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Contract Law and Tort Law Assessment

Outcomes

• Apply relevant aspects of law to current business situations
• Differentiate between matters of law and matters of ethics in business situations

Directions

Write two short papers—one on contract law and one on tort law.

Contract Law

Evaluate the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies for each party from the perspective of contract law. Determine whether landlord Lou has a right to evict either party. Use reliable resources, such as the textbook and other course resources, to support your evaluation. Specifically, include the following components in your evaluation:

1. Contract between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou
   1. Analyze the scenario to determine whether a valid contract still exists between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou.
      1. Explain the elements of a valid contract, and identify which contract elements, if any, exist between The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou.
   2. Analyze the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies available to both landlord Lou and The Friendly Dawg in this scenario.
      1. Support your analysis by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
2. Contract between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou
   1. Analyze the scenario to determine whether a valid contract still exists between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou.
      1. Explain the elements of a valid contract, and identify which contract elements, if any, exist between Sunshine Yoga and landlord Lou.
   2. Analyze the potential rights, claims, defenses, obligations, and remedies available to both landlord Lou and Sunshine Yoga in this scenario.
      1. Support your analysis by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
3. Grounds to evict
   1. Describe whether, based on your analysis of each party’s rights and obligations, landlord Lou has the grounds to evict either The Friendly Dawg or Sunshine Yoga.
   2. Support your conclusions by referencing specific legal principles or laws.
4. Include a References section and cite your sources using APA style.

Tort Law

Evaluate the implications of tort law in this scenario and what legal claims Sunshine Yoga might have. Use reliable resources, such as the textbook and other course resources, to support your evaluation. Specifically, include the following components in your evaluation:

1. Tort law: Define what tort law is and how torts may affect business practices.
2. Relevant tort laws: Identify tort laws relevant to the scenario, specifically the incident involving the snake.
3. Legal claims
   1. Identify what legal claims Sunshine Yoga might have against The Friendly Dawg and landlord Lou, based on those tort laws and related legal principles.
   2. Support your conclusions by referencing the applicable tort laws and related legal principles.
4. Include a References section and cite your sources using APA style.

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following two papers:

• Contract Law: Your submission should be a 3- to 5-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
• Tort Law: Your submission should be a 2- to 4-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.