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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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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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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ADR Clause Business Law 531 March 3‚ 2009 Veronica M. Moss University of Phoenix Professor: Benjamin Cormier ADR Clause Every dispute‚ disparity‚ or question which may at any time arise among the team members‚ relating to or taking place in regard to the functions of the learning team or any matter relating to the relations of the learning team members or the leadership of the learning team shall be sent to an appropriate arbitration party which shall be resolved by binding
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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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Natural Law – denotes a system of moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature and that people can discover through the us of their natural intelligence‚ or reason. Positive Law – Or national law (the written law of a given society at a particular point in time)‚ applies only to the citizens of that nation or society. Legal Realism – the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs. Constitutional Law – The law
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Business Law Case Study In the case presented‚ Biff Smith‚ the Chief of Police of the local department ordered a set of bicycles off of a local storeowner‚ Dirk Right. This was no simple order though‚ in fact Biff intended on starting a bike patrol unit within the local department. Biff went to Dirks Bicycle shop to place an order. The order was for five mountain bikes to be used for patrol so they had to be custom made in order to sport the police decals. Biff was very familiar with the Schwinn
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of advice and financial products to individuals‚ business‚ and government Managerial finance is concerned with the duties of the financial manager in the business firm. Financial managers actively manage the financial affairs of any type of businesses—financial and nonfinancial‚ private and public‚ large and small‚ profit-seeking and not-for-profit. Legal Forms of Business Organization The three most common legal forms of business organization are the sole proprietorship‚ the partnership
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