Db3: Review the news headline regarding exploding air bags and why legal personnel are saying this
recall is different than most. Based on the news headline, outline and explain two (2)
other types of torts a business may be liable for and explain why. (Do not use the
video example as one of your own suggestions.) Then, explore some of the steps a
company may take to avoid liability for the torts you discussed. Be sure to provide
legal support for your analysis.
Db4:
Thinking back on the last few months, consider a time when you encountered a friend or business
associate who promised or agreed to do something but did not follow through. For example, did someone
agree to sell you something but at the last minute changed the price? Or did someone agree to perform a
service, but then later said he or she was too busy?
Relate the facts of your example. Then, based on the materials in the reading and lecture, explain why
the facts you presented did or did not meet the legal requirements for a contract. Be sure to support your
response. DB5: Imagine you represent a person who claims to have been the victim of a breach of contract.
Determine the information that you would need to know to best determine if there was a contract. How
would you present a case to a court to show your client was the victim of a breach of contract, and how
would you overcome the defenses to the alleged breach? Be sure to use legal terms and concepts from
the reading to support your analysis. https://youtu.be/HPYz2IzIii0
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/56746585#56746585 DB6: As a small-business owner, you are faced with rising costs, particularly employment
costs, insurance, et cetera. So, you decide to hire some friends and pay them as they work,
rather than go through the expense and procedure of bringing in “actual” employees. Your
friends wear the business uniform, deal with vendors and customers, and tell friends and
family that they work for the business. One friend / employee orders way too much from a
vendor. The vendor has dealt with the person numerous times; in fact, the person has been
ordering from the vendor for months.
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o Since the person who ordered was not an ”employee,” but a friend you hired, are you
liable to pay for the improper order?
Discuss the implications of agency that apply in this situation, and describe at least
one (1) way the company may be able to cancel or return the order in question.
Be sure to support your legal analysis with concepts and definitions from the reading.
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