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Premises Liability Negligence Memorandum - Assignment

Premises Liability Negligence Memorandum - Assignment

Q Running head: Assignment ** In further effort to help and adapt during these times; this assignment due date has been extended from June 12th to Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Additionally, if you are having extreme difficulty finding any negligence examples at a business, you can identify a negligence issue In a business parking lot, the outside area around any business, or at a residential setting as a last resort. Purpose To apply the elements of Negligence / Premises Liability to an actual situation you locate on your own. The goal is to identify a potentially dangerous situation in a business setting, assess, and provide a proposed resolution to the potential issue(s). You should write the memorandum from a management perspective to the company to outline the potential liability by detailing the negligence elements, and including a conclusion with your recommendation to the company to correct the negligent issue you identified. The key is to explain each element and apply the specific details of the issue you identified to support your recommendation and conclusion at the end of your memo. Due to the limited number of business open during these time, you will find a lot of potential issues at grocery stores or convenient stores when you are on a shopping trip. These are often areas where a lot of customers/invitees visit daily and there are a lot of potential hazards within the busy stores due to the physical layout, stocking of shelves during business hours, and the high traffic they experience daily. Format You will draft a brief memorandum, 2 to 3 pages double-spaced, including some photographs of the identified hazard. Deliverables • Memorandum (Negligence Analysis: A – B – C – D): Application of the negligence elements (Duty of Care, Breach, Causation, Damages) • Photographs of the identified hazard and area Damages - since your memo is focused on a potential issue, you will have to explain damages in your memo and the potential damages based upon your specific issue you identify and the relative risk you assess.

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The purpose of this memo is to identify a potentially dangerous situation in our store and outline the potential liability in light of the negligence elements. Due to the limited number of supermarkets open nowadays, we will face a lot of potential issues at our grocery store during shopping trip of customers. A lot of customers/invitees visit daily and a lot of potential hazards will arise during the busy times due to the small physical layout of stores. A major problem may arise when you will fail to clean up mess (soup, water, or any other liquid items) from the floor.