“Yes,” Betty said, acknowledging Jennifer. “What is the Mayor’s plan take care of the haunted mountain? I wish someone would do something,” Jennifer said. The others agreed and Betty looked surprised. “What do you think is going on up there?” She asked. “No one around here can explain the screams and lights up there. They just call them, the haunted mountains. It is so frightening that most of us will not go near them,” Nancy said and waited for someone else to respond. “James and I have discussed
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professor called the office of his primary care physician, Dr. Martin. Dr. Martin’s nurse, Betty, came on the line. The professor detailed his physical problems of the previous night. “Betty, the nausea is pretty much gone, but the gastric discomfort is quite severe. I really feel that I need to see a doctor.” Betty replied, “Dr. Martin is booked solid all day, so it would be hard to see him.” “Betty,” the professor said, “I really feel that I need to see a doctor. Suppose I go to the HealthCheck
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Assignment # 4: Bait and Switch [pic] Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours in one hundred degree heat may not necessarily have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. However
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1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The issue is whether the customer has the right to claim the published advertisement since the fact that she drove many hours in uncomfortable conditions to the dealer expecting to buy the product advertised. The statutes responsible of regulate advertisements are the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Lanham Act
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Running head: Bait and Switch Advertising and Communication Law: Bait and Switch Karen Kinnaird Professor Mark Glantz Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Business Law 500 November 27, 2011 Abstract Bait and Switch advertising is a type of fraud and is a violation of consumer laws. This form of business practice is an attempt to lure or bait a potential customer into a business. However, once the customer is about to take the bite, the business will pull a “switch” and make the product
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Introduction When Betty saw the advertisement in the newspaper for a truck at Rally Motors, she made a decision from that point that she will make a purchase. When she made the call, she was told by Tony “I will give you three thousand dollars firm for your truck”. The amount for the trade in and the price for the truck is what prompted her to drive down to dealership so that she could make the purchase. When she arrived, Tony was trying to get Betty to look at other trucks, when she
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the unethical behavior exuded by Mr. Tony Sulka, the salesman at Rally Motors, and how he promised Ms. Betty Algur $3000.00 for her trade in, and then attempted to back out of the offer, once Ms. Algur arrived at the dealership. We study how the Dealership’s advertisements and negotiation tactics bound them to their advertisement, and should have led to a firm contract for Ms. Algur. Betty Algur a consumer from Vacaville came into Rally motors because of an advertisement in the local newspaper
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Communication Law: Bait and Switch Betty drove three hours in one hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. No I don’t think it really mattered if Betty drove three hours in 100-degree heat whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. If the dealership advertised the car at a cheaper price it should not have mattered whether Betty came from around the corner
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Advertising and Communication Law: Bait and Switch Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The dealership only cast a wide net over the area in the form of its advertising. It is commonly accepted that the dealership was advertising to the masses. The dealership may have had a target market segment in mind, but it would be in no one’s expectations
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ASSIGNMENT #4 - “BAIT AND SWITCH” LEGAL 500 Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The bias of advertising has existed as long as advertising has. Advertising is the art of applying bias to sell. It is the designed to make something attractive, to make something desired, or needed through the act of creating simple psychological games. The creation of fallacies
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