Anita and duncan had been partners for many years in a mercantile business. their relationship deteriorated to the point at which anita threatened to bring an action for an accounting and dissolution of the firm. duncan then offered to buy anita's interest in the partnership for $250,000. anita refused the offer and told duncan that she would take no less than $360,000. a short time later, james approached duncan and informed him he had inside information that aproposed street change would greatly benefit the business and that he, james, would buy the entire business for $1 million or buy a one-half interest for $500,000. duncan made a final offer of $350,000 to anita for her interest. anita accepted this offer, and the transaction was completed. duncan then sold the one-half interest to james for $500,000. several months later, anita learned for the first time of the transaction between duncan and james. what rights, if any, does anita have against duncan?

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)