MGT-252 Political/Legal/Ethical Issues in Business Week 5 – Product Liability & Intellectual Property Rights Two Parts to this assignment: Part I: Answer the DQ in 50 words or more (be specific): How can a company protect its trade secrets when an employee resigns or is terminated? Part II: Intellectual property rights and product liability are both major issues in the world today and ones of concern to every type of business, everywhere. Locate a news story from a credible source that has appeared in the last 12 months that is connected either to intellectual property rights or product liability. Search for your story using the phrases below. • “recent intellectual property rights cases in the news” • “recent product liability cases in the news” Write a paper of 750 responding to the questions below: • What is the legal issue that is involved in the story you have located? • Summarize the legal arguments/laws that are being discussed in connection to the story. (Do not just cite a law without any explanation in your own words.) • Based on your research, what do you think is a correct decision? Support your position with an explanation of the relevant legal concepts you have learned in the class; do not just cite a law. • Include a link to the story in your paper. • Include a minimum of two scholarly sources, in addition to the link to your story.