Material TEAM A BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. 1. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME Inc. has committed a tort known as Defamation. A defamatory statement was made toward BUGusa, Inc. attacking their reputation and honesty. When WIRETIME, Inc placed the ad containing statements that BUGusa, Inc’s electronic recording
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Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc. (Steve and Walter)-Stephanie Discuss any liability BUGusa, Inc., may have for Walter’s actions. Scenario: BUGusa, Inc., Plant Parking Lot-Vontice What defenses may be available to BUGusa, Inc.? Explain your answer. Scenario: BUGusa, Inc. (Randy and Brian)-Gwinnette What defenses may be available to BUGusa, Inc.? Explain your answer. Randy committed a tort of negligence in speeding and colliding with Brian’s
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME, Inc. places an ad in a magazine stating that BUGusa devices were low quality and did not work for more than a month. The tort is defamation. Defamation occurs when one party makes a false statement about another. A
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Addressing International Issues John Hardnett LAW/421 August 19, 2014 Robert Phillips Some of the legal issues involved in resolving in legal issues international are changes in legislation, clash of interest, and ethical dilemmas. When business partners breach the contact and don’t have the best interest of the US Company in mind. If the foreign company is not making the quantity or the products to the patent specification. The practical considerations of taking legal action against foreign
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME, Inc. (WIRETIME) has committed trade libel. WIRETIME’s advertisement satisfies the three conditions of trade libel as defined by our text (Melvin, 2011, p.212): 1. Clear and specific reference to the disparaged
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Case Scenario: BUGusa, Inc. Learning Team D LAW/421 March 31, 2014 Tom Poulton The United States legal system provides certain rights and protections for intellectual property, which could be useful to BUGusa, Inc. The kind of property that results from mental labor are considered intellectual property. “Rights and protections for owners of intellectual property are based on federal patent, trademark and copyright laws and state trade secret laws” (AIPLA.org, Para. 1). Patents protect
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Scenario: BUGusa, Inc. (Sally) Sally may have a successful case against BUGusa, Inc., for what torts? Explain your answer. Issue Was Sally injured by her employer due to a Negligence Tort? Was Sally injured by BUGusa due to the defective product under the Strict Liability Tort? Rule Negligence Tort (NT) is an accidental (without willful intent) event that caused harm to another party. Strict Liability Tort (SLT) is where a tortfeasor may be held liable for an act regardless of intent or willfulness
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME has carried out an intentional business associated tort generally known as Defamation. In this case all 4 factors of defamation are there. A defamatory declaration was made; it was displayed to a 3rd
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University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. WIRETIME Inc has committed a Tort against BUGusa, assuming there is not data to support its claim. In the example given WIRETIME, Inc published in a magazine seemingly false claim about product quality and reliability. This advertising
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Bugusa, Inc. Worksheet LAW/421 Version 2 1 University of Phoenix Material BUGusa, Inc., Worksheet Use the scenarios in the BUGusa, Inc., link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement Has WIRETIME, Inc., committed any torts? If so, explain. In the case of WIRETIME, Inc., tort has been committed. Per the reading, “a tort is when one party has acted, or in some cases failed to act, and that action or inaction triggered a loss to
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