Assignment Facts
Marky Mark, a running back with Memphis Motors, an NFL football team, abruptly quit the team and checked himself into a hospital seeking psychological treatment. Upon getting released, he discussed the persistent taunting from other Motors players, which was the team’s motivational coaching style under Coach Bully Bull, who actively endorsed and praised his coaching style in countless documentaries and interviews. The National Football League hired attorney Nosey Posey to investigate Marky’s allegations of bullying. After receiving Posey’s report, the NFL published a press release, summarizing Posey’s report where Bully Bull’s coaching style was referred to as barbaric. In response to Posey’s report and the NFL’s press release, Memphis Motors fired Bully Bull, calling him an uncivilized brute in a press release. Bully Bull filed a lawsuit against Memphis Motors alleging defamation.
Bully or Not?
Defend ONE of the two statements:
PLAINTIFF (Bully Bull): The Memphis Motors Football Team is civilly liable to Bully Bull for defamation
DEFENSE (Memphis Motors): The Memphis Motors Football Team is not civilly liable to Bully Bull for defamationAssignment Instructions
Review the Grading Criteria and the Submission Guidelines (provided below). Do not begin drafting a response until you have fully understood how it will be evaluated.
Do you know what is required and how to submit your work? If so, then let’s begin!
Draft a five-paragraph essay following this EXACT outline:
1.Introduction. Provide a brief summary of your legal arguments. The side you are representing needs to be unwaveringly clear.
2. Body Paragraph One. Discuss the elements needed to win a defamation claim. Rely on information obtained from a FEDERAL case (not state). Discuss the facts from that case. Provide a properly formatted citation that meets APA criteria.
3. Body Paragraph Two. Discuss the facts from any case (state or federal) that is similar to Bull v Memphis Motors. Provide a properly formatted citation that meets APA criteria.
4. Body Paragraph Three. Discuss the court’s rationale (their analysis) for their ruling in the case cited in Body Paragraph Two. Provide a properly formatted citation that meets APA criteria.
5. Body Paragraph Four. Apply the Bull v Memphis Motors facts to the facts discussed in Body Paragraph Two. The connection (similarity) between the two “stories” must be clearly explained. Otherwise, the case lacks applicability, which means there is a flaw in the logical reasoning. Provide a properly formatted citation that meets APA criteria.
6. Conclusion. Based on the application of facts (Body Paragraph Two) and the court’s analysis (Body Paragraph Three), Memphis Motors [is] [is not] civilly liable to Bully Bull for defamation.
Most Important:
Westlaw is the BEST database for this assignment, as demonstrated in this VIDEO from the Student Success Materials. Otherwise, sources must come from KU’s ProQuest, which will make it much more difficult to support your legal arguments. As a reminder, absolutely no outside research or the textbook are to be cited.