Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services‚ Inc. Linda Ray Webster University Abstract Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services is a sexual discrimination case in which the Fifth Circuit court ruled in the case of the defendant Sundowner Offshore Services that same sex discrimination was not pursuable under Title VII. The US Supreme Court reversed that decision by stating that any discrimination based on sex is actionable so long at it places the victim
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INDUSTRIAL COURT OF MALAYSIA CASE NO. 12/4-410/04 BETWEEN ENCIK YAP CHO HEEON AND FIMCO MANAGEMENT SDN. BHD. AWARD NO. 704 OF 2012 Before : Y.A. TUAN GULAM MUHIADDEEN BIN ABDUL AZIZ - CHAIRMAN Venue : Industrial Court‚ Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Date of Reference : 27.02.2004 Dates of Mention : 25.05.2004; 07.12.2004; 15.09.2005; 31.05.2007; 03.12.2008; 23.09.2010; 17.01.2011; 06.04.2011; 10.08.2004; 16.12.2004; 12.07.2006; 31.03.2008; 03.06.2010; 28.10.2010; 17.02.2011; 11.05.2011; 08.09.2004;
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The space shuttle Columbia broke down over the Atlantic Ocean‚ off the coast of Cape Canaveral in the attempt to put a satellite payload into orbit. All seven crew members died which included five NASA astronauts and two other payload specialists. The NASAs managers were anxious for several reasons‚ including economic‚ political pressures and schedule timings for the launch. This event also involved the competition between European space agency and the Russians. The purpose of the mission was to
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1. Can you (or Mr. Yourprop’s supervisor) search Yourprop’s personal vehicle currently parked in the Company parking lot for digital evidence? Support your answer. a. Pursuant to the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ Mr. Yourprop and all other employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy which would prevent me and his supervisor from freely searching his vehicle. The easiest and most efficient way that would prevent questions of immiscibility in court and protect the company from legal
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Introduction The case of Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575‚ [2002] HCA 56 raised the legal principle of defamation and its application when committed over the internet. In this instance‚ an article published on 30 October 2000 in a weekly financial magazine‚ a magazine which in turn was published by Dow Jones & Company Inc (‘Dow Jones’). The article‚ entitled ‘Unholy Gains’ alleged that Joseph Gutnick (‘Gutnick’) was connected to a jailed money launderer and tax evader and was
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John D.R. Leonard v. PepsiCo‚ INC. 1. (a)What are the facts and (b) sources of law in this case? a. Defendant PepsiCo conducted a promotional campaign in Seattle‚ Washington from October 1995 to March 1996. The promotion‚ titled "Pepsi Stuff‚" attempted to persuade consumers into collecting numerous "Pepsi Points" in order to redeem them for merchandise featuring the Pepsi logo. During this campaign‚ PepsiCo launched a promotional commercial intended for the Pepsi Generation‚’ in order to gain
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There are several purposes Willa Cather has in her short story‚ "A Wagner Matinee." The two main purposes of this story are to entertain the reader and to reveal a theme. Before discussing theses purposes‚ back ground on Cather will be given so as to gain as better understanding and appreciation for her writing. Willa Sibert Cather was born December 7th‚ 1873 on a small farm in Back Creek Valley near Winchester‚ Virginia. Her mother and father‚ Mary and Charles Cather‚ had seven children‚ Willa
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Computer Task Group‚ Inc. v. Brotby United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit‚ 2004. 364 F.3d 1112. FACTS: In 1995 William Brotby was hired by Computer Task Group‚ Inc. (CTG) as an information technologies consultant. Upon hiring‚ Brotby had to sign an agreement stating that he would be restricted to work for any CTG customers if he left the company. No more than two years later‚ Brotby left CTG and began to work for one of CTG’s customers known as Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
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PGA TOUR‚ INC. V. MARTIN (2000) A brief overview of the case: Should a golfer with a congenital leg disease have the right to use a golf cart in professional golf tournaments? In the case of PGA Tour‚ Inc. v. Martin (2000)‚ the justices of the US Supreme Court disagreed. Their disagreement turned in part on competing views about whether walking the course is essential to the game of golf. To what extent does the debate about using golf carts call into question the athletic nature of golf and the
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Zippittelli v. J.C. Penney Company‚ Inc. Zippittelli v. J.C. Penney Company‚ Inc. The plaintiff‚ who is 63 years old‚ brought this employment discrimination suit against her employer‚ J.C. Penney‚ after the company failed to promote her to the position of shift operations manager at the company ’s Moosic‚ Pennsylvania Customer Service Center. She alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She brought these claims against both
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