the breach. Then‚ you need material meaning you have to show evidence of how the actions affected the contract. Next‚ you need to look through the contract and determine if the matter needs to be heard in mediation or arbitration before filing a lawsuit. If so you must attempt
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Hooters has‚ for more than 27 years‚ been represented by its attractive‚ beautiful Hooters Girls. Recently‚ the company has been facing a lawsuit raised by two of its waitresses in Michigan‚ Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery‚ who got fired following a gain of weight. The two girls are suing the company for discrimination. Many questions arises from such a lawsuit. Indeed‚ is being fired for being too heavy akin to being fired because of age‚ religion‚ sex‚ color‚ or national origin ? Is Hooters’ action
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Its headquarters is in Miami‚ Oklahoma. This company filed for Bankruptcy in mid-2012 because there is a number of product liability lawsuits filed against it. The cans produced by this company would explode when used to pour gas to start a fire.There are 75 separate cases occurred due to the explosion of these cans. Fourteen people died due to the cans‚ including six children‚ one of
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Starbucks vs. Starbarks In this day in age‚ you would be hard pressed to find an individual – young or old – who does not recognize the name Starbucks. The coffeehouse franchise has made a worldwide name for itself; and it turns out‚ the company will go to great lengths to make sure others do not reap the same rewards. A doggie day-care in Algonquin‚ IL chose the name Starbarks and is‚ unfortunately‚ experiencing severe backlash from the multi-million coffee chain. Starbucks is prepared to
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The article I chose to write about was Cyber bullying Victims Fight Back in Lawsuits I chose Alex Boston the 14 year old girl. She decided to file a lawsuit against the two classmates bullying her on the internet. She also took a big stand and let them identify her as a victim of cyber bullying so they could raise awareness of this situation that seems to be growing around the world. Also Alex and her family reported the incident to Facebook. She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages
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A Civil Action Paper In class‚ we have learned many important topics in the legal‚ ethical‚ and regulatory environment of business. However in the classroom setting‚ we have examined each of these topics individually. Jonathan Harr’s A Civil Action allows us to see how the topics learned relate to one another in the context of a real world setting. His book provides an engaging read about the legal practice action while connecting the topics of the relationship between law‚ business‚ and ethics;
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Deloitte Sued for 7B in Mortgage Fraud Case By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Times September 26‚ 2011 MIAMI (AP) — A pair of lawsuits filed Monday claim that Deloitte & Touche LLP‚ one of the nation’s largest accounting firms‚ should pay $7.6 billion in damages for failing through years of audits to detect massive fraud at a now-defunct Florida mortgage company. "They certainly did not do their job‚" said attorney Steven Thomas‚ who represents those suing Deloitte. "This is one of those cases
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June 17‚ 2014 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: Jim Knott Easy Construction 305 Hanford Ave Richland‚ Florida 25518 Dear Mr. Knott: I am writing this letter to assist you in the understanding of an initial process of your lawsuit up to the filing of a complaint with the courts. Your lawsuit will be governed by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The following information in this letter is the process that will be followed during our preparation for your case. Once we have all the relevant information
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I do think that the lawsuit against Brianna LaHara was fair; she technically stole over a thousand songs. I do feel that it is a bit unfair that there was a law suit against a 12 year old‚ but also she needed it to be done now before she got herself into some real trouble when she was older. If it was me in this situation‚ I would just give myself over to them and confess what I did. I do not think it is a reasonable program at all. I am not one for having that fear constantly eating at the back
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Accounting for Pending Litigation and a Verdict Overturned on Appeal Our team is given the task to account for a pending litigation. We are to determine how pending litigation should be reported on the current and future financial statements. M Corporation was sued for patent infringement and we will present whether M Corporation should accrue a liability‚ disclose a liability‚ do both‚ or do nothing. The case accounting for the litigation and the subsequent overturned verdict was ongoing for
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