Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services‚ Inc. 545 U.S. 546 (2005) Facts of the Case: In 1991 about 10‚000 Exxon dealers sued Exxon Corporation in federal court‚ alleging that the corporation had engaged in an extensive scheme to overcharge them for fuel. A jury found in favor of the plaintiffs‚ but the District Court judge certified the case for review on the question of supplemental jurisdiction. Some of the multiple plaintiffs in the case had claims that did not meet the minimum amount necessary
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Brief # 1-Circuit City Stores‚ Inc(Defendant) V. Mantor(Plantiff) Procedural History A year after Circuit City‚ Inc terminated Mantor’s employment he brought a civil action in state court alleging twelve causes of action. Circuit City petitioned the district court to compel arbirtration‚ and the distict court granted circuit citys motion to compel arbitration. Mantor appealed‚ argueing that the arbitration process was unforecable because it was unconsiable Issue Was the arbitration contract
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Bonnie Wittenburg‚ Plaintiff‚ v. American Express Financial Advisors‚ Inc.‚ Defendant. Civ. No. 04-922 (JNE/SRN) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA FACTS OF THE CASE: In the case of Wittenburg v. American Express Financial Advisors‚ Inc. (AEFA)‚ Bonnie Wittenburg was an employee for AEFA in their Minneapolis office. The plaintiff was hired by the company in November of 1998 at the age of forty-six to serve as an Equity Research Analyst in AEFA’s Equity Investment
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Jerrica Langlais June 22‚ 2013 Human Resource Law Burlington Industries Inc v Ellerth Introduction In the last two years there has been 11‚364 sexual harassment claims filed according to the EEOC‚ it has been decreasing in the last 4 years but it was at a all time high in 1997. While working for Burlington Industries for 15 months‚ Kimberly B. Ellerth quit because she allegedly suffered sexual harassment by her supervisor Ted Slowik. Kimberly refused all of Slowik’s advances and did
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Wal-Mart‚ Inc v. Dukes Issues: Does the discretion exercised by Wal-Marts‚ local supervisors over pay and promotion matters violate title VII by discriminating against women? Should the case be classified as a class action suit? Rule: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination of employees on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin (see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2[31]). Title VII also prohibits discrimination against an individual because of his or
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Tommy Douglas Canada would not be as superior as it is today without a number of historical and inspirational leaders. One of the most prominent historical leaders in our nation is Tommy Douglas. Tommy was born in Falkirk‚ Scotland on October 20th 1904‚ he settled in Canada in 1919 living in Winnipeg. when he moved to Canada he started by working as a Baptist. In 1924 he went to Brandon Collage for 6 years. After he finished collage he moved to Weyburn‚ Saskatchewan in the 1930’s. Tommy was hit
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History of Continental Airlines Continental Airlines began service in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines‚ named after one of its initial owners‚ Walter T. Varney operating out of El Paso‚ Texas and extending through Las Vegas‚ Albuquerque and Santa Fe‚ New Mexico to Pueblo‚ Colorado. The airline started with Lockheed Vegas‚ a single engine plane that carried four passengers. The airline later flew other Lockheed planes‚ including the Lodestar. It was renamed Continental on 1 July 1937 after a new owner
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Tommy Douglas was one of the most influential politicians in Canadian history‚ whose contributions were monumental in shaping our nation. He began as a Baptist minister and then entered politics by becoming a House of Commons member‚ then premier of Saskatchewan‚ and finally leader of the NDP federal political party. He achieved many great goals in his lifetime as a politician‚ but his two main achievements were leading the first socialist government elected in Canada thereby establishing democratic
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EBC I‚ INC.‚ Formerly Known as eTOYS‚ INC.‚ by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of EBC I‚ Inc.‚ Respondent‚ v. GOLDMAN‚ SACHS & CO.‚ Appellant. Court of Appeals of the State of New York. 5 N.Y.3d 11 (2005) Before Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH‚ ROSENBLATT‚ GRAFFEO and R.S. SMITH concur with Judge CIPARICK. Judge READ dissents in part in a separate opinion. OPINION OF THE COURT CIPARICK‚ J. Plaintiff‚ the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of EBC I‚ Inc.‚ formerly known
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ZHENG v. LIBERTY APPAREL COMPANY INC 88 91 998 103 Ling Nan ZHENG‚ Ren Zhu Yang‚ Yun Zhen Huang‚ Wen Qin Lin‚ Sai Bing Wang‚ Ye Biao Yang‚ Cui Zhen Lin‚ Rong Yun Zheng‚ Hui Fang Lin‚ Xiu Ying Zheng‚ Jin Ping Lin‚ Hui Ming Dong‚ Yu Bing Luo‚ Sau Chi Kwok‚ Sai Xian Tang‚ Yi Zhen Lin‚ Rui Fang Zhang‚ Mei Juan Yu‚ Mei Ying Li‚ Qin Fang Qiu‚ Yi Mei Lin‚ Mei Zhu Dong‚ Fung Lam‚ Xiu Zhu Ye‚ Sing Kei Lam‚ and Xue Jin Lin‚ Plaintiffs-Appellants‚ v. LIBERTY APPAREL COMPANY INC.‚ Albert Nigri‚ and Hagai Laniado
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