Nelson ovalles worked as a cable installer for cox rhode island telecom, llc, under an agreement with a third party, m& m communications, inc. the agreement stated that no employer-employee relationship existed between cox and m& m's technicians, including ovalles. ovalles was required to designate his affiliation with cox on his work van, clothing, and identification badge, but cox had minimal contact with him and limited power to control the manner in which he performed his duties. cox supplied cable wire and similar items, but the equipment was delivered to m& m, not to ovalles. on a workday, while ovalles was fulfilling a work order, his van rear-ended a car driven by barbara cayer. is cox liable to cayer? explain.

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.