3 TOPIC: APPLYING THE LAW LEARNING OBJECTIVE: 1. To understand how laws and the legal system are used to solve legal problems A. COMMON LAW AND THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT 1. The three meanings of the term common law 2. The concept of equity. 3. The doctrine of precedent; the concept of stare decisis a. binding precedent b. persuasive precedent c. ratio decidendi d. obiter dictum 4
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Cited: Baym‚ Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume a. 8th ed. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 2012. Print.
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1. In the late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firm’s market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problem/ 2. What financial statement adjustments will Lucent have to make to correct the revenue recognition problems announced in late 2000? 3. How would you judge whether a firm is likely to face revenue
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Study Questions for Interco Case: Interco (Valuation approaches) 1. Assess Interco’s financial performance. What measures would you use? 2. Why is the company a target of a hostile takeover attempt? 3. Can you demonstrate that the valuation range of $68-$80 per common share follows from the assumptions in Exhibit 12? Which assumptions would you question? 4. Do you think the raider is justified in offering $70/share? 5. How would you advise the Interco board on the $70 offer
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PRIME Faraday Technology Watch Fundamental Productivity Improvement Tools and Techniques for SME Productivity improvement techniques can be applied effectively in enterprises of any size‚ from one-person companies to corporations with thousands of staff. The majority of the techniques were first seen in mass-production operations but the benefits they can yield in SMEs is not to be underestimated. Indeed‚ the absence in SMEs of many of the rigidities commonly found in large companies make it
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THEORIES OF ADJUDICATION LL.M. (1 year) Take-Home Assignment (AY 2013-14) INSTRUCTIONS: This assignment carries 20 marks as part of the overall evaluation in the course. Your responses should be e-mailed to the instructor as MS word attachments‚ latest by 8 pm on April 4‚ 2014. Please stick to the word-limits. Needless to say‚ the quality of the answers can be refined through further research on your own. 1. In the fictional ‘Case of the Speluncean Explorers’‚ Foster‚ J. reasons that
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Clinical Psychology. Emotional and cognitive development. Gender-emotion stereotyping and nonverbal communication Preschooler’s peer standing and social skills in relation to nonverbal decoding ability Children’s encoding and decoding of emotion in music A review of gender differences in emotion regulation Gender Differences in Social and Emotional Functioning (including Psychopathology) Gender Differences in Social and Emotional Development Risk Factors for Depression Depression Prevention
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Most Filipinos cannot survive without eating rice or a meal without rice is incomplete for most. Rice products have invaded the afternoon snacks or meriendas of the Filipinos. Based on Food and Nutrition Rice Research Institute‚ processed rice products have accounted for about two percent of rice consumption in the Philippines. Rice is most commonly used as the main course in making kakanin which comes in varieties; the first class is used best in producing kakanin. The round and a short grain of
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Editing Challenge 1. The following memo has faults in proofreading‚ grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation‚ capitalization‚ word use‚ and number form. Your instructor may ask you to (a) print the message as shown and edit it with handwritten proofreading marks (see Appendix B)‚ (b) edit the message without showing proofing marks‚ or (c) use the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word to show your editing comments. Hint: In this memo you will have about 40 edits that you might combine in 30 Track Changes
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January 28‚ 2013 To Whom It May Concern‚ Good Day! I am Rhenee Joyce C. Vivas‚ a graduate of Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School‚ batch 2000‚ currently processing my documents for work opportunities abroad. May I request for three (3) certified true copies with dry seal signed by the principal‚ of each of the following documents for certification: 1. High School Diploma 2. Form 137a (Transcript of records) 3. Certificate of Graduation/Letter of Recommendation. The above
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