Using the Internet as a resource, research the Coca-Cola Company's efforts to keep its soft drink formula a trade secret over the course of the company's one hundred-year-plus history.
1. Provide a brief summary of The Coca-Cola Company's efforts to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret.
2. Describe one challenge the company has faced in preserving its trade secret.
3. Describe two reasons why The Coca-Cola Company would choose to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret, as opposed to using another form of intellectual property protection.
4. Through Internet research, find and describe three examples of physical or mental problems covered by the American with Disabilities Act and three examples of physical or mental problems not covered by the ADA.
5. Present an argument supporting the position that the ADA has been appropriately interpreted and applied by the courts or that it has not Provide two supporting facts to justify your position.
Part C
1. Describe two (2) legislations that have been implemented to minimize the damage caused by oil spills.
2. Describe two (2) measures taken to protect wetlands in the United States
Part D
Find two (2) examples of businesses in your local community that attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property (usually, the disclaimer is in the form of a sign behind a cash register, or language on a ticket stub.) Examples of businesses that typically attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property include automobile mechanics and dry-cleaning establishments.
1. Provide basic information concerning each of the two (2) examples:
a. Names of the establishments
b. Nature of their businesses
c. Language of their attempted disclaimers of liability.
2. Provide your reasoned opinion as to whether, in any or all of the examples you have discovered, the businesses have effectively disclaimed liability. Provide at least two (2) supporting facts to justify your position.