plaintiff’s case makes its way through the legal system. Lawsuit funding is designed to help alleviate the financial stress and burden for the plaintiff. Lawsuit funding provides emergency funds for the plaintiff. Lawsuit funding provides a cash advance that allows a plaintiff to meet her financial obligations during the lawsuit process. It also gives the attorney ample time to reach a fair and full settlement for the plaintiff. Top 5 Advantages of Lawsuit Funding (1) The plaintiff is not obligated to pay
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Paula Jones’ Lawsuit Against Bill Clinton A lawsuit has been filed by Paula Jones‚ a clerk for the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission‚ for sexual harassment by then Governor Clinton. In her lawsuit‚ Paula Jones states that Clinton told an Arkansas State trooper to escort her to a private hotel room where she claims that she was sexually harassed. There are two sides to this case: Clinton states that he did not do it and that he has never seen this person before. Clinton’s lawyers say
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Female Employees File Lawsuit Against Bank of America March 31 2010‚ three female Financial Adviser filed a national class action lawsuit against Bank of America and Merrill Lynch alleging sex discrimination. The New York Times reports that the lawsuit‚ which was filed in New York‚ claims that the companies have violated several federal and New York state laws‚ including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York State Human Rights Law. Employment lawyer Kelly M. Dermody says
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The Pelman vs McDonald’s lawsuit was launched on behalf of various children that over a long period and frequent visits to various McDonald’s fast food restaurants developed various medical conditions deemed in the medical community and by concerned parents as serious. These conditions included diabetes‚ coronary heart disease‚ overweight conditions‚ high blood pressure as well as elevated cholesterol and other health concerns It was the plaintiff’s opinion that these conditions were incurred as
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1. DECISION TREE Allied Accepts John’s Offer of $750‚000 $750 000 John accepts Allied counteroffer Allied counteroffers with $400 000 Based on the decision tree above‚ I must fold back the decision tree in order to calculate the expected values and to find the optimal decision. Hence‚ the decision that I will fold back is at node No. 1 which is John accepts the offer of $750 000
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Amy Velez‚ et al.‚ v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. is one of the largest gender discrimination lawsuits ever to go to trial. The class action lawsuit claimed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (NPC) practiced sex discrimination against female employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Wilson 2010). The plaintiffs are nineteen women presently or formerly employed by NPC in sales related positions. They claimed the NPC discriminated against them in various ways‚ including compensation‚ promotion
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Case Study: Apple’s lawsuit on Samsung‚ what happened? The jury in the much-hyped Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit recently handed down a verdict which basically gave Apple everything it wanted: A billion-dollar payment from Samsung‚ plus the possibility of an injunction against sales of infringing Samsung smart phones and tablets. Will this mega-lawsuit dramatically alter the way our devices are manufactured and‚ in turn‚ affect our decision-making process when buying a smart phone
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IX was written and mandated into Federal policy. Title IX states "no person.....shall‚ on the basis of sex .be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance" (Glenn Sacks‚ "Title IX Lawsuits are Endangering Men’s College Sports‚" p. 3). Many high schools and colleges have not been able to comply with the Title IX standards mostly because of money. After more than 30 years since the beginning of Title IX‚ there is still no gender equality
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I watched the documentary “Hot Coffee” and I was shocked and a bit embarrassed to discover I did not understand the facts of the case as I thought I did. 1. What are the major issues in the Liebeck case and in the following incidents? Was the lawsuit “frivolous” as some people thought‚ or serious business? The major issues in the Liebeck case are McDonald’s handling of the case‚ the actions of Miss Liebeck that attributed to the incident‚ and the legal proceedings and outcome of the case. McDonalds
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not seeking any form of monetary value‚ rather it was made very clear they would drop the lawsuit as long as Taco Bell changes their marketing strategy and clears up any false advertisements (Schreiner‚ 2011). Within 24 hours of the lawsuit becoming public‚ Taco Bell had a meeting with its crisis management team to determine what approach was necessary to refute the claims. Companies dread any form of a lawsuit‚ but Taco Bell was prepared and ready to fight back. Taco Bell decided the best form of
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