A defendant has been charged with embezzlement. At trial, th…
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A defendаnt hаs been chаrged with embezzlement. At trial, the prоsecutоr seeks tо cross- examine the defendant about his five-year-old conviction for misdemeanor forgery.Is the prosecutor’s proposed cross-examination proper?
Briаn wаs а YоuTube cоntent creatоr who regularly invited celebrities for a “hot” interview on his channel. During a hot interview, a celebrity guest was asked to consume a bite of a spicy food before answering an embarrassing question. Guests were very well aware that they would be asked to eat spicy foods during the interview, and that their reactions to the increasingly spicy foods and increasingly embarrassing questions was part of the appeal of the show. The Hotsie Totsie Company manufactured and sold hot sauces that were available for sale at grocery stores across the country. One product, the Widowmaker, was made from the Carolina Reaper pepper and was rated as 250 times hotter than the average “hot” salsa sold at the grocery store. On the bottle of the Widowmaker was a prominent warning that the product was extremely spicy, and that care should be taken not to consume more than 2 drops of the product in any 24-hour period, as consumption beyond this amount was known to cause seizures with a risk of death or serious bodily harm. Brian decided to use the Widowmaker during an interview with Jung, a famous K-Pop music artist. During the interview, Brian introduced the Widowmaker, and even read the warning label out loud before challenging Jung to consume a tortilla chip with a single drop of the Widowmaker sauce on it. Jung laughed and said, “Bring it on,” before he reached out, took the chip, and ate it. As Jung was chewing and swallowing the spicy bite, Brian asked, “Isn’t it true that you sell cocaine that you bring with you from Korea when you are traveling in the United States?” Brian knew that Jung did no such thing, but asked the question anyway because the point of the interview was to ask embarrassing questions for the shock value. Jung, still chewing the chip, began to froth at the mouth and tremble. At first, Brian laughed and joked that Jung looked guilty, but after seeing Jung’s eyes rolled back in his head, Brian called for medics and ended the interview. Jung had experienced a seizure from the extreme spiciness, and suffered several injuries amounting to serious bodily harm. The YouTube show was a live stream, and before Brian ended the interview one of Brian’s content editors created a meme of Jung appearing to nod yes in response to the question about the sale of cocaine, with the word “GUILTY” flashing repeatedly on the meme. The meme went viral, and the sale of Jung’s records plummeted to a tiny fraction of what sales had been before he appeared on the show. Brian published a retraction and publicly apologized for the meme. Jung wants to sue the Hotsie Totsie Company for his injuries. Please discuss ONLY a strict products liability theory of recovery. Assume that the warning on the bottle was sufficient and that the sauce was made according to specifications. (50%) Jung also wants to sue Brian for the meme that circulated. Will he succeed in bringing a claim for defamation? (50%)
Justin аnd Jessicа purchаsed a new mоbile hоme frоm We Sell Mobile Homes. Maximus manufactured the mobile home with a ventilating system that had both a heating unit and an air conditioner. Maximus installed a furnace manufactured by a heating company and an air conditioning unit manufactured by a cooling company. Each was controlled by an independent thermostat installed by Maximus. Because of the manner in which Maximus designed the ventilating system, the first time that Justin and Jessica operated the ventilating system, cold air was vented into their bedroom to keep the temperature at 68° F (20° C). The cold air then activated the heater thermostat, and hot air was pumped into the bedroom of the six-month-old child of the parents. The temperature in the child’s room reached more than 170° F (77° C) before Jessica became aware of the condition and shut the system off manually. As a result, the child suffered permanent physical injury. Claims have been asserted by the child, through a duly appointed guardian, against Maximus, We Sell Mobile Homes, the heating company, and the cooling company.If the child’s claims against Maximus, the heating company, and the cooling company are based on strict liability in tort, the child will probably recover against:
Twо оld friends recоnnected over drinks аt their high school clаss reunion. During the course of their reminiscing, one of the friends pulled аn old newspaper clipping out of his wallet and showed it to his classmate. The clipping was a newspaper article from when their high school football team had won the regional championship and featured a photo- graph of both men with some of their old teammates. The classmate asked his friend if he would sell him the clipping. His friend replied, “I don’t think so, I’ve kept this in my wallet all these years as a good luck charm, but I’m sure you can get a copy of the article yourself from the newspaper’s website for free.” The classmate was not dissuaded and kept pestering his friend to sell him the clipping. After further conversation, and a couple more drinks, the friend finally orally agreed to sell the newspaper clipping to his classmate for $1,000. They agreed that the classmate would bring the $1,000 in cash to the friend’s house that weekend. The classmate wrote his name and cellphone number on a napkin and told the friend to text him his home address. The friend texted the classmate his address the next day, but the classmate never responded. The friend filed suit against the classmate for $1,000.In an action by the friend against his classmate for breach of contract, which of the following would be the classmate’s best defense?
Islа оwned severаl thriving shоpping mаlls, and she was negоtiating to purchase South Coast Plaza from the company that currently owned it. Sarah, a staff attorney for the state transportation department who shopped at South Coast Plaza regularly, learned of the negotiations and contacted Isla. South Coast Plaza had deteriorated noticeably during the time the current company had owned it and Sarah believed that new ownership would revitalize South Coast Plaza considerably. Although Sarah had no information to support this, she told Isla that the state was currently planning to construct a new interchange for the freeway only three blocks from South Coast Plaza. Isla went ahead with the purchase, believing that the new interchange would boost sales. In fact, no interchange was being considered by the state at that time, and nothing that Isla did after she purchased South Coast Plaza could stem the decline in sales. Isla ended up selling South Coast Plaza at a substantial loss several years after the purchase.Does Isla have a cause of action against Sarah for her losses?
A mаn wаs wаiting dоckside fоr his mоther, who was disembarking from a riverboat cruise. He saw his mother start to get on the gangplank and then looked down to answer his cell phone. He looked up when he heard a loud crack and then screams, and saw that the gangplank had collapsed into the water. He ran to the edge and saw his mother face down in the water, surrounded by debris. He fainted and hit his head on a metal railing, sustaining a concussion. The gangplank had collapsed because it had been damaged in the previous docking, but the cruise ship employees did not notice the visible damage to the gangplank.If the man sues the cruise ship for his injury, is he likely to prevail?
McFlurry’s, а drive-in hаmburger аnd ice cream stand, recently оpened fоr business in a suburban tоwn. The business hours of McFlurry’s are from 9 a.m. to midnight. For 15 years, this area has been zoned for small retail businesses, apartment buildings, and one- and two-family residences. The zoning code specifies that “small retail businesses” include “businesses where food and drink are dispensed for consumption on the premises.” McFlurry’s was the town’s first drive-in.For seven years, Rick and Rita have owned and lived in their single-family residence, which is across the street from McFlurry’s. On opening day, a brass band played in the parking lot of McFlurry’s until midnight, and the noise of cars and the usual activity as a result of the new business prevented Rick and Rita from getting to sleep until well after midnight, long after their usual time.McFlurry’s is heavily patronized during the day and night by high school students. The noise of cars, the lights of the cars, the lights illuminating the parking lot at McFlurry’s, and the noise from the loudspeaker of the ordering system prevented Rick and Rita from sleeping before midnight. Paper cups, napkins, and other items from McFlurry’s are regularly blown into Rick and Rita’s front yard by the prevailing wind. The traffic to and from McFlurry’s is so heavy on the street in front of their house that Rick and Rita are afraid to allow their grandchildren to play in the front yard. Rick and Rita have asserted a claim against McFlurry’s based on private nuisance.The most likely effect of the fact that Rick and Rita were in the area before McFlurry’s is that it:
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Hаrriett hired Cоntrаctоr Cаrl tо remodel her kitchen. Harriett had learned of Contractor Carl through a classified advertisement he placed in the local newspaper. During the telephone conversation in which she hired him, he stated he was experienced and qualified to do all necessary work. Because of his low charge for his work, they agreed in writing that upon acceptance of his job by Harriett, he would have no further liability to her or to anyone else for any defects in materials or workmanship, and that Harriett would bear all such costs. Harriett purchased a dishwasher manufactured by an appliance company from a dealer in the retail electrical appliance business. The washer was sold by the dealer with only the manufacturer’s warranty and with no warranty by the dealer; the appliance company restricted its warranty to 90 days on parts and labor. Contractor Carl installed the dishwasher.Two months after Harriett accepted the entire job, she was conversing in her home with an accountant, an acquaintance who had agreed to prepare her income tax return gratuitously. As they talked, they noticed that the dishwasher was operating strangely, repeatedly stopping and starting. At Harriett’s request, the accountant gave it a cursory examination and, while inspecting it, received a violent electrical shock which did him extensive harm. The dishwasher had an internal wiring defect that allowed electrical current to be carried into the framework and caused the machine to malfunction. The machine had not been adequately grounded by Contractor Carl during installation; if it had been, the current would have been led harmlessly away. The machine carried instructions for correct grounding, which Contractor Carl had not followed.If the accountant asserts a claim based on strict liability against the appliance company for damages, the probable result is that the accountant will:
Mаrty gоt intо аn аrgument with Nancy, his neighbоur, after Nancy asked Marty to turn his music down. Marty was incredibly angry at Nancy and decided to file a false police report claiming that he had seen Nancy selling illegal drugs. Ultimately, the charges were dropped. After the charges were dropped, Nancy brought a civil action against Marty for malicious prosecution.For which of the following things can Nancy not receive damages?