Course Outcomes for Unit 4 Assignment:
LS311-2: Discuss the relationship of torts to risk management.
GEL-6.06: Apply research to create original insights and/or solve real-world problems.
You are working at eHarbour and learn that eHarbour’s computer system
has been attacked by a computer virus from a cybercriminal. An employee
of eHarbour inadvertently opened an email with an attachment that
appeared to come from the State of Florida Division of Corporations for
business registration renewals. The names, addresses, phone numbers,
credit card information, and other personal information of all eHarbour
customers have been compromised in the data breach.
In your role working as a paralegal or legal assistant for eHarbour,
draft a memorandum to Daniel Hudson, the eHarbour general counsel,
analyzing potential civil liability for negligence under Florida state
law for the data breach. In the memorandum, specifically discuss the
elements for negligence and the reasonable person standard. In addition,
analyze any potential affirmative defenses that may apply.
Minimum Submission Requirements
Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
This assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 350 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific
examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for
in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical,
and focused.
Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate
exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list
of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the
internet for research.
Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using
in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should
follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA
formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing
resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
Your submission should:
include a title page;
be double-spaced;
be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font; and
be free of spelling or punctuation errors.
If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet
the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision.
If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements
by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
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