Read the facts on the Marina Hotel and Fourth of July Detour cases and respond to the questions following:

1. Marina Hotel: On or about November 22, Margot was attending a conference by El Mundo Evangelism at the Marina Hotel. As Margot was leaving the hotel, she slipped and fell. Prior to her fall, there had been heavy rain at the hotel. Margot was wearing shoes with very thin soles. There were yellow "caution" signs located in prominent places because of the dampness of the ground due to the rain. The surface where the incident occurred was covered by indoor/outdoor carpeting. There were also hotel employees who were warning conference attendees to watch their step because it was wet. Margot was the only person out of 500 people who slipped and fell.

a. Did the Marina Hotel exercise its duty of care toward Margot? How or How not? b. In a lawsuit, who do you think would WIN and WHY: Margot or Marina Hotel?

2. Fourth of July Detour: Debbie is a paralegal in a major law firm. She is asked to help in court and must drive to the courthouse. On the way, she decides to stop at a fireworks shop. It is almost Fourth of July, and her children would love it if she got them some fireworks. Debbie takes the freeway exit and follows the signs until she gets deeper and deeper into a rural area. When she gets to the fireworks stand, she picks up one sack of fireworks and drops the bag onto another customer's foot, causing injury to the customer because of the weight of the sack.

If the customer sues Debbie's employer (the law firm), under the theory of respondeat superior,will the customer recover from the law firm?