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Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields developed Psycho Chihuahua, a caricature of a Chihuahua dog with a donotbackdown attitude.They promoted and marketed the character through their

  1. Thomas Rinks and Joseph Shields developed Psycho Chihuahua, a caricature of a Chihuahua dog with a "donotbackdown" attitude.They promoted and marketed the character through their company, Wrench, L.L.C., a Michigan company.Ed Alfaro and Rudy Pollak, representatives of Taco Bell Corp., a California company, learned of Psycho Chihuahua and met with Rinks and Shields to talk about using the character as a Taco Bell "icon."Wrench sent artwork, merchandise, and marketing ideas to Alfaro, who promoted the character within Taco Bell.Alfaro asked Wrench to propose terms for Taco Bell's use of Psycho Chihuahua.Taco Bell did not accept Wrench's terms, but Alfaro continued to promote the character within the company.Meanwhile, Taco Bell hired a new advertising agency, which proposed an advertising campaign involving a Chihuahua.When Alfaro learned of this proposal, he sent the Psycho Chihuahua materials to the agency.Taco Bell made a Chihuahua the focus of its marketing but paid nothing to Wrench.Wrench filed a suit claiming in part that it had an implied contract with Taco Bell, which the latter breached.
  2. Which court(s) have jurisdiction to hear Wrench's lawsuit? What is the basis of the jurisdiction?
  3. Do these facts satisfy the requirements for an implied contract?Why or why not?

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