Lawsuit Against Widget Corporation

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The author has been tasked with reviewing a suit against Widget Corporation and determining the procedural and substantive legal proceedings. This paper will review the merits of the case brought against Widget Corporation and suggest various courses of action for dealing with the lawsuit. The author will review two areas of law by which a case can be brought – contract and tort law. The author will reference the Universal Commercial Code as well as US tort law to present various arguments and counter arguments that will allow Widget Corporation to best defend itself against the lawsuit.
Procedural Law
In order to determine the proper procedural proceedings, the author must first determine whether the case can in fact be tried in Texas federal

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