Essays on Lawsuit

Impact of Frivolous law

Impact of a frivolous lawsuit Abstract Frivolous lawsuits are lawsuits that have little or no chance of being won due to lack of merit. In law, a frivolous lawsuit is one that is presented when the party had a reason to know that the defense or the claim was futile. Frivolous litigations may be as a consequence of legal theories that bare absurd, additional suits or a repetition of motions. A claim or defense may be referred to as frivolous because it lacks justification or due to the fact that it was not [resented with an argument that can ...

Summary

The article discusses a case of negligent training provided by a Greenwich fitness club, which led to a lawsuit against them and their employee. The author is reporting a lawsuit against Equinox gym and their trainer by one of their aggrieved clients who suffered a massive stroke due to the intense training workout sessions. The client named Dr. Chetan Vaid claimed that the trainer was not properly trained to conduct workout sessions. Due to the training negligence provided to the trainer, the client not only suffered a massive stroke, but also needed to go through several years of rehabilitation. ...

A. Beyond the merits of the case, the chances of Edie in winning this case depend completely on the investigation of the behaviour of the defendant as the reasonable person in the similar conditions. This approach is regarded as the main pillar of the tort law that is used for the determination of the liability between the parties during legal proceedings. With that, it should be noted that there are several cases when the applicant faces difficulties in proving fault for slip and fail accidents. There are several conditions that should be met established and proved in order to ...

I. Introduction The ubiquitous presence of mobility devices, including most notably smartphones, highlights how mobility has come to be integral to everyday life at workplace, college and home. The major focus on mobility is, given current coverage, is on applications and cloud platforms. Less reported still but is, probably, of much more significance, as shown later, is wireless licenses and applications which enable much of current mobility operational efficiency, if not operability at all. As is always common in ICT innovations, user interface applications and platforms more often than not draw ICT community's attention, a community focused more new ...

Introduction

The Marriot International and Renaissance Long Beach Hotel has come under fire after the hotel received a lawsuit from two women over alleged sexual harassment claims. Luz Cuevas and Teresa Evangelista allege that different employees working for the hotel sexually harassed them on more than one occasion and that female workers from the Latin region have on several occasions been the targets for physical, emotional, verbal and sexual harassment by senior employees at the Marriot Hotel. The two women filing the lawsuit against the hotel are Luz Cuevas and Teresa Evangelista who work at the hotel as an on-call ...

What is a 'Ponzi Scheme', how it Works and How does it Collapse?

A Ponzi scheme represents a fraudulent investment trick where the promoter pays return on investment to previous investors from the money invested by new investors instead of the money earned through profit or gain. Customers are promised to receive higher investment returns, compared to market averages, with no risk at all since they will be paid from the money provided by new clients. This investment scam requires an ample flow of clientele for powering the whole fraudulent system. A Ponzi scheme comes into existence when the promoter is able to cllect initial investment funds from a person. This scheme ...

Part 1

Objective: in this critical analysis, you are expected to demonstrate an understanding of public health ethics and legal issues. Also, you are required to actively engage with the subject and come up with a substantial perspective on it.

Introduction

This critical analysis will outline the main purpose of the public health ethics and legal issues for protecting and upholding public health. Public policies and social programs are some of the aspects that constitute a good public health. Also, some patients with distinct issues contribute to the wellbeing of the public health, especially in a situation of unethical event regarding health ...

Sometimes, the perpetrator may be unsuccessful at his objective which is having sexual intercourse, but may sexually assault the victim through inappropriate touching, attempted rape. Rape is any form of sexual assault that is unwanted and that a person does not concede. These include oral, anal, and vaginal penetration.

The question of whether the victim knew the perpetrator is not relevant to date rape cases. The most grueling task in solving a date rape case is proving that it was ‘rape action’ and that the victim, did not consent to have any form of sexual intercourse with the perpetrator. ...

Human Resource Dilemmas

It is evident from Timothy’s Reverson’s case that the employment practices of Cameron Lake boat Rentals are authoritative. The company has imposed an authoritative control over the working conditions of the workers as evidenced by it compelling its workers to sign the employment arbitration agreement. As it can be seen, Timothy Reverson was dismissed for the fact that he claimed a pay rise. Workers in the company can do very little to fight for their rights as they are bound by the resolution by arbitration. It was illegal and unethical for the company to terminate his employment ...

Introduction

With the evolution of the nature and complexity of civil cases, it has become imperative that the law firm develops and implement a case tracking and management systems (CTM). The CTM is geared towards achieving efficiency and overall effectiveness in the process of filing, early phases, pretrial, trial, judgment, appeals, and enforcement of civil cases. The CTM also factors in the cases that are poached by twists and turns making it easier to recover and proceed. For a local firm that works and specializes in civil matters, a CTM would prove to be critically instrumental in comprehensive monitoring and ...

Internal Analysis of Encana

Internal Analysis of Encana

Introduction

The oil and gas industry in North America is currently experiencing challenges and transition stage. The increasing need for the environment-friendly and sustainable forms of energy is affecting the industry negatively as more governments and companies are encouraged to use energy with no or low carbon emission. More companies are now developing solar and wind energy and create vehicles that can rely on electricity rather than oil. Such growing trend in the energy sector resulted to lower demand of oil and gas particularly in the North America. Many oil and gas producing countries and companies ...

Scenario Description

The scenario described in the case presents a situation where Mike, who works a lab technician, is running late in trying to get to his workstation. Previously, Mike has had an encounter with his supervisor leading to his promise that he would be on time in future. However, in this particular incident, Mike finds himself running late due to an accident on his commute that resulted in his delay. Mike understands that his lack of clocking in on time may lead to termination of employment, which he and his family depend on for their livelihood. When getting into the ...

Introduction

As identified by the Law Commission, one of the key problems with the law of freehold covenants is that ‘whereas the benefit of a positive covenant can run at law, the burden of a positive covenant does not run so as to bind successors in title’. Despite the fact that this principle is one of the relatively comprehensible principles of the contemporary land law, in this particular case it requires additional analysis. In particular, the purpose of this research is to analyze the second part of this statement, to identify the main issues emanating from it, focusing on the ...

Acme Fireworks

A number of factors are to be considered when it comes to taking the decision of the most favorable business structure for a specific commercial venture. Given the situation of Acme Fireworks, the pros and cons that need to be weighed before deciding on the business structure include the offering of highest protection, the highest investment return, and the most favorable rates of taxes. When there is a need for liability consideration, along with needs of employment and huge contracts, the recommendation to Acme Corporation owner would be to amend his status from the present sole proprietorship to a ...

CORPORATE AFFAIRS, COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS IN DISASTER TIMES – A CASE ANLAYSIS OF THE BENTO RODRIGUES DAM INCIDENT OF NOVEMBER 2015

Introduction On the 5th of November, 2015, the Bento Rodrigues Dam broke its bounds and flooded major settlements in Minas Gerais, in south east Brazil. The immediate result was due to an accidental leakage in the Bento Rodrigues Dam which caused the release of a large volume of toxic materials into the nearby Santarem River valley which flowed into the Doce River. The Dam is owned by Samarco which is owned jointly by Vale and British-Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton. The purpose of this research is to identify the major business and corporate communication issues that occurred in the ...

Gender bias goes against the growing spirit of women. With females scaling heights in almost every field, subtle forms of discrimination as glass ceiling obliterate the very nature of a transparent and healthy business ambiance. While the induction of three women combat pilots for the first time in Indian Air Force speaks of their grit, changing entrepreneurial landscape in the America and the rest of the world well reflects the growing potential of the fairer sex. Ironically, a significant gender gap still exists in employer firms despite increasing numbers of women as owners of small businesses. In addition to ...

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“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is worst”—Aristotle The above statement made by Aristotle emphasizes the significance of law and justice in not only maintaining order, but also help to affirm the nobility and distinction of human beings. In Thrasymachus’s account of justice, the philosopher presents his argument that different individuals and different states perceive the concept of justice differently. For the purposes of this essay, I will be focusing on 377a and 344e, while paying special attention to 338d-339a, 338a-339d, and 343b-344c. ...

<Tutor> <Department> Simon hired the boy band No Direction to appear on the last episode of the show “You’re hired” with an agreement of £250,000 paid to each band members. The objective is to ensure the highest possible viewership and publicity, which in return will give the show a worldwide advertising revenue. Apparently, one of the members Payn is not very happy and as a goodwill gesture, he was offered a whole week of vacation with his fiance at Maldives. Unfortunately, Payn delivered a poor performance, which resulted to negative feedbacks from the press. Consequently, ...

In this paper, the analysis of Whole Foods and Wild Oats merger will be provided, and some important answers will be given. Therefore, while summarizing the entire case of Whole Foods and Wild Oats Company merger, it can be said that this case provided detailed information regarding both company backgrounds and their merger stories. In this case, it is mentioned that Whole Foods is an old brand that is serving the organic food industry since 1980. The company proved it within the industry and followed strong strategies to grow their business. The management of this company strived hard to ...

The Defendant

The defendant in the case of comedian George Wallace vs. Bellagio Hotel is the latter, which is a world-renowned hotel and casino owned and operated by the MGM Mirage Hotels and Casinos. Bellagio Hotel is located along the famous Las Vegas strip in Paradise, Nevada. Furthermore, the description of the hotel incorporates luxury and its grand ballroom and event center is where shows and performances both public and private gatherings are being held. In the hotel is where the unfortunate event occurred involving the comedian George Wallace, which was according to the accounts of the case the comedian, suffered ...

Competition is the modern slogan in business. Companies are striving to establish themselves as brands to reckon with in their specified fields. Company branding is characterized advertisements on radio, televisions, magazines and newspapers as well as a company’s annual report. Media, known for its wide coverage, is preferred by most companies in an effort to reach consumers from all walks of life in order to increase the customer base hence company’s profits. Besides advertisements, companies may also tell their stories as well as intended strategies to consumers through interviews with renowned media houses. Therefore, concepts relating to ...

Introduction

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is a luxury yoga and an athletic sportswear corporation that was founded by Chi Wilson. The company has been under intense pressure from its clients, critics as well as the media due to several public relations disputes that have developed over a few years ago. According to this case, the first issue occurred in 2005 when Wilson made remarks concerning his belief regarding the legitimacy of child labor. This made the firm experience a loss of clients. Consequently, the occurrence of a continuous changing value in the stock market, and a great act of criticism. The ...

PHIL 434 Medical Ethics

Short answers 3 point seach What is medical tourism? Medical tourism is “where patients travel overseas for operations and various invasive therapies.” (Connell 2006, p. 1093).

What are 3 reasons people choose surgeries/procedures in other countries?

1. Economics – Even with health insurance, many procedures can be performed for a fraction of the cost overseas. 2. Quality of care – quality of care is increasing around the world to the near equivalent of Western countries. 3. More options- Even with health insurance, many patients find their health insurance companies limit the kinds of procedures they are able to receive.

What is the commoditization of care?

Turning health care into a commodity that is undifferentiated from other competing ...

The crisis involving discriminations and abuse of minorities has been rampant. The issues have been faced by many cooperation and strategies to overcome them have been the key goal of most businesses. For instance, the situation facing my Corporate Communication, as a VP. Whereby, the CEO D. Emmett Shane heard that there would be a lawsuit due some claims of discriminations against Latino workers and staff. This paper gives the advice I would give to Shane, as VP of the Corporate Communication. Firstly, I would let Shane know the role of various stakeholders in the management of such problems. ...

Describe civil and criminal penalties that might arise from Ima’s death

Under the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) 1970, all employers are responsible for creating adequately safe working environment (Pinnington, Macklin & Campbell, 2007). The possibilities of employee contact with uninsulated wire is a situation, when life of this employee becomes jeopardized, as well as there is a possibility of getting serious bodily damages. In this case, the affected employee, or the family members are entitled to claiming general damages from the employee. Furthermore, because the omissions of Walexron are conspicuously blatant (uninsulated wire obviously poses a huge hazard to the employee and visitors of the facility) ...

Abstract

Environmental pollution is among the hotly debated topics in the field of environmental studies. Contamination of this kind ranges from that of water, soil, and air. Industrialization and large organizations have been reported to be the primary sources of pollution across the world. Chevron, a leading multinational energy corporation, has in the recent past been accused and charged for heavy soil and water contamination through oil spills. Such environmental pollution has substantial consequences on the human health, safety, and well being. Van Duzer et al. (2015) assert that one of the most affected nations through the company’s activities ...

Italian Women Writers

An Antique’s Period Bias Amongst Women The Medieval Period dating 476 AD until 1000 AD was one of the most degrading times for women in any class. Men had it simpler than they did because they ended up dominating all of society and they looked down upon women, for example they were able to get jobs unlike women. Men and their accomplishments were noticed and women were not recognized for their hard work, whether it be taking care of the children or being a housewife. Their hard work wasn’t sophisticated like men being painters or architects, but ...

Investment Report

Background In this section, a brief overview of my personal experience in this field of investment and the personal risk tolerance that comes up together with the objectives and the goals will be touched a little bit. No one can dispute my experience because I was able to manage a good portfolio successfully in the Saudi market regarding investments in stock and this has empowered me skillfully (Dunning, John H 30). The abilities gained and all the tricks learned shall be applied by me in the successful investment in the stock market field. The major aim of all these ...

Nowadays it seems to be evident that employees are under the permanent influence of their employers. Therefore, many of the aspects of the employees’ lives have the large outer impact of their workplace and the team of colleagues. However, there should also exist another part of the workers’ actions, which are definitely out of their organization’s reach. This necessity is a natural need of privacy, which concerns the private life and time beyond the borders of their enterprise. Nevertheless, this distinction between the private life and the work time creates some empty space, which creates a well debatable ...

Overview of Legal Research

Interviewing System The three steps for interviewing a client are to obtain an overview of the client’s story, shore up any holes in the client’s story, and further probe the client for more information to develop a case theory. The first step in conducting a quality interview of a client would be to obtain an overview of the facts from the client. This overview should be obtained in chronological order. The client should be asked to start from the beginning of the situation and proceed to the present date. Also, it is important to ask the client ...

The effects of globalization, technology, increased competition and the desire by companies to remain afloat in their operations, has in the recent past compelled them to expand their operations across the world. A multinational company is therefore defined as a business entity that is structured so that its business is conducted or ownership is held across multiple countries located in different geographical regions. A multinational company may also be defined as an entity whose assets, sales or total operations are apportioned and deployed in various foreign locations. (Martineau, 2000, P.6) Examples of multinational companies include Diageo Plc, which is ...

Introduction

Social media has largely revolutionized the way people communicate today. Statistics show that an average Facebook user will share an average 90 pieces of content in a month, and over 600,000 materials are created by the users every minute. It is estimated that one million Twitter accounts are created every day and Instagram records over a billion likes of content posted on its site daily. The impact of social media has been too significant for law enforcement agencies to neglect its use. In 2014, a study consisting of 600 law enforcement agencies across 46 states conducted by the ...

The case is at the core of professional sport as it affects some of the most powerful men in the Football profession against one of the most respected quarterbacks in the history of the game. The parties involved in the dispute include Roger Goodell and Tom Brady. This is a civil liabilities case based on the issue of the player refusing to play and the manipulation of the ball in the air. The case is being assessed in the United States Court of Appeal through a three-judge panel (Belson 1). The main contentious issue is the intensity of the ...

At Will Employment Issues

According to information found at the National Conference of State Legislatures website. “Employment relationships are presumed to be “at-will” in all U.S. states except Montana.” This means that employers and employees can end the relationship at will or without cause or threat of retaliation from the termination of employment of either party. There are not any legal requirements that surround the termination such as a period or a specific reason involved. Every employee in the United States, except Montana, is considered to be an at-will employee unless he or she has signed a specific contract with the employer at ...

Introduction

It is common for an organization to fall into some predicament once in a while. The concept reveals itself by the aspect of organizations having contingency plans that leverage them in the case of an impromptu or ongoing scandals. I have always observed that companies have insurance covers for such incidences. Most of the problems that organizations are likely to encounter include organizational ethical dilemmas. Recently, one of the well-known fast food joint, Chipotle Mexican Grill, alias chipotle. Chipotle encompasses a chain of fast food restaurants. The chain is allegedly accused of breaching the food policy protocol regulations by ...

Section

A commercial flight or a common carrier one is expected to exercise the highest degree of care in its undertaking, in contrast to contract carrier operators who are only expected to perform their duties with the care expected from an average person. Thus, to prove that it is not liable, it has to show that indeed it exercised extraordinary diligence. Is the assumption of risk defense available to an airline to defend against lawsuits brought by injured passengers or the survivors of passengers killed in an airline crash? Why? No. the reason behind this is anchored on statistical evidence. ...

Impacts of Pollution on Wildlife

Introduction Impacts of pollution on wildlife has been a controversy and a contradicting issue since it has been experienced in the world and specifically in the united States of America for a long period of time. There are environmental laws which are hard on some manufacturing and production industry in North America and this makes them to be held responsible of various wildlife cases. The environmental laws in the United States of America have enacted endangered species Act in which it is a general rule which has held several companies responsible of the reduction of Wolverines in Montana glacial ...

One of the firms which have been recently involved in unethical business conduct is Wells Fargo and Company. Wells Fargo faced a civil lawsuit when it was found that it was engaging in unethical business practices. Wells Fargo was found to be mistreating its customers and employees unethically. Investigations by Mike Feuer, the city of Los Angeles attorney, found out that the current and the former employees were under tremendous pressure to increase their sales. In response to their employer’s pressure, employees resorted to unethical methods to increase sales. To meet their high sales targets, employees executed transactions ...

Shakespeare wrote King Lear in the early 1600’s during a time that England was experiencing a social change. Much of this upheaval was caused by the continual shift in religion between Catholicism and Protestantism. Each shift brought with it persecution and death. King Lear was written during a time when the monarchy was the center of the kingdom. James I of England, VI of Scotland who was the king when King Lear was written felt that the powers of a king should be absolute as the position was given by divine right. This caused a number of problems ...

Introduction

Sexual harassment and workplace bullying is very common in the workplace and under the current case it is clear that Jim has to deal with a hostile workplace environment where Dan and Jacob are the bullies who are verbally abusing Jim. Sexual harassment is displayed through unwelcome sexual request, advances, and favours and other physical or verbal conduct (Misbehaviour slide 12). Bullying consists of repeated actions directed towards another worker that are unwanted, causes humiliation and can be unconsciously or deliberately (Misbehaviour slide 24). In addition, Jim is transitioning from a male to a female and such bullying can ...

Introduction

Upholding ethical character is essential to the success of any organization. In fact, lack thereof compromises a company’s performance as it leads to mediocre performance or complete failure. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that the people in a work environment are exposed to multiple forms of discrimination. The development of this issue is largely accredited to the fact that the corporate environment has a broad level of diversity. As such, some individuals might not appreciate the personalities of other workers, and they may end up making discriminatory criticisms. Sexually oriented discrimination is very ...

Grizzly bears were listed in the of endangered species in 1975, because biologists were concerned that they were gradually approaching extinction. Ever since then, their count has increased from 200 to 600-1200 . This recovery of their numbers prompted the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to take the decision of temporarily eliminating their name from the list. However, in 2009, a federal district court in Montana reversed the delisting, bringing the bears back to their protected status. The judge mentioned apprehensions that the USFWS had failed to consider the reduction in white bark pine nuts . Despite the existence of ...

Malpractice is defined as a wrongdoing by an expert of a particular profession, for example, a doctor, lawyer, an accountant or a dentist. Malpractice and negligence lawsuits in the United States are quite common. Medical malpractice is described as any act or omission by a medical professional such as a doctor, nurse, physician or technician that causes harm, injury or death to the patient at the course of treatment. Simply put, a medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional for example a nurse or a doctor performs or fails to perform an action that in itself causes injury to ...

In the movie “Flesh of Genius”, directed by Marc Abraham and based on the true story, Bob Kearns during his lecture at the university writes one simple word on the blackboard. This word is ‘ethics’. From Kearns’ point of view, ethics is more important thing than engineering. Actually, what is ethics? Velasquez, Andre, Shanks, and Meyer (2015) suggest that ethics contains rules that tell people what they ought to do. “Ethical standards include standards relating to rights” (Velasquez et al., 2015). Gil Previck is Kearns’ partner who initially helps him to realize the idea of producing windshield wipers. He ...

Introduction

Social media has largely revolutionized the way people communicate today. Statistics show that an average Facebook user will share an average 90 pieces of content in a month, and over 600,000 materials are created by the users every minute. It is estimated that one million Twitter accounts are created every day and Instagram records over a billion likes of content posted on its site daily. The impact of social media has been too signficant for law enforcement agencies to neglect its use. In 2014, a study consisting of 600 law enforcement agencies across 46 states conducted by the ...

As the human resource representative of the company, I received a detailed letter from the two of our former employees John Smith and Mark Koney about how the company is handling their retirement issue. The two feel discriminated and isolated and as they are no longer treated as people who were assets to the company. Mark Koney and John Smith worked for our company for a span of over 30 years and retired two years ago after attained the mandatory retirement age. Since leaving the company two years ago, they have not received any communication from the management regarding ...

Abstract

This paper examines the case of Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, a 5-4 Supreme Court decision that combined the substantive, environmental law question of whether the Environmental Protection Agency erred in its initial decision not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for motor vehicles with the procedural issue of whether states, cities, and environmental organizations had legal standing (defined as the right to use the courts as opposed to Congress to force governmental action) for the environmental claims at issue in the case. This paper begins with a brief overview of the political, legal, and cultural context for assessing the ...

A referral system is a system used in health institutions to transfer safely patient care services across different departments, such as referring to a specialist, conducting assessments and treatments, and coordination of services for complex patients. An automated referral system is online. An electronic form is filled out with information about the patient and the primary care provider and the reasons for the referral request with relevant exam results and case history. Upon getting the request, the specialist reviews the form and begins to manage the case. The speciality aims at ensuring that the patients get the needed care ...

In 2010 the Snyder family filed a lawsuit against the Westboro Baptist Church that picketed the funeral of their son who was killed in Iraq. They thought that the church violated their rights for privacy and intentionally inflicted the emotional distress by means of defamation (Oyez). However, the lawsuit was unsuccessful, because the Supreme Court came to the conclusion that the First Amendment justified the actions of the Westboro Church. Their protest was public and was not directed against the Snyder’s son or them. Moreover, they stayed away from the memorial service in the public area and the ...

Introduction

Employment laws are set to protect human rights and ensure fair treatment of employees by their employers. Companies are required to adhere to federal and state employment laws (Guerin & DelPo, 2013). To improve working conditions and morale of the employees, organizations are encouraged to follow employment laws, governing codes, and set expectations of conduct within the workplace (Twomey, 2010). Since DPG is a manufacturing organization, it is required to adhere to all provisions of the constitutions (federal and state) Source: (Goldman, Corrada & Goldman 2011). Critical laws to be followed are detailed below. Overall, it is in DPG interest to ...

Affiliate institution

The media greatly influences our perceptions about an event; it determines how we are likely to perceive the event. The media is the main channel through which the ordinary person gets all the facts about an event. Misleading information from the media is likely to lead a person astray. According to psychologists, first impressions about something really matter. Whatever we hear, see experience or feel during the first encounter with something solely determines how we perceive the rest of it. If the media draws attention to certain facts or details, it can change the prior information that we already ...

Both Nathan Glazer, in “The Emergence of an American Ethnic Pattern”, and Ronald Takaki, in “Reflections on Racial Patterns in America”, argue that racism has been an enduring legacy of the United States, dating back more than 200 years or more, at least to the Colonial Era and the American Revolution. Both Glazer and Takaki aver that early colonists were threatened by the immigration of other peoples, as well as the assimilation of natives, to the newly-formed United States of America. Thus, strides towards the melding of different cultures into one nation were hampered by both fear and prejudice. ...

Taco Bell is a fast-food chain restaurant that is based in Irvine in California, United States. Its products include Yum Brands and also serve the variety of foods that include burritos, tacos, nachos, and quesadillas among others. It serves more than two billion customers with the target ones being the youths of between eighteen and twenty-four year in more than six thousand five hundred restaurants. Eighty percent of these restaurants are operated by independent franchisees that have reduced the company's cost of operation. Taco Bell's profits have been improving drastically from the year 2010; however, it faces some of ...

LMRQ 1

1. The common law is derived from judicial decisions rather than statutory authority (Morris, Cournoyer, and Marshall, 2008, p. 6). Statutory law, on the other hand, is law that is made through legislation (Morris, Cournoyer, and Marshall, 2008, p. 6). 2. Common law is built on legal precedents from case law (Morris, Cournoyer, and Marshall, 2008, p. 6). The legal precedent of a previous case helps to guide a judge in rendering a decision with similar legal issues and facts. Sometimes legal precedent becomes outdated and antiquated as the needs of society change. When precedent is inconsistent with the ...

“Network News at a Crossroad”

The article talks about how two news stations, ABC and CBS, are in danger of losing many of their news time slots. Since news is readily available online, not many people are tuning into the evening news shows. To combat the revenue they are losing, the companies have asked many of their employers to leave the job. If the situation becomes any worse, people are speculating that ABC and CBS will have to negotiate an alliance with CNN in order to stay aloft. It is likely that CBS will form a partnership with CNN since many of CNN anchors ...

One of the most important values and ideals in American society is that all men are created equal. Although this country has an unfortunate history of slavery, what these words mean is that each person has the same rights as another person. The purpose of the rule of law is to ensure that no person is above the law. All persons, rich or poor, must follow and abide by the same law. There are no special exceptions, and people are not excused from complying with the law simply because they have money or means. But whether the legal system ...

Introduction

In the United States of America in the most states it is illegal to use a deadly force in defense of your property. Every state differs from the specific law, but the allowance to use a booby trap is almost in all illegal and a person using it is tangible for the lawsuit. Based on the common law the duty owed to invitees is higher than the duty owed to trespassers. The individual has also the duty not to harm anyone with traps with an intention. Pre-planned traps are no legal and are punishable by law. In the country ...

Chipotle

Introduction Chipotle opened in 1993 as a fast food experience. With the additional of vegetables and a healthier fare, classic cooking methods and a new style interior Chipotle grew very quickly. Part of their experience is to offer fast food experience with a fine dining atmosphere. There are now about 1,500 restaurants and the category of dining is called fast casual. In other words, people can get fast foods in a fine dining experiences. Currently Chipotle is coming out of some very bad times as an outbreak of illness by a reported 350 from eating at Chipotle. No ...

A purchasing officer has many duties to perform on a daily basis. The responsibility of a purchasing officer is in high regard because of the process and responsibilities that are required. The officer has authority over the ordering and maintain the merchandise supply. Decisions of the purchasing officer are required when handling various ordering and financing of merchandise. This position is important for any company, and this individual should be trustworthy, and loyal. Should purchasing officers have legal authority? In regards to the duties required for a purchasing officer what types of legal authority is present, and should this ...

Introduction

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC is the federal agency responsible for protection of workers from discrimination. Any employee who believes that he faced discrimination at workplace can file a complaint. In the case of John, he can file a complaint against his employers with the EEOC, but it needs to be done within 15 days after he receives notice from EEOC counsellor. In addition, he needs to fill all important details related to his case and his personal information to start the investigation process (EEOC, n.d.).

EEOC Process

The process starts with the filing of a formal complaint and includes ...