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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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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Chapter 5 Constitutional Law I. The Constitutional Powers of Government 1789 i. A Federal Form of Government- national government and the states share sovereign power ▪ National gov’t has the implied power ▪ All other powers are reserved for states under 10th amend • Regulate affairs with in boarders ▪ Police Powers- regulate private activities to promote the public order‚ health‚ safety‚ morals‚ and general welfare ii. Relations Among the States ▪ The Privileges
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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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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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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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nursing home with eight patients. He was recently met with an inspection and was praised due to the standard of care and facilities‚ proving his ability to run a significant business that would be affected for no apparent reason as he has taken extra precautions such as renewing his license and has not faced any issues with his business. Furthermore‚ Jeremy could seek a judicial review because it could cause significant issues for the current eight patients who are under Jeremy’s care in the nursing home
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that are impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation‚ or are required by these Rules or other law‚ or by order of the Court. The penalty for not doing so is disbarment. 4. Under what circumstances should a lawyer terminate his representation of a client? The representation will result in violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct or other law; The lawyer’s physical or mental condition materially impairs the lawyer’s ability to represent the client; or the
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Business Law Prof: Adam Pincus 12/6/11 Pros and Cons of Philly’s proposed soda tax ‚ if it had taken place In April of 2010‚ Mayor Michael Nutter proposed a tax on soda (and other sweet beverages)‚ in an attempt to try to generate more revenue for the city and curb the city’s growing child obesity issue. The soda tax was an idea to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the city. The tax would’ve added an estimated $77million to the city’s coffers‚ $20 million of which‚ would go towards
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