Running Head: Strict Liability Torts Strict Liability Torts (Product Liability) Adil Elatillah LEG 300 Professor: Queen Meheux Spring 2012 Strayer University Strict Liability exists in the criminal context as well as civil‚ it is a legal responsibility for any damages and losses caused by a person or organization due to the act which is defined a fault in the criminal law term. Strict Liability‚ especially product liability is well known in tort law‚ of course criminal law and the
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NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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specifically stated that a particular type of content discrimination does not violate the first amendment when the basis for it consists entirely of the very reason its entire class of speech is proscribable. Issue 2: Is the Virginia statute’s prima facie evidence provision‚ as interpreted through the jury instruction given in Black’s
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disparate as well as the disadvantaged and prohibits employers from discriminating against any employee or singling out any employee based on their association with a protected group. The violation of these rights remand the employee to present a prima facie case for the proof of intentional discriminatory behavior on employer’s part. The plaintiff is required to provide a proof of
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make life determining decisions. These health care workers must communicate within the medical ethics of their profession. Medical ethics is based on a four prima facie moral principles and attention to these principles ’ scope of application. The four prima facie principles are respect for autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence‚ and justice. “Prima facie‚” a term introduced by the English philosopher W D Ross‚ means that the principle is binding unless it conflicts with another moral principle - if
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disparate (adverse) impact claim failed because this type of philosophy involves the plaintiff proving that the employment practice was more severely on one set of individuals than another‚ and the practice is not justified by business necessity. A prima face case is recognized when: (1) the plaintiff perceives a certain employment practice to be tested; and (2) through appropriate statistical investigation and revealing that the test practice has an adverse impact on a certain group. Mr. Dunlap did
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Whitley Riley POLS 332i November 30‚ 2012 Batson v. Kentucky 476 U.S. (1986) Facts James Kirkland Batson‚ was an African American man convicted of second degree burglary and receiving stolen goods in Louisville‚ Kentucky. Before the trial‚ the judge conducted a voir dire examination of the jury. The judge dismissed several potential jurors for various causes. Afterward‚ the prosecutor used his peremptory challenges to excuse all the remaining black jurors‚ leaving a jury composed entirely of
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Utilitarianism Key Features • • • Relativist Theory – – – – – – – No Absolutes Morality Depends on individual circumstances Happiness is the most important thing Quality and Quantity of Happiness need to be taken into account The Measure of Usefulness or Fittingness for purpose an action may have Teleological Ethical theories such as Utilitarianism tend to rely on the principle of utility It is the way of measuring how useful an action is in bringing about the consequences that we desire Equality
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insubordination. 4. Research the case. How did the court rule? Why did they rule in this manner? The wrongful termination claim‚ that claim fails to make out a prima facie case in that Canady failed to establish the fourth prong (i.e. that there are facts that permit an inference of discrimination). Alternatively‚ even if Canady made out a prima facie case‚ he failed to present sufficient evidence of
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1. Within one month from the date of the commencement of the arbitral proceedings‚ Respondent shall send its Answer to the Request for Arbitration to the secretariat. The Answer shall include‚ inter alia‚ the following information: a) name‚ first name‚ corporate name‚ function‚ address‚ telephone and fax numbers‚ e-mail address and VAT-number‚ if any‚ of Respondent; b) name‚ first name‚ corporate name‚ function‚ address‚ telephone and fax numbers‚ e-mail address of the person or persons representing
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