The Internet is virtual shopping mall that allows the consumer to transact business including banking‚ shopping‚ and a host of day-to-day chores. As much as the consumer has come to rely on this new forum of exchange‚ it is also an instrument of many civil wrongs (cyber torts). This harm includes financial injuries‚ reputable damage‚ theft of trade secrets‚ and invasions of privacy. The Enron Corporation was listed as the seventh largest company in the U.S. with over $100 billion in gross revenues
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LAW OF CONTRACT Thursday 9:00 Summer Term‚ 2014 Lecturer and Module Co-ordinator: John Halladay Texts: Poole‚ Textbook on Contract Law McKendrick‚ Contract Law Casebook: Both Poole and McKendrick have casebooks which are very good. There are also many others on the market. Statute book: There are not many statutes in the course but there are some and this will be useful for the exam. Any Contract or Commercial Law statute book should do. A. WHY CONTRACT?
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Chapter 4 Torts and Cyber Torts true/false questions 1. Tort law provides legal remedies for property damage. ANSWER: T PAGE: 102 TYPE: + MISC: AACSB Analytic Skill Level: AICPA Legal 2. Punitive damages are intended to punish a wrongdoer and deter others. answer: T PAGE: 103 TYPE: N MISC: AACSB Analytic Skill Level: AICPA Legal 3. A person may commit an intentional tort if he or she acts knowing with substantial certainty that certain consequences will
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I will tell the elderly couple that I am hoping to build a modern house. Since they have been lived there for more than 40 years‚ I believe that I had the responsibility to let them know‚ and they should receive correct information in order to decide whether they want to sell the house or not. According to the article‚ “Ethics in Negotiation: Oil and Water or Good Lubrication”‚ I agree with Rutledge’s point of view that “ethical negotiation is not only right thing to do but frequently is also more
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Movies are not the only part of the film industry that misrepresents mental illnesses; cartoons and tv shows misrepresent them as well. By referencing mental illnesses within children’s cartoons‚ it allows the children to learn to stigmatize mental illnesses early in life. For example‚ in a study of six main cartoon characters portraying mental illnesses‚ three of them were comical‚ and the other three were the villains (Wilson par. 15) This is another example of how the entertainment industry is
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY HILL‚ John Lyster - Disbarred by Consent on November 24‚ 2009 by the Court of Appeals for mishandling two (2) domestic relations cases in which he failed to take prompt action‚ he implied he had paid a judge to expedite his client’s case‚ failed to file an Information Report causing dismissal of his client’s appeal‚ and failed to deposit and maintain his client’s retainer in trust‚ in violation of Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1‚ 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.5(a)‚ 1.15‚ 7.1(b) and
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Intro and formation of contracts . Basic Legal Contract Principles People have a right to contract – conduct is voluntary. Anything that takes away voluntariness is questionable‚ e.g.‚ duress‚ economic duress‚ fraud‚ coercion. People have right to breach. But must place other party in the same position for which they contracted‚ so must pay them damages. If legal remedy does not work and P is entitled to be placed into performance‚ then must order specific performance. Specific performance
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Law of Tort The law of tort is that set of rules specifying certain actions and omissions as wrongs which give rise to civil liability. Tort of Negligence It arises when damage is caused to a person or his property by a failure to take such reasonably cares as the law requires in the circumstances of the case. The damage could be caused by a negligent act or omission; meaning that the defendant did something or the defendant failed to do what he should have. Elements of negligence To succeed
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indian Contract Act 1872 is the main source of law regulating contracts in Indian law. It determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. The Indian Contract Act 1872
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Disorientated Lavish silks‚ ornate free-flowing clothing‚ and silent streams running through lush landscapes full of tigers; these are obviously signs of the Orient. Any sign and symbol that is not Western can only be a representation of the East. The imitation of Middle Eastern and East Asian cultures by American and European writers is known as “Orientalism.” An example of an “Oriental” man is smaller‚ slightly more feminine‚ yet is somehow still mysterious and threatening to a white male; while
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