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Final Paper Case Study 11 In the Final Paper (Case Study) it speaks to the following case and circumstances. Knarles and Barkley are father and son respectively. Barkley is seventeen years old. They operate a facilities maintenance company that regularly does business in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The company is based in Maryland. They have a number of contracts with building owners where they have agreed to provide building maintenance to both residential and commercial buildings within the three jurisdictions already mentioned. They receive a monthly payment of $2,000 to $4,000 depending upon the size of the building. They bill the owners for any equipment of a substantial nature that has to be replaced. …show more content…

He is the shadiest operator in this region and would shoot his mother for a buck. What a crook!” One of the people at lunch, Joe Stucko, says: "I agree with you. Chetum stole my plans for converting old HVAC systems to new ones. I should sue him for stealing my ideas.” Knarles later learns from his son of the agreement that he entered into with Cheatum on behalf of the firm. Knarles calls Chetum and tells him he wants no part of the agreement and tells him he will messenger a check over to his office minus the charge for the work already completed by the plumber. Chetum sues for breach of contract. Some of the legal actions that can be taken are as follows. Defamation The comments Joe Stucko made are clearly factual. Assuming that they are made with knowledge of falisity or reckless disregard of the truth, then Stucko is liable for defamation. However, the truth is an absolute defense for defamation- so, if Stucko’s statements are true, then he is not liable for defamation. In regards to other legal issues that are to be addressed I will break them down by a case by case basis. Residents vs. Chetum Under common law, Battery is an intentional harmful or offensive touching of one another without consent or privilege. When Chetum tells the plumber to “fix it”, in reference to the boiler, while simultaneously

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