Business Ethics Case
Essay by Terri • September 7, 2011 • 533 Words (3 Pages) • 1,844 Views
Business Ethics Case
National Enquirer Inc. is a Florida-based company that also conducts most of its operations in Florida. The National Enquirer has long been recognized as a tabloid newspaper that is fond of sensationalizing issues, especially when dealing with celebrity issues whether they are gossips, news, or crimes. National Enquirer is also distributed nationwide, on a weekly basis. Basically, the tabloid has a reputation of not delivering accurate news. They do not mind fabricating each of their articles, as long as they could attract the attention of the public, even if at times, their articles could even ruin other people's lives and reputation. Apparently, because of this image, National Enquirer is less respected in the country. It does not enjoy the credibility that, for example, New York Times has.
After years of publishing fabricated information, the National Enquirer encountered a situation where a lawsuit against them was filed by Jones, a California Resident (Cheeseman, 2010). Because of the residential location of the defendant, the National Enquirer tried to avoid the complaint. While having to discuss if it was unethical to try to avoid suit in California, one would initially think how clear the answer could be. Seeing it from the perspective of National Enquirer being considered as having to save shareholders' money, it would be ethical to avoid the suit in the given state. Although, on a different note, selling its papers in California, regardless where defendants place of residence is, it makes them liable to all parties for any damages committed to the state's respective residents. Another point in favor of the opinion of it being unethical is if they really think they are not worthy of the complaint, then it should be easy for them to just face the case. Moral damage is not limited to one state alone, especially in the United States where people can just simply relocate, anytime. However, paradoxically an individual or any company would always want to avoid legal cases, because it can make or break one's reputation (WorldIQ.com, 2010).
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