Part 1 - Fact Situation: Identification of Legal Issues

Instructions:Identify the legal issues and provide a clear one- or two-sentence statement of each legal issue presented.An example of a properly stated issue based on the facts in the Prologue would be " Did QPI violate the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by paying Maggie and other women less than Bill and other men for equal work?"Note that you do not need to know all the facts, and you do not need to try to answer the question presented; you only need to identify the issue and cite the relevant law(s) or legal theory.You should list a legal issue even ifpretending that you were a juror hearing the issue in courtyou do not believe there has been an actual violation of the law.Going back to the example from the Prologue, even if you believe that QPI should be found not guilty of violating the Equal Pay Act for paying Maggie less than Bill, you should still list the issue.In other words, you should list an issue if you think that a reasonable attorney working at QPI would want to research the issue.You should demonstrate that you can identify and clearly state legal issues based on what you read in the Beatty textbook and what we discussed in class.

3b.Larry had an "off-the-books" QPI account for "special marketing needs."He had built up cash in the account over time by falsifying expenses.Larry had initially planned to use the account to facilitate business in certain countries overseas where special "incentive" payments to government officers are necessary to get anything done, and he had used it for that purpose several times.Today, after his morning cup of coffee, Larry wrote a check for $30,000 (the remaining balance of the "off-the-books" account) to one of QPI's existing suppliers, who Larry thought would be willing to share the money with him.Larry signed the check and then mailed it to the supplier with a note describing it as a "performance bonus."Larry then called the supplier and left a voicemail, saying: "If you want to split the money with me, you can cash the check, but you cannot send me the money until 18 months from now or it will look suspicious.If you don't agree to split the money with me, don't cash the check and I'll just tell QPI it was a mistake."A few days later, the supplier cashed the check. But 18 months passed and the supplier never gave any money to Larry.Larry told the supplier: "We had a deal!"But the supplier still refused to pay.Larry filed suit 20 months after he left the initial voicemail, claiming breach of contract against the supplier and seeking $15,000 in damages.