business law project

***ONLY AUTHORIZED REFERENCE MATERIALS TO USE ARE LISTED BELOW IN HYPERLINKS***

Saylor: Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment:

Chapters 2, 5, 6, 11 through 27

http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Advanced%20Business%20Law%20and%20the%20Legal%20Environment.pdf

 

Saylor: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business:

Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, and 13

http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/The%20Legal%20and%20Ethical%20Environment%20of%20Business.pdf

Instructor notes: see second attachment

Background:  Things are moving quickly for the GC owners.  They are almost ready to open operations.  GC will be purchasing EPI products exclusively for use in GC cleaning services and will be reselling some EPI products to the public.  The GC owners have some final concerns about these sales contracts and about potential liabilities that could arise from the use of EPI products.

Winnie and Ralph asked you to complete research and prepare some instructional materials to present in a memorandum for discussion among Winnie, Ralph, the GC owners, and you at a meeting.   You decide to create hypothetical scenarios for analysis and later discussion at the meeting.  

Instructions:

Part I.  Use of EPI Products in GC Cleaning Services

Review the tort of product liability in week 3 Overview, Instructor Notes.  

Review the scenario below and respond to the items following.

Scenario:  GC contracted to clean the ABC Industries, Inc. (ABC) office building using EPI cleaning products.  GC assigned several experienced GC employees to the job.  While cleaning the office windows with EPI’s Clear Light window cleaner, the cleaner left a sticky film on several of the windows.  The cleaner was used exactly according to product directions. The sticky film could not be removed except by scraping which left permanent scratches on the windows.  GC had used Clear Light many times before with no damage or problems.

ABC expects GC to pay to replace the windows and sues GC to recover costs of replacing the windows.  Note:  ABC sued only GC.  

Analyze and discuss whether GC has any potential liability under product liability law for damage to the windows as described in the scenario:

1. Describe any possible product liability claim(s) for which ABC could sue GC and why/how the claim(s) could apply to GC.  

· 2-3 paragraphs minimum

 

2. Analyze and describe whether GC is likely to be found liable for the claim(s) identified in #1 above and why. 

· 2-3 paragraphs minimum

 

3. Assume GC is found liable for the claim(s) identified in #1 above.  Does GC have any recourse to sue EPI to recover the costs for paid to ABC to replace the windows and why.

· 1-2 paragraphs minimum

Part II.  Agency

GC and EPI agreed that GC will purchase EPI products exclusively for use in GC cleaning services.  EPI and GC have drafted a standard sales contract to represent their agreement.  The contract terms for the sale of EPI cleaning products include:

· GC agrees to purchase all its cleaning product needs for three (3) years exclusively from EPI;

· The price for the purchased products will remain the same for GC for the three (3) year period;

· EPI grants permission to GC to resell any of the EPI-purchased products directly to customers, including businesses, via the GC website and its public retail store;

· GC will purchase cleaning products monthly that will be delivered via EPI trucks;

· EPI and GC have agreed on the price, payment terms, delivery dates and locations, etc. for delivery.

Scenario:  GC has a large supply of EPI products in its storage warehouse for use in cleaning services and to resell to customers. GC sold two (2) cases of Stain-Away carpet cleaning solution to Mark’s Carpet Cleaning, a sole proprietorship.   At the time of purchase, Mark told GC he will use Stain-Away to clean carpets for his clients and would like to purchase more Stain-Away from GC in the future. 

1.  Analyze and explain whether the sale of Stain-Away to Mark, and Mark’s use of the product for his clients, creates an agency relationship with GC and why or why not.

 

Format

Memorandum

TO:  Winnie James, Ralph Anders

FROM:  (your name)

RE:      Sale and Resale of EPI Products

Part I.

1.

2.

3.

Part II.

1.

______________________

Use correct, complete sentences, in paragraph format.

Use in-text citations and a Reference List in APA format.

Support and explain all conclusions in detail.

Write an in-depth, comprehensive analysis.