SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez was a case that shows how important is for a companies to have rules and regulations regardless Safety. The company must follow OSHA regulations to have a safety work place for the employees. In this case the court was trying to determine if SeaWorld of Florida violated the OSHA General Duty Clause and if the company have a process to reduce the danger that employees have when working with killer wheals. In 2010 Ms. Dawn Brancheau a SeaWorld trainer was performing with
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In the Appellate Court of Illinois Second District PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS‚ ) ) Plaintiff-Appellee‚ ) Appeal from the ) Nineteenth Judicial ) Circuit Court ) v. ) Case. No. 92 CF 2751 ) JUAN A. RIVERA‚ JR.‚ ) Hon. Christopher C. Starck ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellant. ) ________________________________________________________________________ BRIEF OF DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
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Case Brief GATOR.COM CORP. V. L.L. BEAN‚ INC. 341 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2003) (1) Facts: March 2001‚ L.L. Bean’s corporate counsel mailed Gator a cease and desist letter requesting that Gator stop its pop-up windows from appearing when customers visited their website. Gator refused to change its practices‚ and instead filed a lawsuit in federal district court in California seeking a declaratory judgment. L.L. Bean filed a motion to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. In November
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Alternative Dispute Resolution The case selected is a construction defect case‚ Haynes v. Adair Homes‚ Inc. The case was lastly filed in the Court of Appeals of The State of Oregon. Hynes v. Adair Homes was initially filed in the Clackamas County Circuit Court. The plaintiffs Paul and Renee Haynes contracted with the defendant Adair Homes‚ Inc. for the construction of their home. After completion of the house‚ they discovered extensive water in the underfloor crawlspace. Ponding water in the crawlspace
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In “The Hospital” by Roy Porter‚ there was much discussion on the three evolutions of the hospital care system. It changed from treating the unclean (those suffering from leprosy)‚ who were forcibly‚ to a “madhouse” beginnings in the 1200’s and hospice intermediates during the 1300’s to 1700’s). Lastly‚ it changed to what we now know as its modern role‚ a site for medical examinations and treatments by doctors and medical students. However‚ this just recently came about in the late 18th century.
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theory of the case: The hospital was negligent in failing to maintain a safe and supervised environment in the emergency room waiting room where John was located‚ this failure to provide supervision is the reason he sustained his injury. Issue: Does St. Vincent’s Hospital owe John a duty of care? Rule: The majority of courts have found that premises owners have a duty to take reasonable precautions to protect their invitees from foreseeable 3rd party attacks. Delta Tau Delta v. Johnson‚ 712
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BURWELL V. HOBBY LOBBY‚ INC. 134 S. Ct 2751 (US 2014) SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES Facts: Hobby Lobby is a family owned arts and crafts store that runs on Christian principles. The companies statement of purpose is “honoring the Lord in all [they] do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles.” The family does not believe in the use of contraception but under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ the company is required to offer a minimum coverage
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Case: BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION‚ 347 U.S. 483 (1954) Facts: The consolidation of five different cases involving the legality of segregation of public schools. In each case representatives for black children petitioned the court to allow admittance of black children into white schools. In four of the five cases the district court ruled in favor of the school board‚ stating Plessy v. Ferguson. Which found that the rights of the black children were not violated as long as all things were equal
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Case Year Effect Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 Inclusion 14th amendment PARC vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1972 FAPE‚ no cost‚ no deny mental retard. Stuart vs. Nappi 1978 Student stay in school despite bad behavior Armstrong vs. Kline 1979 Extended school year services Hendrick Hudson School vs. Rowley contested IDEA and lost. Board of Education v. Rowley 1982 Individual plan & supportive services. A program of a special child is compared to the program of a none disabled
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The Dustin Soldano v. Howard O’Daniels case models the common dispute between negligence and a party’s responsibility in an event. Likewise‚ chapter 1 of the Legal Environment textbook features Kuehn v. Pub Zone‚ a case that demonstrates a different scenario but the same battle of negligence and liability. The commonalities between the two cases support one another in the demonstration of the judges’ decisions as well as contribute to later common law. In the beginning of chapter 1‚ Beatty asks
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