Course objectives:

• CO1 Assess the legal environment of business.
• CO2 Explain how ethical frameworks shape business decisions.
• CO10 Assess laws applying to antitrust and consumer protection.

Prompt:

Research a company that has been in the news due to a consumer protection or antitrust problem.

Accomplish the following in a well written essay:

1. Identify the ethical dilemma that the scenario presents and evaluate two ethical frameworks that applied to management's decisions.
2. Define and discuss the legal concepts that relate to consumer protection or antitrust.
3. Also, clearly define and evaluate three additional legal topics (besides antitrust and consumer protection) that were discussed in the text and that apply to the company. (Hint: Review the legal topics in the textbook and cite to the the text in your analysis.)

Instructions:

1. Reflect on the class discussions and the articles that you have read during the class and use the information, and other academic sources
2. submit a 2500- word essay critiquing the company, its operations, and the ethical dilemma it caused.
3. Use at least seven credible sources for your essay, including at least two sources from the University library. Proper citation and references in APA 6th ed. format are required.
4. Any discussions that do not include a citation to the required readings will earn no credit.

You must use the following sub-headers to create the necessary sections of your essay:

• Ethical Dilemma
• Ethical Frameworks
• Antitrust or Consumer Protection Discussion
• Three Additional legal concepts
• (List out each legal concept in its own sub-header)