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Case Study Paper Instructions

Review one Case Study from Melvin chapters 10-13, then, write a 1,000-word analysis of the Case Study. In the first portion, address your personal observations of the case study. Identify and analyze the relevant legal, social, business, ethical, and biblical issues involved. For the second portion, answer the questions at the end of the Case Study.

Be sure that your entire paper is in current APA format and that your analysis is supported by at least 3 sources in addition to the case you are analyzing.

Do not plagiarize

1. 1.     Bishop v. Texas A&M University, 105 S.W.3d 646 (2002)
   1. A.    Do you believe TAMU should be held vicariously liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior in this case? Why or why not?
   2. B.     Assume that the directors were independent contractors rather than university-employed faculty. How does that affect your analysis? Explain
2. 2.     Brundridge v. Fluor Federal Services, Inc., 164 Wash. 2d 432 (2008)
   1. A.    What exceptions displacing the employment-at-will doctrine could the pipe fitters assert?
   2. B.     What theory would be best advanced by the pipe fitters? Explain.
3. 3.     Toms v. Links Sports Management Group, L.P., 2006 LEXIS 114677 (W.D.LA.)
   1. A.    What agency relationship exists between toms and parker?
   2. B.     If an agency relationship exists, when was a fiduciary duty created and what subduties apply to this case? Explain.
   3. C.     If parker’s employer also liable for the actions of parker? Why or why not?
4. 4.     Estrada v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 327 (2007)
   1. A.    Should the drivers be classified as independent contractors?
   2. B.     What tests should the court apply to determine the status of the drivers?