Brandon Apparel Group, Inc. (“Brandon”) was involved in the business of manufacturing and sales of casual apparel as well as licensed other companies to manufacture, distribute and sell its clothing lines. Additionally, Brandon had licensing agreements with several colleges, universities, and sports organizations, such as the National Football League.…
Savana Redding, a thirteen-year-old at Safford Middle School, was accompanied to the Assistant Principal Wilson’s office to be questioned about a day planner that contained knives and other illegal items, including four prescription-strength, and one over-the-counter, pain relief pills.…
Should a party to a lawsuit have to hand over its confidential business secrets as part of a discovery request? Why or why not? What limitations might a court consider imposing before requiring ATC to produce this material?…
The court affirmed. Business income generated by S corporations flowed directly to appellants for taxation purposes and retained status as it passed to appellants. Appellants availed themselves of Ohio's benefits and opportunities by earning income through Subchapter S corporations. The S corporations' business activity removed appellants from immunity ((LINCCWeb Catalog Search, n.d.).…
Mr. Plex has two choices to make. The first is to negotiate settlement money or defend the lawsuit. As a group, we will give our best knowledge of business law, statistics, and ethics to help Mr. Plex choose the ideal decision. First of all we will compare the fraud and misrepresentation of business law. Furthermore, we conducted tests on Hypothetical test and a Confidence Interval calculation. Lastly, under the ethics theory of cost-benefit analysis, justice vs. fairness and rights, we decided on the best action that Mr. Plex is supposed to take.…
An introductory practical notation: because it was in the best interests of the client and her case, the time and resources normally devoted to the rehearing process in the Fifth Circuit were shifted entirely to filing a Supreme Court petition.…
Justice Scalia in his concurring opinion of the case Meritor Savings Bank v.Vinson (1986) discusses the standard required to classify a “ hostile work environment.” He states that a “ hostile work environment, ” will be made up of “ an environment that a reasonable person would find hostile or abusive (205). The classification of a workplace as a “ hostile work environment,” is a very difficult task considering classifying a firm as a “ hostile work environment,” could severely ruin their reputation and their income. Such label should not emerge as part of a one time incident, especially if the companies chooses to assess the harassment claims shortly after they are filed. Severity must also fall into consideration when defining a hostile work environment because of how potentially damaging these actions can be. The harsher cases of harassment require harsher punishment for the perpetrator to act as a deterrent. However, if a pattern emerges or the…
This paper examines the development and scope of accessory liability under the second limb of Barnes v Addy as it stands in both England and Australia. As to the law in England, the focus will be on the rearticulation of the principle of accessory liability under the second limb as stated in Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan. In particular, it will consider the extent to which the decision has reconciled inconsistencies in earlier authority and remedied those issues propounded to be inherent in the traditional formulation of the principle. At this stage, this traditional principle remains good law in Australia. However, as suggested in Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd, there is potential for the English approach to be adopted in the Australian context. Such an adoption may be advisable in light of the judicial and extra-judicial commentary suggesting that the orthodox approach is in fact not properly aligned with equitable principles. The discussion of this possibility involves not only an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, but also a determination as to the extent to which the separate application of each approach could result in a divergent outcome.…
Based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employers are not allowed to discriminate against a potential employee based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. In the Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Authority case this title of the civil rights act was violated. An African American man named David Dunlap who gave almost the exact same answers as white candidates who got the job and who had 20 years of experience in boiler making was not chosen for any of the 10 positions available with the TVA. The issue is not only that he wasn’t hired but based on the score sheet he was highly discriminated against. When asked how many days he missed Dunlap told the employers that he never missed days unless sick or having a family emergency, two other candidates who just so happened to be white gave almost the exact same answer. On the score sheet for this question Dunlap was given a score of 3.7 while the other two potential employees were given scores of 4.2 and 5.5. Also when he was asked about how many accidents he had in the field he replied none and was given a low score but another candidate whom had at least two accidents was given a higher score than Dunlap. The issue at hand was that, his score sheet was heavily manipulated putting him in number 14 out of the 21 candidates that had applied. The top ten got hired.…
1. Analyze the changes that Al Dunlap had initiated at Sunbeam after being hired from a strategic perspective. Did the changes started by Dunlap allow him opportunities to manage earnings?…
B. Civil Rights Act of 1968 ("Fair Housing Law") - Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of a dwelling to any person on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin…
This paper will discuss the matters of Bernard “Bernie” Madoff. Are his actions to be deemed unethical, immoral, or both immoral and unethical? Madoff plead guilty to conducting his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. This in turn led him to be charged with several counts of money laundering amongst other things. His world came crumbling down around him the day after the company’s Christmas party in December of 2008.…
Samarin’s personal moral philosophy is being challenged. Samarin knows that fraud is inherently wrong and illegal. During the implementation of the “warez,” Samarin knew he was doing something unethical; however, he was able to justify his action by shifting his value structure in order to please his new employer. While Samarin was financially rewarded for his work, no effort was made by the company’s founders to acquire software licence agreements. Samarin did not express any further concerns regarding the “warez” software until he discovered evidence that the company…
Justices of the United States Supreme Court are strategic actors who strive to secure policy outcomes as close to their preferred outcome as possible. Accomplishing this sometimes requires justices to not always pursue their true policy preferences and sometimes it requires justices to ignore legal and policy questions. In this essay, I will analyze how justices were strategic in a few landmark supreme court cases.…
The Supreme Court stressed that “Capital punishment must be limited to those offenders who commit ‘a narrow category of the most serious crimes’ and whose extreme culpability makes them ‘the most deserving of execution.’” The Supreme also solidified its decision based on the principle that juveniles lack maturity and understanding of responsibility. Juveniles are prone to be influenced by their…
