Case Brief Citation: New World Communications of Tampa‚ Inc.‚ d/b/a WTVT-TV v. Jane Akre February 14‚ 2003. Denied February 25‚ 2004. 866 So. 2d 1231 District Court of Appeal of Florida‚ Second District. Facts: In 1998‚ investigative reporting team‚ Jane Akre and her husband Steve Wilson‚ brought suit against their employer WVTV‚ a subsidiary of Fox TV‚ under violation of Florida’s whistle-blower statutes. They argued that the station had terminated their employment under
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R. v. Tutton‚ [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1392 Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Arthur Thomas Tutton Respondent and Carol Anne Tutton Respondent indexed as: r. v. tutton File No.: 19284. 1987: November 10; 1989: June 8. Present: Dickson C.J. and Beetz*‚ Estey*‚ McIntyre‚ Lamer‚ Wilson‚ Le Dain*‚ La Forest and L ’Heureux-Dubé JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law -- Criminal negligence -- Necessaries of life -- Manslaughter -- Diabetic child dying
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Assignment 2 Exercise Robert’s Hardware Franchise Philippe Levy Financial Accounting MBA © Philippe Levy 1994-2014 1 CASE EXERCISE Home Repair Inc. offers the latest styles in residential hardware at competitive prices. In business since 1986‚ Home Repair operates under a franchise concept with 80 locations across Canada. Robert owns and operates a franchise. He has asked you for some advice regarding a document he has received. The franchisor has just advised him of
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Facts: Touche(defendant)‚ a public accounting firm was hired by Fred Stern & Co. to audit its record and to prepare and certify a balance sheet exhibiting Fred Stern financial health. Touche was aware that this balance sheet would be shown by Fred Stern to shareholders and banks for financial dealing. Touch certified greater assets than liabilities to be in excess of $1million of which in fact the business was actually insolvent and the statement prepared by Fred Stern was false. Fred Stern said
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McCulloch v. Maryland Brief Fact Summary. The state of Maryland enacted a tax that would force the United States Bank in Maryland to pay taxes to the state. McCulloch‚ a cashier for the Baltimore‚ Maryland Bank‚ was sued for not complying with the Maryland state tax. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Congress may enact laws that are necessary and proper to carry out their enumerated powers. The United States Constitution (Constitution) is the supreme law of the land and state laws cannot interfere with
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Name of Case in Proper Legal Citation Format Jones v. Star Credit Corp 59 Misc.2d 189 (1969) Who is/are the plaintiff(s) (i.e. consumer‚ company‚ employee‚ government) and what type of legal relief is/are the plaintiff(s) seeking? Plaintiffs who are welfare recipients agreed to purchase a freezer for $900‚ and purchase price came out to be $1234.80 with all the other added taxes. So far the plaintiffs have paid $619.88‚ however the freezer is only worth about $300. What legal question
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Gideon V. Wainwright On June 2‚ 1961 there were some items stolen from Bay Harbor Pool Room‚ such as five dollars and a few bottles of beer and soda. Henry Cook told the police that he had seen Clarence Gideon walk out of the pool hall with a bottle of wine and his pockets filled with coins‚ then got into a taxi and left the joint. Major people that were involved were Clarence Earl Gideon the plaintiff‚ Louie L. Wainwright the defendant‚ H. G. Cochran‚ Jr. was the original respondent. The
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Also‚ this critique is shown in the case study of R.v Courtaulds Fibres Canada Inc. when the court had canceled out all of charges that should be imposed for the spill because this company had shown the due diligence towards to the spill. In fact‚ even though the company eventually avoided the charge for the
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Hudson v. Michigan‚ 547 U.S. 586 (2006) Facts- Detroit police obtained a warrant authorizing a search for drugs and firearms at the home of Booker Hudson. When police arrived to execute the warrant‚ they announced their presence but waited “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home. Police discovered large quantities of drugs‚ including cocaine rocks in Hudson’s pocket and a loaded gun placed in between the cushion and armrest of a chair
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MARYLAND v. GARRISON 480 U.S. 79 (1987) FACTS: The Baltimore City Police department obtained a warrant to search the home of Lawrence McWebb located “third floor of 2036 Park Avenue” for controlled substances and related paraphernalia. The police believed that there was only one apartment on the third floor‚ which in fact there were actually 2; one belonging to Garrison (defendant) and McWebb‚ the person listed on the warrant. Upon entering and searching the apartment‚ officers found drugs and
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