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Peter Pan stopped off for a tan at the local spray tan store, Orange Lights.The proprietor of the place, Mrs. Cook thinks she witnessed Peter

  1. Peter Pan stopped off for a tan at the local spray tan store, Orange Lights.The proprietor of the place, Mrs. Cook thinks she witnessed Peter putting some of the spray tan goods in his bag without paying for it.She runs and locks the front door and then also the booth door where Peter is getting the product applied to him.She then calls the police and awaits for them to arrive.While Peter is in the booth, he tries to get out of the booth but finds himself locked in.He screams to be let loose and then also denies that he stole anything.The police arrive, discover that some of the materials were in fact in his bag but Peter indicated that he intended to pay for them.After his arrest, Peter discovers that the prolonged stay in the tanning booth has led to second degree burns on parts of his skin.The product used for the tanning does indicate that prolong exposure to the materials may lead to skin damage.He would like to sue Orange Lights for the damage and other torts.What possibilities for recovery exist?(4 points).

  1. Pitsballs Corp. placed a product known as the Pitsmaster onto the market.The popular product was used for personal home use in repair and fixtures.The Pitsmaster was designed to be used with the type of power system D-Cell 2 as the directions provided by the manufacturer indicate.Kelly Postal-Worker bought a Pitsmaster from a local outlet store.He used the device in his industrial trade job.While on the job, Kelly was injured by his use of the Pitsmaster.Upon review of the case it is reviewed that Kelly was using the Pitsmaster with a D-Cell 8 power source.Under what theory could Kelly bring suit against Pitsballs Corp?Would Pitsballs Corp have any defenses? 4 points (LO 1, LO 2, & LO 4).

  1. Spasmo Inc. is a company that conducts testing and inspections for homes while under the inspection process for purchase. In their inspections, Spasmo employees come onto the premise of a house that is for sale and does a number of tests, including, but not limited to termite, chemical trail and toxic waste.One day, Philips, a Spasmo employee was conducting tests at 1200 Douglas Drive, the home of Mary Shelly, who was selling her home to one Bram Stoker, pending successful inspection results.Philips notices while doing the inspection that there a number of silver spoons put together in a collection on a wall.Philips also collects silver spoons and notices that one of the spoons in the collection on the wall is one that he did not have.He approached Shelly about the spoon and offered to buy it.Shelly declined and said that she was going to keep the spoons as part of the decorations in the house which would be sold to Stoker.Philips, though disappointed, finished the inspection and left the premise. A week after the inspection results came back, Stoker backed out of the sale as the inspection showed there were chemical residues in the house that would need to be cleaned or alternatively the price would be lowered on the house.Furious at this turn of events, Shelly calls the police and indicates that there are several spoons missing the collection and indicates that Philips might have stolen the spoons.The police want to get a search warrant and if the spoons are found, arrest Philips.What would the police need to get the warrant and what would the prosecutor need to show to convict Philips of the crime?(4 points).

  1. Explain the tort and the special defenses to the False Imprisonment.2 points.(LO 1, LO 2, & LO 4).

  1. Differentiate between the following legal concepts.Negligence and Strict Liability, Assault and Battery.2 points. (LO 1, LO 2, & LO 4).

  1. How is the concept of double jeopardy significant?(2 points).

  1. With regards to negligence, what are the two tests for actual causation and proximate causation?List and Explain. (2 points).

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