Business law snowboards Manufacturer

Powdersurf is a manufacturer of snowboards. Powdersurf is an aggressive marketer, and new to this product line. Powdersurf has adopted several strategies to help it rapidly build market share. One approach was to make the designs and graphics of some of its snowboards nearly identical to those of the industry leader's snowboards. In addition, Powdersurf has begun an advertising campaign that criticizes its competitor's products. For example, it has made several claims, known to be false, about the materials used in the competitor's boards. It has also made claims about a tendency of one competitor's boards to break during use. This was based on an independent lab's report that later proved to be false. Lastly, Powdersurf made several allegations about the president of the leading competitor, primarily claiming that this well-known snowboarding pioneer had not accomplished all that he claimed. Powdersurf believed that its allegations were correct, but it turned out that they were wrong. Discuss any tort claims that might be brought against Powdersurf and their likely resolution. 2. Smith purchased the latest kitchen counter top appliance, the Wonderslicer. It was designed to slice any type of dry food with amazing speed in a variety of settings. In the owner's manual that came with the Wonderslicer it clearly warned that it should not be used on wet food. The Wonderslicer itself contained a warning to read the owner's manual. Smith's 10-year-old daughter used the Wonderslicer to slice some oranges. In the process, she received a severe electrical shock which caused burns to her hand.