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Learning Activity Week 3

Learning Activity Week 3

Q Instructions General Instructions for Learning Activities • Read/watch all assigned materials listed for the week in the Course Content • Cite to assigned materials in all responses in Learning Activities • Use only assigned materials to complete Learning Activities; do not use the internet unless otherwise instructed • Include in-text citations and a Reference List for in-text citations • Write in correct, complete sentences, in paragraph format unless otherwise instructed • Submit Learning Activities to Assignment Folder Tips for Formatting and Structuring Analysis: • Write in complete sentences in paragraph format. • Use in-text citations citing to relevant assignment materials. • Double-space; 12-point Arial or Times Roman font. • Introductory Sentence: Begin with an introductory sentence or very brief paragraph that states your conclusion to the questions asked. • Concluding Sentence: End the discussion with a concluding sentence or a very brief paragraph that summarizes your conclusion/what you discussed. • Support Arguments and Positions: Please refer to the module in Content, "How to Support Arguments and Positions". Learning Activity: due 11:59 pm ET, Saturday Background: With some understanding of the legal system, the Viral Clean ("Clean") owners can now shift their focus to examining specific areas of law that create potential risks and liabilities for their business. The group knows from their business experience that companies face severe and costly risks and legal liabilities stemming from tort law. Unintentional harm resulting from accidents, such as negligence, can result in costly litigation. The Clean owners are concerned about the possibility of accidents resulting in injuries to their employees that could occur during cleaning clients' property. Winnie and Ralph have given you the responsibility of analyzing and summarizing potential negligence claims and liability that Clean might face in its business operations. You decide to analyze a hypothetical fact scenario to present to the Clean owners to help explain Clean's potential negligence liability for accidents occurring on clients' property during cleaning. The analysis will be presented at the next meeting with Clean's owners and TLG. Your analysis will address only the tort of negligence. Background Facts You Need To Know: Jack, a Clean employee, was assigned to clean and disinfect Client A's office building. Jack's first task was to vacuum the floors in a wide hallway. Jack plugged Clean's commercial vacuum cleaner into the hallway outlet with an extra-long electrical cord and began vacuuming. Before beginning vacuuming, Jack checked to ensure that the hallway was clear of obstacles and people walking. After checking the hall, he placed the cord to the side of the hallway out of the path of his pushing the vacuum. After vacuuming for a few minutes, Jack stepped to the side to turn the vacuum and tripped over two boxes that had been placed in the hallway by Client A's employee since Jack began vacuuming. Jack did not know the boxes had been placed in the hall. Jack fell and broke his ankle and was taken to the hospital ER via ambulance. A cast was applied after it was determined the ankle did not need surgery. Jack missed three weeks of work because of the injury. Instructions Report You Need To Prepare: You must prepare a report addressed to Winnie and Ralph. Winnie and Ralph will use the report in discussion with the Clean owners. The report must address each of the following points: 1. Analyze whether Jack has a negligence claim against Client A. 2. Identify any potential defenses that Client A may raise in response to Jack's negligence claim. The analysis must explain why the defense may be raised. 3. Given the negligence claim and the potential defenses, conclude whether Jack or Client A should prevail in the lawsuit. The facts and the law must support the conclusion.

Q A. Identify and explain the possible liabilities claims (EXCEPT omit warranty liabilities) Clean could face under product liability law for reselling EPI cleaning products directly to customers from its public place of business. B. Recommend specific actions that Clean could take to reduce its liabilities under product liability law for reselling EPI cleaning products

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Product liability comes under the principles of tort. When the consumer is injured from any of the company's products, manufacturer, supplier, or retailer, it is made liable under the principle of product liability. Consumers should suffer from an injury caused by using the product while seeking the product liability. Also, it will be on the part of the consumer to prove that the product of the company or manufacturer was defective at the time of sale (Saylor Academy, 2012).