Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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In the business world‚ people need to comprehend the business law and legal work that applies for all their business activities. Each decision that many industries makes must be considered from a legal point of view in order to ensure that it avoids severe lawsuits and satisfies the law. It is‚ especially‚ essential for people to understand the law applications that goes into a situation because there are many cases where there are various laws included in the matter. Because of those various laws
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CASE STUDY ‚ Au Bon Pain This is a company which has achieved great success and soon had become the leader on the market. If we could describe them by only one word that word would be: Quality. Very quickly they became recognizable. Despite that they gained a lot of competition in the market they were still trying to develop. The company began to develop so quickly that they had to make some changes. They stopped and focused their attention on the structure of the company‚ the company inside.
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profit. Canny Gabrial Castle v Volume Sales(p200): Canny Gabrial argued that the 2 companies were joint ventures Decision: Agreement was partnership Polkinghorne v Holland(p205): Was the giving of financial advice outside the ordinary business of the law firm‚ such that the partners would be jointly liable Decision: Held that the firm was liable for the actions of hollan’s son Lec 5 Chap 13 Balfour v Balfour(256): At the time of the agreement‚ did the parties intend the arrangement
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contract who is of age of majority according to law to which he is subject‚ and who is of sound mind‚ and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.” It means that the following three categories of persons are not competent to contract. 1. A person who has not attained the age of majority‚ i.e.‚ one who is minor. 2. A person who is of unsound mind 3. A person who has been disqualified from contracting by some law. Although the above mentioned categories of
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CONTRACT LAW INTRODUCTION The Law of Contract governs the relationship between individuals in a wide range of circumstances. Everyday actions often involve making contracts and therefore the law has simple foundations. Contract law covers everything from simple shopping to large commercial deals and case law is wide in the matters that it covers also. Contracts are made by ordinary people in everyday situations many times a day e.g. buying a magazine‚ shopping‚ parking the car etc. Usually
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During the years of the use of main frame systems data was stored and processed by large systems. As time progressed‚ similar data is being stored in a minuscule chip that can be carried with no effort. From the period of radios to the period of mobiles‚ from the dial up connections to Wi-Fi‚ technology provided many sophisticated solutions to problems. Telephone and internet eliminated the barriers to communication which were existent in the 20th century. Internet changed the world by providing
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A Capital Budgeting Decision — Gillette Prepared by Ray Kerlagon The following capital budgeting situation is up for review. Things to consider include: Identification of incremental cash flows. Any working capital requirements and/or sunk costs. What is the appropriate capital budgeting technique? How should we address risk? What is the cost of capital? What is the project’s IRR? PROJECT DEFINITION: A market research study was conducted in 1997 at a cost of $1‚500‚000 that indicates a high receptivity
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study: 3M Q: Can other Companies just copy 3M’s structures and culture and become successful innovators also? 3M’s organizational structure is built around cultures that encourage innovation. From this angle‚ the company was able to develop 6 business strategies to promote entrepreneurship and increase customer satisfaction. For decades‚ 3M has been known as an entrepreneurial organization that pursues growth through innovation. Innovation
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State of Utah v. Travis Dee Timmermann FACTS: In the early morning of June 30‚ 2007‚ the Timmeran’s neighbor heard a woman screaming “stop it!” and “help me!” Around 7:00 am‚ the neighbor notified the police. Officer Mclelland asked Mrs. Timmeran to fill out a witness statement. In her three page statement‚ Mrs. Timmeran wrote that Mr. Timmeran repeatedly to hit her and force her to have intercourse. Another police officer asked her to submit to a sexual assault examination at the hospital. At
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