This document provides a template and guidelines for a business law case study analysis. It includes a prompt asking students to analyze a case involving a dispute between Sam, an inventor, his landlord, and a chain store. Students are instructed to address five critical elements in their response: 1) Determine if a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store, 2) Analyze potential quasi-contract and promissory estoppel claims, 3) Identify the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants, 4) Determine if the landlord has grounds to evict Sam, and 5) Identify potential defenses Sam could raise against eviction. The rubric evaluates responses based on their analysis of these elements and overall writing quality.

1. BUS 206 Milestone Two Template
To simplify completing this milestone, use this template to help
you write your essay. You may use each
heading as a starter sentence and then discuss the legal issues
presented in the case study using the
following guide, if you choose. Be sure to explain and
elaborate on how each term applies to the story.
Be sure to incorporate the facts of the case into your
explanation and analysis.
Remember that the document you submit should follow the
formatting guidelines described in the
Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric document.
A. Various elements must be present to prove that a valid
contract exists between Sam and the
chain store.
(Chapter 13)
exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].

2. exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
hird element of _____________ would be deemed to
exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].
exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
ontract did exist between these parties,
there could still be
some possible reasons why a contract might not be valid based
on facts not present
in the scenario. For example, if Sam was a minor at the time he
made the agreement
with the chain store, the contract would not be valid because
_____________. List
some other reasons and elaborate on why a contract might be
invalid.
to this answer.
(Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16)
B. Even if there is not a valid legal contract between Sam and
the chain store, there may still be
a quasi-contract (Chapter 13) or elements of what is called a

3. promissory estoppel. (Chapter
15)
-contract is defined as_____________. In this case, a
quasi-contract may exist
if the following facts are true: _____________. (Chapter 13)
principle might apply to this
case if _____________. (Chapters 13 and 16)
y other information you deem relevant
to this answer.
C. The rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant
depend upon the term of their
contract. Such a contract may be verbal or in writing under a
standard residential lease
agreement. (Chapters 13 and 50)
contract are
_____________.
contract are
_____________. (Chapters 16, 17, and 50)

4. any other information you deem relevant
to this answer.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, Sam’s landlord
has/does not have grounds to evict
because _____________.
E. Some defenses Sam might raise if his landlord tries to evict
him include _____________
because_____________.
explain any other
information you deem relevant to this answer.
(Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16)
BUS 206 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Business law impacts our everyday lives, both
personally and professionally. Businesses enter contracts,

5. manufacture goods, sell services and products,
and engage in employment and labor practices—activities that
must all adhere to certain laws and regulations. Recognizing
and evaluating legal issues is a
fundamental skill that will help you navigate commercial
relationships and avoid potential problems in the business
world.
Prompt: Imagine yourself as a paralegal working in a law office
that has been tasked with reviewing three current cases. You
will review the case studies and
compose a short report for each, applying your legal knowledge
and understanding of the types of business organizations. In
each of the three reports, you will
focus on areas of law covered in this course. Case Study Two
concentrates on contracts and landlord-tenant law.
Case Study Two: Sam Stevens lives in an apartment building
where he has been working on his new invention, a machine that
plays the sound of a barking dog to
scare off potential intruders. A national chain store that sells
safety products wants to sell Sam’s product exclusively.
Although Sam and the chain store never
signed a contract, Sam verbally told a store manager several
months ago that he would ship 1,000 units.
Sam comes home from work one day and finds two letters in his
mailbox. One is an eviction notice from his landlord, Quinn,
telling him he has to be out of the
apartment in 30 days because his barking device has been
bothering the other tenants. It also states that Sam was not
allowed to conduct a business from his
apartment. Sam is angry because he specifically told Quinn that

6. he was working on a new invention, and Quinn had wished him
luck. The second letter is from
the chain store, demanding that Sam deliver the promised 1,000
units immediately.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
A. Analyze the elements of this case to determine whether a
valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store. Support
your response by identifying
the elements of a valid contract in your analysis.
B. Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the
chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a
promissory estoppel to determine
whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either. Why
or why not? Include support for your analysis.
C. Identify the rights and obligations of both the landlord and
tenant under a standard residential lease agreement.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, does Sam’s
landlord have grounds to evict? Why or why not?
E. Further, what defenses might Sam raise to an eviction
action? Support your response.
Guidelines for Submission: Your submission should be a three-
to six-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point
Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.

7. Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs
Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Case Study Two:
Valid Contract
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis is well qualified with
concrete examples and is well
supported and plausible
Analyzes the elements of the case
to determine whether a valid
contract exists between Sam and
the chain store and supports
response by identifying the
elements of a valid contract
Analyzes the elements of the case
to determine whether a valid
contract exists between Sam and
the chain store, but analysis is
incorrect or does not support
response by identifying the
elements of a valid contract
Does not analyze the elements of
the case to determine whether a
valid contract exists between Sam
and the chain store
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Case Study Two:

8. Quasi-Contract
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
cites scholarly research to
substantiate claims
Analyzes the elements of a quasi-
contract and a promissory
estoppel to determine whether
the chain store would prevail on a
claim of either, logically explains
why or why not, and includes
support for analysis
Analyzes the elements of a quasi-
contract and a promissory
estoppel to determine whether
the chain store would prevail on a
claim of either and explains why
or why not, but the explanation is
cursory and/or illogical or does
not include support for analysis
Does not analyze the elements of
a quasi-contract and a promissory
estoppel to determine whether
the chain store would prevail on a
claim of either
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Case Study Two:
Rights and
Obligations
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is

9. accurate in effectively discussing
nuanced rights and obligations in
the relationship between the
landlord and tenant
Correctly determines the rights
and obligations of both the
landlord and tenant under a
standard residential lease
agreement
Determines the rights and
obligations of the landlord or the
tenant under a standard
residential lease agreement (but
not both) or is incorrect in which
rights and obligations apply
Does not determine the rights
and obligations of both the
landlord and tenant under a
standard residential lease
agreement
18
Case Study Two:
Grounds to Evict
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides a thorough, step-by-step
analysis with specific supporting
evidence applied to each element
of the relevant legal test
Correctly determines whether

10. Sam’s landlord has grounds to
evict based upon the previously
stated rights and obligations
Determines whether Sam’s
landlord has grounds to evict but
does not base determination on
the previously stated rights and
obligations or is incorrect in
determination
Does not determine whether
Sam’s landlord has grounds to
evict
18
Case Study Two:
Defenses
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
cites scholarly research to
substantiate determination
Accurately determines what
defenses Sam might raise to an
eviction action and effectively
supports the response
Determines what defenses Sam
might raise to an eviction action
but is not accurate in
determination or support is
ineffective
Does not determine what

11. defenses Sam might raise to an
eviction action
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Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy to read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Earned Total 100%

12. Case Study One: Rules of Jurisdiction:
In your re-write, be sure to cover all of the topics for this
section from the prompt. You need to define each of the terms
like long-arm statute, subject matter jurisdiction, personal
jurisdiction, etc. then appropriately identify the facts of the case
that support the need for the establishment of jurisdiction for
Margolin and Novelty Now. You also need to include in-text
citations.
Case Study One: Alternative Dispute Resolution:
One of the important aspects of the case study is the mention
that there is an arbitration clause in their contract that requires
all disputes go to arbitration. This section needs more detail for
your re-write.
Case Study One: ADR Preference: One of the reasons parties
prefer ADR is because of the speed and reduced cost of ADR.
The other reason ADR is preferable in this case is because of
the confidentiality of the proceedings. Due to the issues with
the chemicals there would be a good reason to leave this
proceeding sealed.
Case Study One: Criminal Acts: Be sure to keep a formal tone
when writing academic papers. Do not use "I" statements like
"in my opinion". Here you need to talk about fraud and provide
examples of the activities which constituted the fraud and why
the actions of substituting the chemical may be considered
fraud.
Case Study One: Potential Criminal Acts:
This issue looks at what other types of liability the actors in this
fact pattern might face. This is a good place to talk about white
collar crimes.
Case Study One: Potential Criminal Liability:
This issue looks at what other types of the concepts of criminal
law, including mens rea and actus Reus and discussed what
potential criminal liability these actors might face. I would
recommend you expand this section for the re-write.
Case Study One: Ethical Decision-Making: You provided some

13. details about the ethical decision making. Great work with your
APA citations here.
Articulation of Response:
You will be revisiting this paper in a later milestone so there is
room for improvement! In your re-write for the final project, be
sure to write a paper, separate from the rubric/prompt in essay
format, instead of answering the questions inside the template.
While the template can serve as a guide, you needed to write a
proper essay, with paragraphs, transitions, and APA citations. I
recommend that you use this as a guide/example for your next
paper.