and adequately investigate Taylor’s criminal background. Defendants argued that it had no legal duty to the Plaintiff and alternatively that their investigation was reasonable under the circumstances. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgement on the ground that defendant had a policy against drivers’ use of public hotel accommodations and the other conditions of employment‚ and had no reason to foresee that Taylor would commit the sexual assault against plaintiff even if the
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Bria Payton Case Brief: United States v. Peterson‚ 483 F.2d 1222 (1973) Issue: Is self-defense available for a justifiable homicide case? Facts: The victim‚ Charles Keitt‚ drove to an alley way to obtain windshield wipers off the defendant’s car‚ Mr. Peterson. Mr. Peterson observed the victim‚ Mr. Keitt‚ doing this and confronted him with an altercation. The victim went back to his car and the defendant‚ Mr. Peterson‚ returned inside his home. The victim was about to leave‚ but because the defendant
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Summarize the relevant facts of the case. The relevant facts of Echazabal v. Chevron USA are as follows. Mr. Echnazabal had been working at Chevron USA refinery since 1972 till 1996 until the events presented in the case unfolded. He was employed by independent maintenance contractors for the refinery and worked in the coker unit of the refinery. In 1992‚ when a job opening was posted by Chevron in the same coker unit as that of where Mr. Echnazabal worked‚ he applied for the position to be directly
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Case Synopses Philips versus Matsushita: The Competitive Battle Continues 10/01/13 Philips and Matsushita add together more than two hundred years of history in the high technology consumer electronics industry. During this period both companies followed contrasting strategies and experienced disruptive changes in its environment forcing them to review‚ adapt and implement new corporate strategies. The following case synopsis focus on how these companies developed different organizational
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Effective of Punishment V. Effective of Rehabilitation Marneissa Brown AJS 502 June 16‚ 2014 Walter Hale Effective of Punishment V. Effective of Rehabilitation This paper will discuss the effectiveness of punishment v. the effectiveness of rehabilitation. I will highlight how each affects the deterrence of crime as well as their effect on society as a whole. The notion of punishment and rehabilitation is one that has sparked debate across America for centuries. The judicial system as well as
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Warfield v. Hicks‚ 91 N.C.App. 1‚ 4‚ 8‚ 370 S.E.2d 689‚ 691‚ 693 (1988). Finally‚ the Court found dismissal of a fraud claim was appropriate because the following statements were not sufficiently specific: Plaintiff complains that Defendant Popp falsely represented “the potential for sales from Popp’s Charlotte office‚” “the quality of yarn produced by Clemson‚” and “the availability of customers for Clemson Yarn.” Each of these categories‚ however‚ necessarily implies a statement of opinion‚ including
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Title: The Raft Author: S.A. Bodeen Pages:231 Girl named Robie and she’s 15. Max is a point and he’s almost 20. She lives on an island midway atoll in the middle of the pacific. She is going to go she her aunt in Hawii. So she gets herself a plane ticket to Hawii to see her aunt‚ and no one knows that she is going. She gets on the plane and they crash. They fall into the middle of the ocean and no one knows that
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Specht v. Netscape Communication Corporation‚ 306 F.3d 17 (2nd Cir. 2002). I. FACTS Plaintiffs sued‚ Netscape‚ a software internet company who distributed the free software SmartDownload‚ for electronic eavesdropping. The Plaintiffs alleged Defendant violated two federal statutes‚ the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act‚ by capturing private information about files downloaded from the Internet . Plaintiffs filed suit against Defendant in District Court
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C.Richmond v. Croson(1989) D.The case deals with the city Council of Richmond passing a law that made is so companies that had construction contracts with the city had to subcontract at least 30 percent of their business to a business that has minority ownership. This lead to the J.A. Croson Company losing a contract because the company does not have a minority owner. This lead to the company starting a suit against Richmond. E. Is the law passed by Richmond breaching the fourteenth amendment’s equal
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Bharat-Vs-India‚ Swami Vivekananda and DNA of Intellectuals Published: Tuesday‚ Jan 08‚2013‚ 19:00 IST By: Mihir Jha My grandfather used to tell me a story. There used to live a great astrologist and palmist in a village. He could look after the palms and foretell future of anyone as if through the power of prophesy. One day‚ a gentleman came to him with his son and requested him to examine streaks of his son’s thenar. Upon a careful examination‚ the Palmist said: - “Your son doesn’t exhibit
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