Module 1 - Assignments

Choose a case from the Case List below to do a Case Brief.  There is a Sample Case Brief on Canvas, but you may do a simplified version.  The most important part is what you learned from the case and how you would apply it. 

CASE LIST FOR HFT 3603

Jurisdiction & Venue: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 US 585 Nowak v. Tak How Investments, Ltd., 94 F 3d 708

Contracts: Pianeta Miami v. Liberman, 990 So. 2d 551

Negligence: Shadburn v. Whitlow, 533 SE 2d 765 Smith v. West Rochell Travel Agency, Inc., 656 NYS 2d 340 Starling v. Fisherman's Pier, Inc., 401 So 2d 1136 Fish v. Paul d/b/a Horseshoe Motel, 574 A 2d 1365 Copeland v. The Lodge Enterprises, Inc., 4 P 3d 695 Demaille v. Trump Castle Associates, 725 NYS 2d 40 LaPlante v. Radisson Hotel Co., 292 F Supp 705 Young v. Caribbean Associates, Inc., 358 F Supp 1220 Kurzweg v. Hotel St. Regis Corp., 2d 746 Meade v. On the Ave Hotel, 76 A.D.3d 470 Schwenke v. Outrigger Hotels, 2010 WL 972216 Castore v. Tutto Bene Restaurant, 77 A.D.3d 599 Civil Rights; Anti-Discrimination Hernandez v. Erlenbusch, 368 F.Supp. 752 Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line, Ltd., 545 US 119 Johnson v. Spoetzel Brewery, 116 F.3d 1052 EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 477 F.3d 561 Rufo v. Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 2007 WL 247891

Employment: Mejia v. New York Sheraton Hotel, 459 F.Supp. 375 EEOC v. Marion Motel Associates, 763 F.Supp. 1334 EEOC v. Lee’s Log Cabin, 546 F.3d 438 Roeben v. BG Excelsior/ The Peabody, 545 F.3d 639 Tamer Mamou v. Trendwest, 81 Cal.Rptr.3d 406

Regulation: Halterman v. Radisson Hotel Corp., 523 S.E.2d 823 Hertenberger v. City of Texarkana, 272 S.W.2d 435 McDonald’s Corp. v. Randolph, 399 N.E.2d 38 McDonald’s v. East Longmeadow, 506 N.E.2d 172 Newberry Junior College v. Town of Brookline, 472 N.E. 2d 1373

Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents: Brennan’s Inc. v. Dickie Brennan & Company Inc., 376 F.3d 356 What-A-Burger of Virginia, Inc. v. Whataburger of Corpus Christi, Texas, 357 F.3d 441 Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Inn, 364 F.Supp. 775 Rib City Group v. City Ale House, 2010 WL 4739493

Franchises: Queen City Pizza, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc., 124 F.3d 430 Burger King Corp. v. Agad, 911 F.Supp. 1499

Guests and Visitors: Campbell v. Womack, 345 So.2d 96 People v. Satz, 71 Cal.Rptr. 2d 433 Carter v. Innisfree Hotel, Inc., 661 So.2d 1174

Food Liability: Jones v. GMRI, Inc., 2001 WL 747812 Woeste v. Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant, 836 N.E.2d 52 Thompson v. East Pacific Enterprises, 2003 WL 352914 Popovitch v. Denny’s Restaurant, 2005 WL 1926550 Oubre v. E-Z Serve Corp., 713 So.2d 818 Burns v. McDonald’s, 2010 WL 4226278 Sarti v. Salt Creek, 85 Cal.Rptr.3d 506

Alcohol Liability: Goss v. Richmond, 381 N.W.2d 776 Smith v. Guli, 484 N.Y.S.2d 740 People’s Restaurant v. Sabo, 591 So.2d 907 Russo v. Plant City Moose Lodge No. 1668, 656 So.2d 957 O’Hanley v. Ninety Nine, Inc., 12 Mass.App.Ct. 64 Verni v. Stevens, Aramark Services, etc., 903 A.2d 475 Centerfield Bar v. Gee, 930 N.E.2d 622 Mulligan’s Bar & Grill v. Stanford, 668 S.E.2d 874