Business Ethics Case

Running head: ETHICS CASE

Individual Assignment: Business Ethics Case Paper

University of Phoenix

July 26, 2010

BUS/415

Abstract: The National Enquirer, Inc., is a Florida corporation. It publishes the National Enquirer, circulating more than five million copies. The National Enquirer published an article an entertainer Shirley Jones, who is a California resident. Jones filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president, who was a resident of Florida. The nature of the claim filed by the plaintiff is alleged defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer, Inc., is a Florida corporation with its principal place of business in Florida. It publishes a national weekly newspaper with a total circulation of more than five million copies. The National Enquirer is a national newspaper known as a tabloid paper because it gives information about famous people. Most articles in the National Enquirer are not honest news worthy stories and the paper does not care if their stories are true or untrue.

2. Was it ethical for the National Enquirer to try to avoid suit in California? Venue requires lawsuits to be heard by the court that has jurisdiction nearest the location in which the incident occurred or where the parties reside. The ethics involved in attempting to avoid jurisdiction in California would have been unethical because this is Shirley Jones place of residents where she lives and works, and the place where the Enquire ruined her name. According to U.S. Supreme Court, CALDER V. JONES, 465 U. S. 783 (1984), both the Enquirer and the distributing company answered the complaint and made no objection to the jurisdiction of the California court.

3. Are the defendants subject to suit in California? Why or why not? Yes, I do believe the defendants are subject to suit in...