Read the "Terrible Tiger" case posted in

Read the "Terrible Tiger" case posted in Topic 1 in the discussion and discuss the following issues:

a. Does Joy have a case against the casino? What claims can she make? What defenses does the casino have?

b. What if an audience member had been injured by the tiger? How would that change the case against the casino?

2. Read the Jumpstarter case posted in Topic 2. Students will be assigned to take either the role of the plaintiff, Hartley or the role of the defendant,
Jumpstarter in this case.

a. Plaintiffs : Develop a case for Hartley. On what theory can he recover from Jumpstarter? What should his damages be?

b. Defendants: What defenses can you assert for Jumpstarter?

c. Everyone: Who will win? Is it ethical to recall a product and fight a lawsuit at the same time? Final discussion responses must post by Sunday, 11:59 p.m.
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What do I post this week?

TOPIC 1:
Everyone posts a response and one participation posting to Topic 1A by the end of the week.
Everyone posts a response and one participation posting to Topic 1B by the end of the week.
TOPIC 2:
NOTE: If your last name begins with L­Z, you will post a response to Topic 2A (Plaintiffs) by Day 3 (Wednesday). By the end of the week on
Day 7 (Sunday) you will also post two participation postings to Topic 2 (to any combination of 2A, 2B or 2C that you select).
NOTE: If your last name begins with A­K, you will post a response to Topic 2B (Defendants) by Day 3 (Wednesday). By the end of the week
on Day 7 (Sunday) you will also post two participation postings to Topic 2 (to any combination of 2A, 2B or 2C that you select).
Everyone posts a response to Topic 2C by Sunday.
There are two (2) required topics this week (Topic 1 and Topic 2). Each one requires two (2) responses + two (2) participation postings. Thus, by the end of
the week, there will be a total of eight (8) postings (4 for Topic 1 and 4 for Topic 2).
There must be a total of eight (8) postings (as outlined above), to meet the minimum requirements to earn a B grade on this Week 5 Discussion
conference assignment. Students who far exceed the minimum requirements may earn an A grade.