Scenario I - Business Organizations Yolanda, Ginny, and Sara met while working for the Campus Subs in Knoxville, Tennessee

Scenario I - Business Organizations

Yolanda, Ginny, and Sara met while working for the Campus Subs in Knoxville, Tennessee. Yolanda was attending college to earn a business degree in hospitality. Ginny was attending culinary school to become a chef, and Sara was a recent graduate in sales and marketing. The three ladies decided to open their own soup and sandwich restaurant on wheels, also known as a food truck. They planned to start small with one truck but had big dreams to own a whole fleet of trucks that served a variety of foods.

Yolanda took a business law class and remembers there are several forms for organizing businesses. The ladies have come to you for advice about the various forms of business organizations.

• Evaluate three forms of business organizations including advantages and disadvantages related to the business the ladies plan to operate. At least one of the options must be the LLC or LLP.
• Select a business form for the friends and defend your choice.
• Explain the requirements for starting that form of business in your state.

Scenario 2—LLC Liability

Plaintiffs Karl and Ginny Drake were injured by lead paint while living in a house owned by Riverwood Homes, LLC.  The plaintiffs sued Bill Ding, a member of the LLC at the time it owned the property, alleging that he was liable for their injuries.  Ding had limited involvement with the property.  He has never visited the property, and neither he nor the LLC was aware that the plaintiffs were occupying the property until after the LLC acquired it.  Once they realized this fact, they took legal action to have the plaintiffs removed.  The applicable housing code imposes liability on any individual who "owns, holds, or controls" the title to the property.

• Is Ding liable for the plaintiffs' injuries?
• What are the policy arguments in favor of both parties?