employer cannot prove that it discharged its duty of reasonable care and that the employee unreasonably failed to avoid the harm‚ the employer will be liable” (EEOC‚ 1999). 2. The cases Faragher v. City of Boca Raton and Burlington Industries v. Ellerth apply to the current case because of many reasons. In Ellerth‚ “the Court concluded that there was no tangible
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The art of sampling‚ Crime or creativity‚ up until 1991 Grand Upright Music‚ Ltd v. Warner Bros. Records Inc.‚ 780 F. Supp. 182 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) US Rapper Biz Markie taken to court for the complicity of “sampling” Gilbert O’Sullivan’s music without prior consent which perpetually changed the face of sampled music culture forever. Contrast to that there had been a carte blanche‚ a musical freedom and expression of art within music that gave artists opportunity to come up with ground breaking innovative
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Regarding the case of C. Elvin Feltner‚ Jr. v Columbia Pictures Television‚ Inc.‚ Columbia Pictures accused Feltner of owing royalty payments for showing programs after the license to do so was revoked ("Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television‚ Inc. 523 U.S. 340 (1998)"‚ 1998). Columbia Pictures tried to resolve the debt owed by Feltner‚ owner of Krypton International Corporation‚ outside of court but negotiations failed and Columbia Pictures terminated their license agreement. Feltner’s television
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Bonnie Wittenburg‚ Plaintiff‚ v. American Express Financial Advisors‚ Inc.‚ Defendant. Civ. No. 04-922 (JNE/SRN) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA FACTS OF THE CASE: In the case of Wittenburg v. American Express Financial Advisors‚ Inc. (AEFA)‚ Bonnie Wittenburg was an employee for AEFA in their Minneapolis office. The plaintiff was hired by the company in November of 1998 at the age of forty-six to serve as an Equity Research Analyst in AEFA’s Equity Investment
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Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. v. Dominguez 1. Citation: 2006 U.S. Dist. 2. Facts: Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. based in San Jose‚ California‚ owned the exclusive right to broadcast several prizefights via closed-circuit television‚ including the match between Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas on September 14‚ 2002. Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. sold the right to receive the broadcasts to bars and other commercial venues. The fee was $20 multiplied by an establishment’s maximum
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Comedy III Productions‚ Inc. v. Gary Saderup‚ Inc. Procedural History * Comedy III Productions brings right of publicity action against Saderup. * Trial court finds in favor of Plaintiff and Saderup violated the right of publicity statute‚ awarding damages of $75‚000. * California Court of Appeal affirmed the Trial Courts decision. * Saderup appealed to the Supreme Court of California * Supreme Court of California affirms judgment in favor of Comedy III Issue Was the
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Case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission V. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores‚ Inc. Facts/Summary Abercrombie & Fitch Stores‚ Inc. (A&F) followed a ‘Look Policy’ administering the way its employees dressed in office. One of the policy explicitly says that caps must not be worn but however they did not define the term ‘cap’. The problem aroused when a practicing Muslim named Samantha Elauf‚ wore a headscarf due to her religious beliefs (Oyez‚ n.d.). One day‚ Elauf decided to apply at Abercrombie
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Rossetta Stone Inc. I. Current Situation A. Current Performance Proactive and aggressive potential for profit about Rosetta stone’s growth‚ the language – learning industry produced over 83$ billion in consumer spending. From 2004 to 2009‚ Rosetta Stone’s revenue increased from $25.4 million to $252.3 million‚ representing a 58% compound annual growth rate B strategic posture 1. Misson Rosetta Stone’s mission was to change the way people learn languages. The company
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STRUKTURA‚ INC. Submitted by: Briones‚ Shigiela Jamice Cotaoco‚ Carl Dobouzet‚ Jerome Godio‚ Ma. Alyssa Morallos‚ Michelle Ann M. Salvador‚ Myson Santos‚ Rendave M. Sierva‚ Christian Paul Vergara‚ Catherine Mae Ngo‚ Jennielyn ______________________________________________________________________ I. TIME CONTEXT: In the Year 1988. *Since 1981 the PGSEP (Philippine-German Solar Energy Project) begin their operations‚ still after 7 years of existence‚ it was to be terminated at
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! STRUKTURA Inc. ! Submitted by: ! FERRER‚ Shara May L. MARCIANO‚ Joyce Danicca G. OROSA‚ Cherry Anne R. ! I. Time Context: 1988 II. Viewpoint: Anton Co‚ President of ALCO Group to which Struktura Inc. belonged III. Major Policy Statement Struktura Inc. is a local manufacturing industry fully supervised by ALCO Group. It is known for its high quality steel frames and bases for panels and it aims to become the leading supplier of such materials by the year 2000. IV. Current Business Policy Management
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