Bugusa, Inc.
Case Scenarios: BUGusa, Inc.
This paper will discuss a set of hypothetical scenarios dealing with various legal issues BUGusa, Inc. must address with their interactions with WIRETIME, Inc., parking lot security, and vendors. The team will address each scenario and the different types of legal protections and situations brought before BUGusa, Inc.
Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement
WIRETIME, Inc. committed a defamatory tort which is “a civil wrong where one party has acted, or in some cases failed to act, and that action or inaction causes a loss to be suffered by another party” (Melvin, 2011, p. 208). A tort was committed because WIRETIME, Inc. made a statement that will hurt the reputation of BUGusa, Inc. The statement made is “a false and defamatory statement concerning a party’s reputation, honesty, or a statement that subjected a party to hate, contempt, or ridicule. In order to qualify as defamatory, the statement must have a tendency to harm the reputation of the plaintiff” (Melvin, 2011, p. 209). Next WIRETIME, Inc. placed a defamatory advertisement in a well-known industry magazine that contained a statement that is accusing BUGusa, Inc. for having a bad product. By doing this, the dissemination of the advertisement to a third party is an element that requires the statement must somehow reach the ears or eyes of someone other than the tortfeasor and the victim, (Melvin, 2011, p. 209). Finally, the advertisement has the third element, specificity. Specificity means the WIRETIME, Inc. advertisement specified a particular party, BUGusa, Inc. and their product and services, (Melvin 2011). Because of this defamatory advertisement, BUGusa, Inc. will probably suffer damages or loss of clients because of the negative implications stated in the WIRETIME, Inc. advertisement.
Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc. (Janet)
WIRETIME, Inc. tries to recruit Janet to work for their company even though Janet explained to them that she was under contract not to work
This paper will discuss a set of hypothetical scenarios dealing with various legal issues BUGusa, Inc. must address with their interactions with WIRETIME, Inc., parking lot security, and vendors. The team will address each scenario and the different types of legal protections and situations brought before BUGusa, Inc.
Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc., Advertisement
WIRETIME, Inc. committed a defamatory tort which is “a civil wrong where one party has acted, or in some cases failed to act, and that action or inaction causes a loss to be suffered by another party” (Melvin, 2011, p. 208). A tort was committed because WIRETIME, Inc. made a statement that will hurt the reputation of BUGusa, Inc. The statement made is “a false and defamatory statement concerning a party’s reputation, honesty, or a statement that subjected a party to hate, contempt, or ridicule. In order to qualify as defamatory, the statement must have a tendency to harm the reputation of the plaintiff” (Melvin, 2011, p. 209). Next WIRETIME, Inc. placed a defamatory advertisement in a well-known industry magazine that contained a statement that is accusing BUGusa, Inc. for having a bad product. By doing this, the dissemination of the advertisement to a third party is an element that requires the statement must somehow reach the ears or eyes of someone other than the tortfeasor and the victim, (Melvin, 2011, p. 209). Finally, the advertisement has the third element, specificity. Specificity means the WIRETIME, Inc. advertisement specified a particular party, BUGusa, Inc. and their product and services, (Melvin 2011). Because of this defamatory advertisement, BUGusa, Inc. will probably suffer damages or loss of clients because of the negative implications stated in the WIRETIME, Inc. advertisement.
Scenario: WIRETIME, Inc. (Janet)
WIRETIME, Inc. tries to recruit Janet to work for their company even though Janet explained to them that she was under contract not to work
References: Cornell University Law School. (2013). Trade Secret. Retrieved from http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/trade_secret Laws.com. (2013). A full overview of products liability. Retrieved from http://tort.laws.com/products-liability Melvin, S. P. (2011). The legal environment of business: A managerial approach: Theory to practice. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Assignment | Earned Points | Possible Points | Due Date | Instructor 's Comments (Thu 08/15/2013 09:33 AM MST): Great job on this week 's team assignment. Although there were a lot of issues and scenarios to be addressed, you covered each with good detail and discussion, and kept things well organized. You had good references and good formatting. Thanks for a wonderful paper! | 10 | 10 | Mon 08/12/2013 11:59 PM MST |