Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

Week 2 - Discussion 2

Required Resources

Text

Langvardt, A. W., Barnes, A. J., Prenkert, J. D., McCrory, M. A., & Perry, J. E. (2019).  Business law: The ethical, global, and e-commerce environment  (17th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com  

1. Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Procedure

1. Chapter 6: Intentional Torts

1. Chapter 7: Negligence and Strict Liability

1. Chapter 36: Third Party Relations of the Principal and the Agent

Supplemental Materials

Malorney v. B&L Motor Freight, Inc., 496 N.E.2d 1086 (Ill. Ct. App. 1986).

1. The full-text version of this court opinion is available through the Westlaw database in the Ashford University Library. This case provides information about negligent tort liability and will assist you in your Negligent Tort Liability assignment this week.

Raleigh v. Performance Plumbing and Heating, 130 P.3d 1011 (Colo. 2006).

1. The full-text version of this court opinion is available through the Westlaw database in the Ashford University Library This case provides information about negligent tort liability and will assist you in your Negligent Tort Liability assignment this week.

United States v. Hall, 47 F.3d 1091 (11th Cir. 1995).

1. The full-text version of this court opinion is available through the Westlaw database in the Ashford University Library This case provides information about how the Fourth Amendment applies in the business environment and will assist you in your Fourth Amendment Protections for Businesses discussion this week.

Instructions

Prior to beginning work on this discussion,

· Review Chapter 6 of the course textbook.

Jones was the attorney for the Town of Smithville. He filed a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper that served the Smithville area and against the writer of that newspaper’s Town Crier column. Jones based his case on statements that appeared in the column. The writer of the column referred to Jones as a “political hatchet man” and as “one of the biggest powers behind the throne in local government.” The writer also asserted that “Jones pulls the strings” and raised the question whether Jones was “leading Smithville to destruction.” What arguments should the defendants make in an effort to avoid defamation liability? Should Jones win his case? Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words.