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?