The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 5, Problem 7BCP
Summary Introduction
Case summary: The person H is an individual operating out of an apartment that is situated in Secane, Pennsylvania. He was able to convince VS, the president of the company KC, that he is a businessman who could help him in growing his business in the middle east. The person VS shared confidential documents with the person HI. HI then threatened VS and asked for money, or he would disclose confidential details to the public. The person VS refused to pay the amount and filed a suit in the district court.
To find :The person who has not behaved ethically in the above situation.
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Patty Crawford, the Title IX coordinator at Baylor from November 2014 to October 2016, was hired to coordinate the institution’s Title IX compliance when this case took place (Baylor University, n.d.). Like all Title IX coordinators, Crawford’s role was a comprehensive administrative role that bears the responsibility of ensuring that campuses prevent and respond to gender discrimination, including sexual misconduct. This role spans duties related to grievance process management, victim assistance, organization management, and climate management (Lake, 2017). In addition to managing the institution’s compliance, Title IX coordinators also craft comprehensive training and awareness strategies to ensure students, employees, and other campus stakeholders are aware of how to identify and report sexual misconduct and what resources are available to students regardless of whether they choose to proceed with the grievance process. Crawford alleged that she was…
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