YOU are the judge on these cases. Read each scenario carefully - remember I always give you a hint about what to discuss - and then provide a solid legal analysis and ruling for the case. Be thorough on your answer!

In March 1999, Innis, the athletic director at Malcolm X Community College, contacted Coster to offer him the job of head basketball coach and to teach physical education. The hiring was reported in the newspapers. Coster began his coaching duties immediately. Paperwork for the position was not completed until August. Coster was never paid and complained numerous times to Innis, who said there was a delay in the paperwork. Finally, in October 1999, Coster quit and sued for fraud. The jury found for Coster but the judge vacated the verdict, ruling that fraud has not been shown under state law. To establish fraud in Illinois, a plaintiff must prove: 1) a false statement of material fact; 2) known or believed to be false by the party making it; 3) intent to induce the other party to act; 4) action by the other party in justifiable reliance on the truth of the statement; and 5) damage to the other party resulting from such reliance. Coster appealed.