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(ii) Relationships
List the parties' relationships.
 BRAINSTORM
Examples
- brother and sister
- business and consumer
- buyer and seller
- company and director
- doctor and patient
- employer and employee
- federal government and state government
- franchisor and franchisee
- husband and wife
- landlord and tenant
- licensor and licensee
- neighbors
- parent and child
- solicitor and client
- teacher and student
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Table 14: Parties—relationships (examples)
Facts about the parties' relationships sometimes raise issues about:
- duties of care (for example, a doctor's duties to a patient)
- fiduciary duties (such as a director's duties to a company)
- federal–state powers (for example, whether the central government can override state law)
- parental rights (such as a parent's rights to make decisions for the child)
- vicarious liability (such as an employer's liability for the employee's conduct)
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