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Siemens Greek bribery scandal, involving cases of bribery on behalf of Siemens towards the Greek Government; Société Générale, derivatives trading scandal causing multibillion-euro losses; Southwest Airlines, violations of safety regulations; SunTrust Banks, "claims of shoddy mortgage lending, servicing and foreclosure practices." [37]
United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation, 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), was a landmark American antitrust law case at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Business ethics operates on the premise, for example, that the ethical operation of a private business is possible—those who dispute that premise, such as libertarian socialists (who contend that "business ethics" is an oxymoron) do so by definition outside of the domain of business ethics proper.
Unfair business practices (also Unfair Commercial Practices) describes a set of practices by businesses which are considered unfair, and which may be unlawful. It includes practices which are covered by other areas of law, such as fraud , misrepresentation , and oppressive or unconscionable contract terms.
Reputational damage can result from an adverse or potentially criminal event, regardless of whether the company is directly responsible for said event (as was the case of the Chicago Tylenol murders in 1982). [3] Extreme cases may lead to large financial losses [4] or bankruptcy, as per the case of Arthur Andersen. [5]
A boycott was launched in the United States on July 4, 1977, against the Swiss-based multinational food and drink processing corporation Nestlé.The boycott expanded into Europe in the early 1980s and was prompted by concerns about Nestlé's aggressive marketing of infant formulas (i.e., substitutes for breast milk), particularly in underdeveloped countries.