2 seperate 350 roughly word discussion post. straight to the point.
Part 1: Get Started
Paragraph 1: Review the list of legal topics in the Legal Topic Report instructions (click on the above link). Answer the questions, What about your chosen topic appeals to you? Do you have any experience with this topic? and Is there a potential career application?
Paragraph 2: The project instructions call for three subtopics related to the main topic. Using the internet, legal sites like Findlaw.com, or the library’s research database, create a list of three-to-five subtopics related to your main topic, and explain how each subtopic relates to your main topic.
Paragraph 3: List at least three sources you are considering using for your report. Explain how each source might be useful to your research. Show how one of your sources would appear in your reference page and also as an in-text citation within your report. Some examples:
For reference page: Hentoff, N. (1992). Free Speech for Me — but Not for Thee. HarperCollins.
In-text citation: (Hentoff, 1992)
Refer to the APA Quick Citation Guide for more examples.
Mike and Emma are co-owners of Submarine City, LLC. The sandwich shop has earned a loyal following and respectable profits, but the owners don’t always see eye-to-eye. Mike is a charismatic leader — an “idea man” who likes to make things happen; by contrast, Emma, cautious to a fault, prefers to consider a wide range of options before gradually making decisions. Their conflicting personalities and management styles have caused many tense moments.
The latest incident is a case in point, but it looks to be the final straw for the duo. With profits declining (largely due to a bad building lease Mike negotiated), Emma wants Mike to simply allow her to “cash out” by writing a check for her share of the company’s assets. Mike has urged her to wait, insisting that good times are just around the corner. Last week Emma told him she was tired of waiting.
Mike’s response: Emma arrived Monday to find that he had closed the shop for the day and changed the door code, presumably to prevent her from accessing the company’s equipment, cash register, etc. Mike left a note explaining that he had an unspecified “emergency” to handle, but Emma suspects he’s out negotiating a new lease or business deal without her consent. Mike’s impetuous behavior here has solidified Emma’s resolve. Litigation appears to be the only way she can end this doomed business marriage. Emma is distressed that it has come to this because she’s a people pleaser by nature and hates conflict. She regretfully wishes the company’s operating agreement contained a straightforward procedure for resolving disputes.
Question
If Mike and Emma could go back in time and draft a dispute-resolution provision for their operating agreement, which ADR method discussed in chapter 2 would make the most sense for them? Could there be a method or combination of methods to help them amicably resolve disputes like this without going to court?
Discussion Board Instructions
Part 1: Unpack the Scenario
Paragraphs 1-3: Write an at least three-paragraph initial post. Explain your ADR solution to the above question and provide support with information from one of the below articles and a second outside source (do not cite the textbook).
Alternative Dispute Resolution Basics for Those in Business
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Making Effective Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Small Businesses
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Why It Doesn’t Work and Why It Does
Paragraph 2: Cite both your sources — one of the above articles, as well as your second source — at the end of your post.
