Read "The IRAC method of case study analysis methodology and other postings I have made on the IRAC methodology including the example of its real life application in the first 3 weerks' course materials
Background:
Eves-Drop Inc is a company based in the USA which designs, manufactures, and sells electronic recording devices. These devices are used by law enforcement agencies-police, FBI, and so forth-to intercept and record sounds and voices. The equipment taps into telephone wires and cell phone transmission, and picks up sounds and voices through the walls of a house or in open-air locations using a remote microphone. Part of the equipment is driven by software written by its employees.
Consider the following scenarios and analyze in IRAC format:
Determine what torts offenses may have been committed, by whom, and who may Eves-Drop Inc pursue for remedy?
- Recently a new company, Listening Corp., a competitor of Eves-Drop Inc., has placed an ad in a well-known industry magazine that contains statements against Eves-Drop Inc and its products. The article makes claims that the recording devices that Eves-Drop Inc., produces are low quality and not reliable.
- Eves-Drop was recently faced with the situation of one of their employee's breaching their contract by quitting and going to work for the competitor Listening Corp. The employee was Mary who was head of research and development. Mary still had two years left in her contract with Eves-Drop, and the contract also stated that she could not work for a competitor during the two year period that remained regardless of whether she was fired or chose to leave. Ultimately Mary decided to leave prior to the completion of her contract and accepted the offer Listening Corp., made her with a 10% increase in salary and $5,000.00 signing bonus.