Brenda Backbiter hires Frank Forthright to file a defamation suit against her ex-best friend, Sally Sensitive, and
Question:
Brenda Backbiter hires Frank Forthright to file a defamation suit against her ex-best friend, Sally Sensitive, and to "spare no expense" in winning. After Sally's attorney has filed the answer to the complaint, Brenda instructs Frank to have a private detective assigned to case. Frank hires "Pink Pete's Licensed Investigative Services, Inc." Pete is paid to strike up a conversation with Sally at a local bar without letting her know that he has been hired by Forthright's firm. Sally consumes a large amount of alcohol, complements of Pete's expense account, and admits that the defamatory statements were untrue and completely unfounded.
In obtaining the admission from Sally, has Frank Forthright acted unethically?
Legal Environment of Business A Managerial Approach Theory to Practice
ISBN: 978-1259686207
3rd edition
Authors: Sean Melvin, Enrique Guerra Pujol