Powdersurf Is a Manufacturer of Snowboards

Powdersurf is a manufacturer of snowboards.Powdersurf is an aggressive marketer,and new to this product line.Powdersurf has adopted several strategies to help it rapidly build market share.One approach was to make the designs and graphics of some of its snowboards nearly identical to those of the industry leader's snowboards.In addition,Powdersurf has begun an advertising campaign that criticizes its competitor's products.For example,it has made several claims,known to be wrong,about the materials used in the competitor's boards.It has also made claims about a tendency of one competitor's boards to break during use.This was based on an independent lab's report that later proved to be wrong.Lastly,Powdersurf made several allegations about the president of the leading competitor,primarily claiming that this well-known snowboarding pioneer had not accomplished all that he claimed.Powdersurf believed that its allegations were correct,but it turned out that they were wrong.Discuss any tort claims that might be brought against Powdersurf and their likely resolution.