Assignment

Your assignment must be formatted as follows:

1. APA formatting
· Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font
· 1-inch margins
· Page numbers in top right corner
· Doubled spaced
· All sources properly referenced and cited with no plagiarism

Part 1- Michael went to Brennan's Market to pick up a few items for dinner. It was raining, and the wind had blown water through the market's door whenever it was opened. As Michael entered through the door, he slipped and fell in the water that had accumulated on the floor. The manager know of the weather conditions but had not posted any signs to warn customers of the water hazard. Michael injured his back as a result of the fall, and sued Brennan's for damages.

· Based on this scenario, can Brennan's be held liable for negligence? Why or why not?
· In the situation above, if Michael falls but is not injured, could Brennan's be held liable for negligence? Why or why not?
· In the situation above, if Michael falls and is injured, but it is found that he ran into the store in his bare feet, what defense (or partial defense) could the store claim if they were sued?

Part 2- Directions - Research Memo and PowerPoint Presentation

Many of the people in the community that come into the office for consultation have questions about one tort or another. There are also persons in the community who are interested in starting their own businesses. Ms. Field would like to present on these two common areas as form of educating the community.

Conduct the research and prepare a PowerPoint presentation with the actual script Ms. Field will use to present this information at the seminar. This transcript will be presented in memo form. The presentation transcript must be the word-for-word content that will be covered on each slide. Your presentation must address the following:

1. Discuss the torts that protect against intentional interference with persons.
2. Explain the defenses to charges of assault and battery.
3. Discuss and analyze the basis for the tort of defamation.
4. Explain what trademark is and discuss why the use of a purported trademark solely on a Web site satisfies the "use in commerce" requirement for trademark protection.
5. Analyze and explain what copyright is and what copyright protection is available for software.