Janelle McNeely, Joseph Leeks, Jamie Dorsey, Scott Jaeger
LAW/421
December 9, 2014
Tad Davis
Case Scenarios: BUGusa, Inc.
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In this scenario, Walter a security guard for BUGusa intentionally restricted the movement of Steve. Walter also made verbal threats to inflict physical harm to Steve if he did not tell him what his intentions were, which could be considered assault if Walter was holding his baton at the time he made those statement. Walter could be liable for false imprisonment and assault. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act imposes civil penalties such as damages and injunctions on those who improperly find out about and use trade secrets and provides remedies for the aggrieved party. Many companies have binding contracts or workplace policies, which prohibit employees from sharing confidential information. Steve is violating the elements of the Uniform Trade Secret Act by divulging secret information from BUGusa to WIRETIME.
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for strict liability torts. BUGusa, Inc. failed to provide an insulator in their original design for their wire tappers due to the production cost. BUGusa, Inc. has since realized its mistake, yet did not recall the older versions of the equipment, leaving Sally at risk of injury, which is exactly what happened. Strict Liability can be defined, as; “the legal responsibility for damages or injury, even if the person found strictly liable is not at fault.” (USLegal.com, 2014). Under this definition, Sally does not have to prove that BUGusa, Inc. was negligent in their actions producing their product, just that the product in question was defective, and it caused her