Business Law 101 9A 4/19/2012 Chapter 4 – p99 Question: 4.5 Does Whittens “work: satisfy the requirements for a claim grounded on negligence? Yes‚ the plaintiff alleging claims that Whitten’s work was “substandard‚ not to code‚ unsafe and not done in a [workmanlike] manner. Whitten failed to act with duty of care and breached his contract by doing bad work. The tort of negligence occurs when someone suffers injury because another’s failure to live up to a required duty of care. Negligence
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Business Law Case Study Module 4 PLAINTIFF’S STATEMENT: The Parties – Alex Johnson vs. Bethlehem Ice Solutions Opening Argument Those familiar with skiing know that there are risks involved when one chooses to participate in the sport. Those risks‚ however‚ should be associated with self-inflicted harm caused by mistakes that a skier may make and not unforeseen obstacles and dangerous situations. The injuries sustained by Alex Johnson on the slopes at Bethlehem Ice Solutions (BIS) were not
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Offer ( Topic 3) Is a proposal the acceptance of which establishes the existence of an agreement. It shows a promissory intent. In other words‚ it is a promise to do or refrain from doing something. - Usually upon condition that the other party agrees to do or refrain from doing something else in return. - Harvey v. Facey Harvey sent to Facey a telegram to buy Bumper Hall Pen. He asks Facey to telegram the lowest price. Facey telegram the lowest cash price £900. Harvey says agree to
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Statement of Facts: On 8 May 2015 David Smith drove his car through a red light. Afterwards‚ he then plowed into Ms. John Doe’s car‚ mangling it beyond repair. Fortunately‚ Ms. Doe escaped with minor scratches and bruises‚ even though she was seven and one-half months pregnant. Four days later she delivered a stillborn infant. The operating physicians concluded the unborn baby had died from injuries sustained in the accident. Ms. Doe had seen Dr. Horace Mann at her regularly scheduled check-up
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Classification of Law A. * Constitutional Law The federal government and the states have separate written constitutions that set forth the general organizations‚ powers‚ and limits of their respective governments. * Statutory Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of government such as the statues passed by congress or by state legislatures make up the body of law generally referred to as statutory law. Also includes ordinances‚ which are passed by municipal
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STAT 560 Practice Midterm Exam This practice exam is similar in difficulty to the actual in-class portion of the midterm. You will additionally have a take-home portion of your exam that will lean toward essay-style questions and count for 30% of your midterm. Note that I do not guarantee that all types of problems on the midterm are represented here‚ nor do I guarantee that all content tested on the midterm is represented here. 1. Sign on San Diego‚ a service of the San Diego Union Tribune contains
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Nicholas Business Law Sanders Professor Dennis 9/16/09 District Court of appeal of Florida‚ fourth district‚ 2007 U.S. 946 So. 2d 115 Issue: Should a plaintiff be awarded a case for negligence while being hurt in the owner’s night club‚ knowing that there was a tradition stating that napkins are allowed on the floor dry or damp and anything could happen? Decision: No‚ Florida state court specified that she knew about the risks going into the c‚ lub‚ and also denied her the right
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COMPANY LAW AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS Shares are securities which companies issue to members of the pubic in order to raise money to finance their operations. Shares are securities because they represent the financial interest which a person has in the share capital of the company. So long as the company is still in business‚ the financial interest (shares) of a shareholder is protected by law and cannot be taken away except by lawful means such as by court order or by nationalization provided
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Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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= PHILOSOPHY OF MAN FINAL EXAMINATION Name: _____________________________________ Course: _____________ Score: __________ ESSAY. Answer the following questions clearly and concisely. Your answers shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: Content = 50%‚ Clarity of Thought = 30% and Writing Style 20%. (10 points each). You can use a clean sheet of Yellow Pad paper in answering the following questions. 1. Do you agree that knowledge defines us‚ that is to say‚ what we know and
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