K to 12 grade 9 filipino learners module

1. CASE ONE:
BLUE MOOD
CLOTHING,
INC.
UMUG MBA 630
PROJECT 1

2. One month ago, 5,000
Breezers were stolen
from Blue Mood
Clothing’s Atlantic City,
New Jersey, warehouse
Investigation
An investigator, Bill reponds to an online ad for that is
selling Breezers. Bill disguised himself as a potential
buyer.
Online Ad
Bill meets with Nick
Johnson, the online seller.
He uncovers that the
shirts were purchased
from Juanita.
Sales Agent
After meeting with
Juanita, she refers Bill to
her Blue Moon sales
Agent Alex Ridgefield.
Crime Uncovered
Alex, a Blue Moon
security warehouse
worker, posed as a Blue
Moon Sales Agent. He is
seen on surveillance
video packing the shirts in
his van.
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Blue Mood Case Timeline
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Colossal Corporation

3. 3
Blue
Mood
Colossal
Corporation
Can Colossal Corporation terminate Alex without
notice or a hearing?
• Alex is an at-will employee
• “At-will Employment”
doctrine allows for an
employer to discharge or fire
and employee without case
or justification for any non-
discriminatory or retaliatory
reason.

4. EXCEPTION
IMPLIED CONTRACTS
RENART V. CHARTWELLS

5. Bill
Alex
Ridgefield JuanitaWinfrey
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Did Alex, Nick, Bill, or Juanita commit any crimes
and, if so, which crimes did each person commit?
Nick
Johnson
Blue Mood
Colossal Corporation
Colossal’s internal
investigator
Blue Moon’s Warehouse
Worker
Nick’s distributor Online Seller of BM’s stolen
goods
CRIME:
None
CRIME: Theft (Larceny) and
fraud, Theft by deception
CRIME: Receiving Stolen
Goods
CRIME:
Receiving Stolen Goods

6. DEFENSES
WHAT DEFENSES, IF ANY, MIGHT THE RELEVANT PERSONS
ALLEGE IN RESPONSE TO THE CRIMES YOU IDENTIFIED?
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Bill - Defenses
None
Alex - Defenses
Intentional Crime
Abandonment of
Property
Juanita - Defenses
Accepted stolen
goods
unknowingly
Did not intend to
harm the company
Failure to prove
criminal intent
Nick - Defenses
Accepted stolen
goods
unknowingly
Did not intend to
harm the company
Failure to prove
criminal intent

7. Negligence
• Defamation &
Negligence
TORTS
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Intentional Tort
•Conversion
•Civil Fraud/
•Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Did Alex, Nick, Bill, or Juanita commit any intentional torts and, if so, which intentional
torts did each person commit?
Alex Bill
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Colossal Corporation

8. Strict Liability Tort
• Conversion by
Receiving
Possession in
Consummation of
Transaction
TORTS
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Strict Liability Tort
• Conversion by
Receiving
Possession in
Consummation of
Transaction
Did Alex, Nick, Bill, or Juanita commit any intentional torts and, if so, which intentional
torts did each person commit?
Juanita
Nick
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Colossal Corporation

9. Tort defenses
What defenses, if any, might the relevant person allege in response to the intentional
torts identified?
Alex
Intentional
Tort
No defense
Nick
Unknowingly
purchased
stolen goods
Accepting
return of
stolen goods
Bill
Absence or
lack of
malice
Burden of
Proof
Juanit
a
Unknowingly
purchased
stolen goods
Accepting
return of
stolen goods

10. Damag
es
C AN A NYONE C OL L E C T
DAM AG E S F OR THE
I NTE NTI ON AL T ORTS ?
W HO C AN C OL L E C T & W HOM
S HOU L D T HE Y S U RE ?
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11. Punitive damages or compensatory
damages
Respondeat Superior
Punitive damages
Colossal
Corporation
Nick/Juanit
a
Cost of loss of
product
Nick
Nick can sue colossal
Corporation for Bill’s
defamation action
Damages
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Can anyone collect damages for the intentional torts? Who can collect and
whom would they sue?
Blue Mood
Colossal Corporation
Alex knowingly
sold them
stolen goods

12. Colossal Corporation
Recommendations
Background
Checks
Whistleblower
Know your
employees
Rewards
Training &
Policy
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Blue Mood
Colossal Corporation
Colossal
Corporation

13. ANY
QUESTIONS ?
13
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14. References
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Burden of Proof. Restat 2d of Torts, § 328A Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=analytical-materials&id=urn:contentItem:42JH-HP60-00YF-
T0FD-00000-00&context=1516831.
Cornell Law School. (2019). Respondeat superior. Retrieved from
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/respondeat_superior
Conversion by Receiving Possession in Consummation of Transaction. Restat 2d of Torts, § 229 Retrieved from
https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=analytical-
materials&id=urn:contentItem:42JH-HP40-00YF-T092-00000-00&context=1516831.
Impersonation; theft of identity; crime, N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-17 (New Jersey 218th Second Annual Session, L. 2019, c. 266,
and J.R. 22 ). Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-
legislation&id=urn:contentItem:5F0Y-BNR1-6F13-0497-00000-00&context=1516831.
Klett. T. (2006). Chapter 5 Torts and introduction. Retrieved from https://www.shsu.edu/~klett/TORTS%20AN
%20INTRODUCTION2.htm
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15. References
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Receiving stolen property, N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7 (New Jersey 218th Second Annual Session, L. 2019, c. 266, and J.R. 22 ).
Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-
legislation&id=urn:contentItem:5F0Y-BNR1-6F13-046N-00000-00&context=1516831.
Richard E. Moberly* (2006). ARTICLE: Sarbanes-Oxley's Structural Model To Encourage Corporate Whistleblowers.
Brigham Young University Law Review, 2006, 1107. Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=analytical-materials&id=urn:contentItem:4MP5-DSP0-00CT-
X029-00000-00&context=1516831.
Renart v. Chartwells, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17635, 2003 WL 22454931 (United States District Court for the District of
New Jersey October 6, 2003, Decided ). Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=cases&id=urn:contentItem:49PT-N690-0038-Y2DH-00000-
00&context=1516831.
Sarah Hale. (March 23, 2002 Saturday Final Edition). How to prevent employee theft, fraud: Small-business owners
should conduct extensive background checks on new hires, divide responsibility for key tasks. Ottawa Citizen.
Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?
collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:45DN-H050-01D6-P2SK-00000-00&context=1516831.
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16. References
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Theft by Deception., Model Penal Code § 223.3. 2019. Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-legislation&id=urn:contentItem:49GT-FF70-01S2-407J-
00000-00&context=1516831.
Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition., Model Penal Code § 223.2. 2019. Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-legislation&id=urn:contentItem:49GT-FF70-01S2-
407H-00000-00&context=1516831.
Theft by unlawful taking or disposition, N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-3 (New Jersey 218th Second Annual Session, L. 2019, c. 266,
and J.R. 22 ). Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=statutes-
legislation&id=urn:contentItem:5F0Y-BNR1-6F13-046H-00000-00&context=1516831.
UMUG. (2020). Employment at will
https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tgs/mba/mba630/2208/learning-topic-list/employment-at-will.htm
l?ou=516099
UMUG. (2020). Business criminal law. Retrieved from
https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tgs/mba/mba630/2208/learning-topic-list/business-criminallaw.ht
ml?ou=516099 Blue Mood
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17. References
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UMUG. (2020). Tort damages. Retrieved from
https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tgs/mba/mba630/2208/learning-topic-list/tort-damages.html?ou=
516099
UMUG. (2020). Law of torts. Retrieved from
https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tgs/mba/mba630/2208/learning-topic-list/law-of-torts.html?ou=51
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What Constitutes Conversion. Restat 2d of Torts, § 222A Retrieved from https://advance-lexis-
com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/api/document?collection=analytical-materials&id=urn:contentItem:42JH-HP30-00YF-
T08S-00000-00&context=1516831.
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