Secondary Sources Worksheet
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Directions: Answer the questions using the resources noted. Where appropriate, give a concise answer
to the question, provide a citation to the source, briefly describe your research process/strategy, and
note your search terms. TIP: if you cannot find what you are looking for with a key word search, try
browsing the table of contents!
Use Am Jur2d to answer the following:
1. Mike and Jen are married and they would like to start a business together. Is it possible for
them to organize their business as a partnership even though they are married?
2. Can a corporation act as a general partner in a limited partnership?
Use Summary of PA Jur2d to answer the following:
3. Can a corporation be held criminally liable for acts performed by one of its officers?
4. If one of the partners in a partnership dies, what happens to the partnership?
Use Soderquist on Corporate Law and Practice to answer the following:
5. What are 2 advantages of incorporating in the state of Delaware?
6. In general, what elements are required to indemnify a director for criminal liability?
Use one or more of the business databases we discussed in class to locate the following:
7. An article about employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. What is the title of
one of the articles you found?
8. An article about a company that is involved in sustainable business practices. What is the title of
one of the articles you found?
Use the Pennsylvania Transaction Guide to address the following:
9. Your client wants to incorporate his talent company in Pennsylvania. He wants to register the
company with the name “The Wow Factor!”; is this an appropriate corporate name pursuant to
Pennsylvania laws?
10. Use any of the resources we discussed in class to locate a form that could be used if you wanted to
change the name of a corporation. *You do not have to print out or attach the form – just provide the
citation, describe your research process, and note your search terms.