Alt Ctri Wee HON sum at th Weel HOM sumi at th TEST ONLI Feel N references on his application to a prospective employer. Consider the conundrum of the manager asked for a reference. How would you address the question? On the one hand, CI may be liable for any defamatory statements made by its managers in this situation. On the other hand, if CI simply refuses to say anything in a reference and it turns out that the installer is danger- ous and assaults a colleague at his new workplace, an injured party could possibly claim that CI was negli- gent in not providing the new employer with important information about the ex-employee installer's potential for danger. In groups or individually, develop a policy for CI managers on giving references for ex-employees that balances the concern of defamation with that of negli- gence in failing to inform a prospective employer about a potentially dangerous employee. Assume that your state has the same laws as those applied in the Nelson v. Tradewind Aviation case, Case 9.2, found earlier in this chapter to help develop a legally sound policy. A more comprehensive briefing of the case is available on this textbook's website in Connect. Be sure to address (1) a brief overview of the background and a summary of the legal ramifications of not having a sound reference defamation policy and (2) how your policy fits into the privilege defense in the law. See Connect for Manager's Challenge sample answers. CASE SUMMARY 9.1 Maher v. Best Western Inn, 717 So. 2d 97 (Fla. App. 5th Dist. 1998) SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS Maher is a blind woman who checked into a Best Western that welcomed pets like her seeing eye dog, Ina. Shortly after Maher checked in with her parents, another motel patron walked by with two unleashed dogs-one German shepherd and one pit bull. The two unleashed dogs attacked Ina, Maher, and her parents. Maher sued Best Western for negligence. CASE QUESTIONS 1. What duty did Best Western owe Maher? 2. Was it reasonable for Best Western to do more to prevent the attack? 3. Would a bystander have had a duty to prevent the attack if it occurred on the street? CASE SUMMARY 9.2 Wurtzel v. Starbucks Coffee Co., 257 F. Supp. 2d 520 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) RES IPSA LOQUITUR sued Starbucks for negligence, invoking the doctrine of