Case Brief 1. CASE: Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. Inc. 556 U.S. 868 (2009) 2. FACTS: A West Virginia jury issued a verdict against respondents (“Massey”) in the amount of $50 million. After the verdict‚ knowing that the West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals would consider the appeal‚ Blankenship‚ the chairman‚ CEO and president of Massey contributed $3 million to help Benjamin run for office in that court in West Virginia’s 2004 judicial election. Benjamin won the election in a close
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Chester v Afshar - Case brief 1) Title and Citation Chester v Afshar [2004] UKHL 41 Plaintiff: Chester Defendant: Afshar Court: House of Lords Judges: Lord Steyn‚ Lord Hope‚ Lord Walker‚ Lord Bingham and Lord Hoffmann 2) Facts of the case Miss Chester‚ the plaintiff‚ suffered from low back pain since 1988. During 1994‚ Miss Chester was referred to Mr. Afshar‚ a neurosurgeon‚ who happens to be the defendant. The defendant advised the plaintiff to undergo an elective lumbar surgical procedure
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Case Brief: Sutter v. Hutchings Case Name‚ Citation & Court: Sutter v. Hutchings‚ 254 Ga. 194‚ 327 S.E.2d 717‚ Georgia Supreme Court‚ decided 1985. Parties & Procedural History: Trial Court level: Plaintiff Sutter sues Defendant Hutchings. Defendant filed summary judgment motion‚ and court granted judgment in favor of Defendant. Plaintiff appealed. First appeal: Ga. Court of Appeals affirmed judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals again to Ga. Supreme Court. Facts: Mrs
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Vanessa Pettengill February 25‚ 2015 Professor Frederick W. ODell Case Brief Case: Texas v. Johnson Citation: 491 U.S. 397 Year: 1989 Facts: While the Republican National Convention was taking place in Dallas‚ Texas in 1984‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was the only one out of 100 protestors arrested for desecration of a venerated object‚ charged with violating the Texas Penal Code Ann 42.09(a)(3)(1989). He publicly burned an American Flag as a means of political protest. The purpose of the demonstration
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Lucy v. Zehmer Case Brief Facts: Lucy made an offer to Zehmer one night while at his restaurant to purchase Zehmer’s farm for $50‚000. Zehmer and Lucy both signed an agreement that promised Zehmer would sell the farm to Lucy. Zehmer claimed later that the agreement to sell the farm was made when they were both drinking at Zehmer’s restaurant and that he only meant the acceptance as a joke. Zehmer didn’t believe that Lucy’s offer was genuine since they were both drinking and went along with
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R. v Burns case Brief Case Facts The defendants Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay were accused to have committed aggravated first degree murder in Washington State. In a confession to an undercover RCMP officer in British Columbia‚ posing as a mob boss‚ it is clamed that Burns was a contract killer hired by Rafay to kill his parents so that Rafay could get insurance money for their deaths. It is claimed that Burns beat the victims with a baseball bat while Rafay watched (para.10). They
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Final Exam Case Brief Padilla v. Kentucky The question here is whether or not the petitioner‚ Jose Padilla‚ will be deported on account that he had plead guilty to a crime but allegedly had his sixth amendment right violated. There are multiply issues here. The first issue here is Padilla plead guilty to a drug offense that took place in the United States. The second issue is he claims his counsel did not inform him about the consequences of his plea bargain and he was misinformed about the possibility
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MEMORANDUM OF LAW To: Kimberly D. Beard‚ Esq. From: Laura Gardner Re: Brandon Berry‚ State of Georgia v. Berry Date: February 27‚ 2013 QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Can the Defendant be Charged With Cruelty to Children When the Child Was Not in the Defendant’s Care? II. Can the Defendant be Charged With Cruelty to Children When the Elements Have Not Been Met? STATEMENT OF FACTS On June 16‚ 1998 Jamie June (Jamie) completed a detox program for alcohol abuse and she then started Alcoholics
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Schmerber v. California Case Brief Schmerber v. California 384 U.S. 757 (1966) FACTS: Armando Schmerber‚ the petitioner‚ had been arrested for drunk driving while receiving treatment for injuries in a hospital. During his treatment‚ a police officer smelled liquor on petitioner’s breath and noticed other symptoms of drunkenness so the officer ordered a doctor to take a blood sample which indicated that Schmerber had been drunk while driving. The blood test was introduced as
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Brief of McCart v H&R Block‚ Inc. Case Name‚ Citation‚ and Court Robert McCart and June McCart‚ v. H &R Block. Inc. 470 N.E.2d 756; 1984 Ind. App. LEXIS 3039 Court of Appeals of Indiana‚ Third District Key Facts Mr. McCart opened a tax preparation business and executed a contract with Block to be a district manager‚ which precluded him from operating a tax business in the same city. McCart then issued the city franchise to his wife. Years later‚ the wife signed a new franchise agreement
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