high quality products that have saved millions of lives and enhanced a quality of life to others. The Company is recognized for offering free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, and has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. The company is located in New Jersey, and maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia. In this, paper I will review questions that arose from a given scenario that PharmaCARE Company encountered while they reformulated one of its top-selling diabetes drug. PharmaCARE established a wholly-owned subsidiary called CompCARE to operate as a compounding pharmacy to sell the new formulation to individuals on a prescription basis. I will highlight the negative impacts the new drug caused to individuals, and the negligence the company had towards the working condition of its employees. Determination of all the stakeholders in the given scenario Stakeholders are defined as individuals who are involved in, have a vested interest in, or a “stake” in the success of an organization (Merriam-Webster, 2011). Internal stakeholders will participate in the strategic development of coordinating resources to fund and sustain an operation, whereas external stakeholders are not directly connected to the organization; however, they are vested in the company success as clients, business...
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...Class Policies: Attendance Policy Students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Should absences be necessary, students are responsible for the material covered during the absences. Faculty cannot grant requests for excessive amounts of make-up material, and they may request written documentation detailing the reason for the absences. Excessive absences make it almost impossible for a student to meet the academic objectives of a course; they frequently cause a student to receive a lower grade, even though, the absences were unavoidable. Strayer University requires all faculty members to take attendance during each class period and to record it accurately on their permanent roster. This data is available for verification of attendance by the appropriate governmental agencies and educational accrediting organizations. A student who is absent from four consecutive class meetings, excluding holidays and emergency cancellation of classes, will be withdrawn automatically from that course. A student will be withdrawn automatically from a mini-session course when he/she misses two consecutively scheduled class meetings. Students not attending scheduled on-ground classes will receive zero points for the weekly discussions. Students arriving to class (or leaving class) more than 30 minutes late/early will receive a 2 point deduction for all discussions. Students arriving (or leaving class) more than 1 hour late/early will receive a 5 point deduction for all...
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...PharmaCare was an upcoming established company well renowned for ethics and high quality products. The company even started a new initiative to go green and become environmentally friendly. During their honeymoon period they were believed to enhance the quality of life around the world. PharmaCARE thrived on research and capitalized on a new breakthrough of a diabetes drug that would help slow down the terrible infringement of Alzheimer’s. Over the course of a few years, PharmaCARE set up a sister company called CompCARE to be the compounding pharmacy to manufacture this new drug AD23. It became a mass hysteria to get this drug which pushed CompCARE into methods outside the scope of what a compounding pharmacy is authorized to do. Unfortunately all business practices began to push the limits, ethics were questioned, and in the end resulted in over 200 cardiac related deaths to this drug AD23. This is basically the rise and fall of PharmaCARE and how a corporation’s greed killed the hopes and dreams of many who hoped for AD23 to be a sign from god. Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Work Place and the World provides insight on who the stakeholders of an organization are and who takes on the overall responsibilities of the organization. The importance of the decisions made by mid-level management are discussed and answered. The ability to make changes to support a more ethical work environment. The ability to improve operations and turn a profit are explained by...
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...This page intentionally left blank Office of Solid Waste And Emergency Response (5102G) EPA 542-R-04-015 September 2004 www.epa.gov/tio clu-in.org/marketstudy Cleaning Up the Nation’s Waste Sites: Markets and Technology Trends 2004 Edition This page intentionally left blank Notice Preparation of this report has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under contract number 68-W-03-038. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendations for use. This document is intended for information purposes and does not create new nor alter existing Agency policy or guidance. The document does not impose any requirements or obligations on EPA, states, other federal agencies, or the regulated community. A limited number of printed copies of Cleaning Up the Nation’s Waste Sites: Markets and Technology Trends, 2004 Edition is available free of charge by mail or by facsimile from: U.S. EPA/National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) P.O. Box 42419 Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419 Telephone: 513-489-8190 or 800-490-9198 Fax: 513-489-8695 A portable document format (PDF) version of this report is available for viewing or downloading from the Hazardous Waste Cleanup Information (CLU-IN) web site at http://clu-in.org/marketstudy. Printed copies can also be ordered through that web address, subject to availability. For More Information For more information about remediation...
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...did nothing because he was concerned that if he complained and manufacturing was suspended many workers would lose their jobs, would he have made an ethical decision? c. Assume Ayer considered blowing the whistle on the firm by releasing information to the newspapers and television networks. Is it likely that such action would have any effect on the firm or on Ayer? --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASHFORD BUS 311 Week 1 DQ 2 Administrative Law (Old) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Research a federal agency online and discuss each of the following questions: •What businesses does the agency oversee or regulate? •Why is it important that this agency oversee or regulate these businesses? •What recent action or ruling has the agency made? --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASHFORD BUS 311 Week 2 Assignment Critical Analysis Paper Contract Breach (Old) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Consider a situation in which you or someone you know engaged in a written or oral contract containing specific performance requirements from the contractor providing business services. In the situation, the contractor breached one or more of the contract performance requirements. Using the six essential elements of an enforceable contract, provide a thorough analysis of the situation. Discuss the options under the contact while considering the potential of “substantial...
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...Assignment #2: Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World This paper will explore the common issues of what a lot of companies face when dealing with employee relations and factors in the reality of some companies that go to the extreme into violating laws to hide illegal practices. These are not isolated cases; these bad practices are more common than we think they are. It really takes a good solid manager to successfully and positively deal with the issues in side with what is right for the company considering both factors: the stakeholders and the employees involved in the issue. Stakeholders are those who can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions, objectives and or policies. Actions can be either negative or positive. Stakeholders can be employees, directors, customers, owners, suppliers etc. The stakeholders for this scenario with PharmaCARE are the employees, the company, the Colberian government and the company’s customers. First off, PharmaCARE is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produces high-quality products that has saved millions of lives and enhanced the quality of life of others. This company also offers discounted and free drugs to low income consumers. PharmaCARE’s ethics can be truly questioned due to its many wrong doings that have gone against to they’re established ethical values. To start off, this company maintains a...
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...Introduction The products include Pioneer and other brands of seeds, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, insect control products, and plant growth regulators. Acquisition and Selling of Conoco Our recommendation: Our recommendation is based on the performance of the division called Conoco which was the chief operating division adopted by the company in 1980s. As per our recommendation DuPont should divest in Conoco in a phased manner so that company can be free of non performing unit. Between 1940 and 1980, DuPont developed and marketed technologies such as Dacron, Mylar, Lycra, Kevlar, Tyvek, and Nomex. The company also expanded its pharmaceuticals and medical products business. The company acquired Conoco, an energy supplier, in 1981. In 1991, DuPont's pharmaceutical business entered into a joint venture (JV) with Merck, to focus on non-US markets. During the 1990s, the company acquired Protein Technologies International, a producer of soy protein products and Imperial Chemical's polyester-resins, a company with intermediates and polyester-films operations. In 1998, the company bought Merck's share of the pharmaceutical JV and renamed the company, DuPont Pharmaceuticals. Later that year, DuPont started selling its interests in Conoco which was completed in 1999. Conoco facility can be classified as cost center. It is one of the main cost centers of the company and hence the most resources are hogged up at this center. One needs to identify resources properly at this...
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...supposed to ensure that just compensation is paid. What is just if you have improved the land and held it for a lifetime? I would not want to be put out and have to start over for what a government entity calls just compensation. I think there are plenty of places that can benefit from “economic development” but “eminent domain” should be the last resort, due to this I agree more with the dissenting opinions in this case. When roads or bridges are needed for the good of all, then eminent domain is rightfully used. Part 2 Read the section on Living Wills in Chapter 47. Share your thoughts on this subject. Do you have a living will? If not, does this change your thoughts about the issue? Most states have enacted standardized living will forms. Research online to see if you can find a standardized living will form for the state in which you reside...
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...Week 1: Business Ethics and International Responsibility - Lecture | | Print This Page | Introduction to Ethics and International Law Introduction | Business Ethics | Social Responsibility | Ethical Dilemma Resolution Models | Video – Business Ethics: An Oxymoron? | Practice Quiz | | Introduction | | The E in Enron definitely did not stand for ethics, but Enron and its contemporaries like Arthur Andersen, Tyco, and WorldCom altered the lives of thousands of people and shaped new laws regulating business. All topics covered in this course, from product liability to civil rights, from intellectual property rights to antitrust and consumer protection, will all make the same point. My goal is not to instruct a basic business law course but rather to create a dialogue involving questions and issues that each of our respective businesses must navigate successfully if they are ultimately to maximize stakeholder value. We will do this during Week 1 by covering our two most important TCOs: A and I. These will be foundational for the term. As TCO A is our ethics TCO and TCO I is our international TCO, note that both of these TCOs will be important under and inside each of our topical TCOs (e.g., contracts, environmental law, employment law, etc.) | | Business Ethics | | As we move through the course, each learned TCO should remain in the back of your mind. We will build on them while learning the law. As you will find, most of the TCO A ethical strategies...
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...Legal and Ethical Consideration in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Terra Bradley LEG500, Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Professor Lateefah A. Muhammad 17 March 2014 Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property In this paper I will identify three ethical issues relating to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety. I will argue against Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) marketing by drug companies. Next I will determine who regulates compounding pharmacies under the current regulatory scheme, what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could or should have done, and whether the FDA should be granted more power over compounding pharmacies. I will decide whether PharmaCARE’s use of Colberian intellectual property would be ethical in accordance with Utilitarianism; Deontology; Virtue Ethics; my own moral and ethical compass. Afterwards, I will analyze the way PharmaCARE uses U.S. law to protect its own intellectual property while co-opting intellectual property in Colberia. Then I will suggest at least three ways the company could compensate the people and nation of Colberia for the use of its intellectual property and the damage to its environment. I will compare PharmaCARE’s actions with those of at least one real-world company whose creativity in skirting legal technicalities led to ethical lapses and financial loss. I will also determine the...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Guru Ghasidas University ] On: 13 January 2014, At: 02:45 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Strategic Marketing Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjsm20 An examination of marketing techniques that influence Millennials' perceptions of whether a product is environmentally friendly Katherine T. Smith a a Department of Marketing , Texas A&M University , 4112 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-4112, USA Published online: 19 Nov 2010. To cite this article: Katherine T. Smith (2010) An examination of marketing techniques that influence Millennials' perceptions of whether a product is environmentally friendly, Journal of Strategic Marketing, 18:6, 437-450, DOI: 10.1080/0965254X.2010.525249 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2010.525249 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors,...
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...Week 1: Business Ethics and International Responsibility - Lecture Introduction to Ethics and International Law Introduction | Business Ethics | Social Responsibility | Ethical Dilemma Resolution Models | Video – Business Ethics: An Oxymoron? | Practice Quiz | | Introduction | | The E in Enron definitely did not stand for ethics, but Enron and its contemporaries like Arthur Andersen, Tyco, and WorldCom altered the lives of thousands of people and shaped new laws regulating business. All topics covered in this course, from product liability to civil rights, from intellectual property rights to antitrust and consumer protection, will all make the same point. My goal is not to instruct a basic business law course but rather to create a dialogue involving questions and issues that each of our respective businesses must navigate successfully if they are ultimately to maximize stakeholder value. We will do this during Week 1 by covering our two most important TCOs: A and I. These will be foundational for the term. As TCO A is our ethics TCO and TCO I is our international TCO, note that both of these TCOs will be important under and inside each of our topical TCOs (e.g., contracts, environmental law, employment law, etc.) | | Business Ethics | | As we move through the course, each learned TCO should remain in the back of your mind. We will build on them while learning the law. As you will find, most of the TCO A ethical strategies include as a first question...
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...Buss Law: Lindgren vs. GDT, LLC (96-98) Plaintiff: Lindgren/GDT, LLC Defendant: GDT, LLC/ Lindgren Facts: Lindgren came-up with an accessory concept, which she sold online and in a store in Iowa. She patented it in 2000. GDT started selling a product quite similar to hers at much higher prices through all of its distribution channels. When Lindgren found out she filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Iowa against GDT for infringement. GDT, claiming that it has no affiliation with the State, expressed its right to exercise its in personam jurisdiction and filed a motion to dismiss the case in Iowa. Yet, Lindgren countered by stipulating that online the company gave the option of delivering its products to Iowa (with FedEx). Ruling: Lindgren failed to make a prima facie case of personal jurisdiction. Yet, the court found that Lindgren’s claim could continue in the central district of California. GDT’s motion to dismiss was denied. Judicial Opinion: Due process requires that in order to subject a non-resident to the jurisdiction of a state’s court, the latter should have a certain minimum contact with it. The contacts with the state should be more than ‘random’, ‘fortuitous’ or ‘attenuated’. Use of a precedent: Zippo manufacturing case. The Zippo court observed that the likelihood that the personal jurisdiction can be constitutionally exercised is directly proportionate to the nature and the quality of the commercial activity that an entity conducts over the...
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...Green Banking Initiative: Opportunities for Bangladesh Dr. S M Ahsan Habib Professor and Director (Training & Research), BIBM The paper was presented at a seminar on Green Banking at BIBM on October 14, 2010 Green Banking Initiative: Opportunities for Bangladesh I. Introduction Banks that were once seen only as profit motive institutions have been adjusting to a more demanding market and to a more conscious society over last two decades. An increasing number of banks around the world are going green by providing innovative green products that cover financial services to support the activities that are not hazardous to environment and help conserve environment. A green bank is also called an ethical bank, a socially responsible bank, or a sustainable bank. The exact meaning of all these titles may not be same however they cover a lot of common activities and perceptions. At least, all these banks- in various ways and at different times- have engaged themselves in making a better future (Merzio 2007). The approach to green banking (GB) varies from bank to bank, however, broad objectives of green banks are to use their resources with responsibility avoiding waste and giving priority to environment and society. The public concern of the state of environment has been growing significantly in the last few years, mostly due to apparently unusual weather patterns, rising greenhouse gases, declining...
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