Add-on technology, inc. (aoc) contracted with track, llc, to provide software and client software systems for products using global positioning satellite (gps) technology being developed by track. track agreed to provide aoc with hardware with which aoc’s software would interface. problems soon arose, however, and track filed a lawsuit against aoc alleging breach of contract. during discovery, track requested aoc’s customer lists and marketing procedures. aoc objected to providing this information because track and aoc had become competitors in the gps industry. should a party to a lawsuit have to hand over its confidential business secrets as part of a discovery request? why or why not? what limitations might a court consider imposing before requiring aoc to produce this material? (see following a state court case)?

Which law would encourage more people to become homeowners but not encourage risky loans that could end in foreclosure? options: offering first time homebuyers tax-free accounts to save for down payments requiring all mortgages to be more affordable, interest-only loans outlawing home inspections and appraisals by mortgage companies limiting rent increases to less than 2% a year

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

Brian has been working for a few years now and has saved a substantial amount of money. he now wants to invest 50 percent of his savings in a bank account where it will be locked for three years and gain interest. which type of bank account should brian open? a. savings account b. money market account c. checking account d. certificate of deposit