Week Four Learning Team Case Analysis LAW531 Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998) In the case Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998) the Supreme Court made it clear employers are subject to liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors. The Court determined that an employer is always liable for a supervisor ’s harassment if it is related to an employment action. The employer can avoid liability by exercising reasonable care to prevent and correct any harassing behavior and if the employee
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Allen v. Dalk CITATION: Supreme Court of Florida No. SC01-2 (2002) PARTIES: Allen (Niece) v. Dalk (Half-sister) FACTS: Ms. Dalk‚ disputed the validity of a will claimed to be that of her half-sister‚ the decedent‚ McPeak. Decedent signed four originals of a living will‚ three originals of durable power of attorney‚ but failed to sign her will. PRIOR PROCEEDINGS: The lower courts determined that the will was invalid. ISSUE: Whether the will of the decedent McPeak was properly executed
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Who doesn’t love pancakes smothered in maple syrup? The reason we have maple syrup with our pancakes or waffles is because of maple trees. This will tell you the ecological value‚ population density for the area‚ economic value‚ historical significance‚ use of photosynthesis‚ medicinal uses‚ building uses‚ and location in which the species grows. Ecological Value Maples trees are important to the environment and people for so many reasons. They produce maple syrup‚ so we can put it on our waffles
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Nature’s sweet maple treat Bobbie A. Harjo “Hurry up!” called John as Maggie grabbed the bucket in her trembling hands. She sprinted up the hill yelling‚ “I’m coming‚ I’m coming!” As she ran as fast as she could‚ she grew more and more worried. It was the last day of the sugaring season‚ and there were twenty more trees to harvest. Would we make it‚ she thought? When Pioneers like Maggie arrived to America‚ they learned how to make syrup. Maple syrup was first discovered by the Native
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In this case‚ former sales managers for State Room had accused the company of not paying them for the extra duties undertaken. The court held that these employees had no authority when it comes to the setting pieces or even enters into contracts unless the management has negotiated the favorable terms (Breger & Edles‚ 2015). The court further decided to rely on a previous decision to arrive at the new decision. The case under reference was Reich v John Alden Life Insurance Co
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Oxford was founded in the 9th century when Alfred the Great created a network of fortified towns called burhs across his kingdom. One of them was at Oxford. Oxford is first mentioned in 911 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. According to legend‚ Oxford University was founded in 872 when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks there and had a scholarly debate that lasted several days. In reality‚ it grew up in the 12th century when famous teachers began to lecture there and groups of students came
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decisions since they became parents; where would they send their 4-year old daughter to school in an intensely segregated New York City school system? The family lived in the predominantly low-income‚ black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant and if their daughter attended the local public school‚ she would be attending the school with a majority of low-income black students. They could send their daughter to a private school‚ as they were middle class‚ but what about the parents that could not afford that
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Brief Summary of Animal Farm The whole story of Animal Farm starts when a pig named Old Major assembles all the animals on the then known "Manor Farm" and tells them of a dream he had about living free from the reign of all humans. He called his idea "Animalism"‚ but would never be able to see it working‚ because he dies just a few days after giving his speech. To replace Old Major’s leadership‚ two other pigs‚ named Snowball and Napoleon‚ eventually took over. Then one night the owner of the
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In the case Lebanon School District v. Ditchfield‚ Andrew Ditchfield‚ a senior at Lebanon High School‚ spoke before the entire school regarding the nomination of a fellow student for the school government. During his remarks‚ he made several crude jokes‚ inappropriate references‚ and risqué innuendos. The candidate was elected for office but the principal deemed Ditchfield’s speech inappropriate and a violation of school disciplinary codes and suspended him for 3 days. He was also removed from the
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BRIEFING A CASE EXAMPLE Student Name: Class: Case Number: PATTERSON V. McLean Credit Union 491 U.S. 164 (1989) FACTS: Patterson‚ a black female‚ worked for the McLean Credit Union as a teller and file coordinator for ten years. Patterson alleges that when she was first interviewed for her job‚ the supervisor‚ who later became the president of McLean Credit Union‚ told her that she would be working with all white women and they probably would not like working with her because she
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