Module 03-Legal Case
Faragher V. City of Boca Raton
- Re-read the case, “Faragher v. City of Boca Raton.” This is the sexual harassment case against the lifeguards.
- Outline the case, using the standard legal outline headings. (See “Sample Outline for Legal Cases” in Course Materials.)
- After your outline, write a paragraph answer to the question: “What should the employer have done about the harassing actions of Silverman and Terry?”
- Submit your outline(see sample outline below) and answer in a Word document to the drop box as explained below.
Sample Outline for Legal Cases
- Case Name and Citation
- Include the court or agency deciding the case
- Include the citation, which tells where to find the reported decision.
- Key Facts (in brief)
1. Why – are parties before the court or agency?
2. What – are the parties seeking?
- Stage in the legal process (Trial Court, NLRB, Appeals Court, etc.)
. What happened at prior stages (if any) in the legal process?
- Legal Issue (s)
. Include legal problem(s) raised by the facts of the dispute.
- Reasoning of the Decision-Maker
. Why was dispute resolved the way it was?
How did the decision-maker apply or reconcile the legal principles involved?
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