Computer Task Group‚ Inc. v. Brotby United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit‚ 2004. 364 F.3d 1112. FACTS: In 1995 William Brotby was hired by Computer Task Group‚ Inc. (CTG) as an information technologies consultant. Upon hiring‚ Brotby had to sign an agreement stating that he would be restricted to work for any CTG customers if he left the company. No more than two years later‚ Brotby left CTG and began to work for one of CTG’s customers known as Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
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Name: Lei Chen Course : ACCT 362W Prof: Kenneth Ryesky Esq. Date: 11/4/2010 Case Caption: United States v. Dentsply International‚ Inc.‚ Court: United States of Appeals‚ Third Circuit. Date: Argued September 21‚ 2004. February 24‚ 2005 Citation: 399 F.3d 181 Facts: This is an antitrust case that the defendant- Dentsply international‚ Inc.‚ is one of a dozen manufactures of artificial teeth for dentures and other restorative device. Dentsply dominates
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The defendant‚ Johnson Controls Inc‚ manufactures batteries‚ which contain lead as a primary ingredient in the manufacturing process. It has been determined that a female employee who has been exposed to lead is putting any fetus that she carries at risk. Due to this potential harm‚ Johnson Controls has created a policy excluding women with childbearing capabilities from lead-exposed jobs. Procedural History Numerous plaintiffs entered a federal district court class action alleging that Johnson
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Title: Kennedy v. State‚ 323 S.E.2d 169 (Ga. App. 1984) Facts: A fire was evolved on September 23‚ 1981 in a log cabin due to a hot plate. The hot plate was left on with an accelerant and kerosene near by. The owner of the cabin‚ Henry Xavier Kennedy was convicted of Arson as he obtained an insurance policy for $40K on the cabin five days prior to this fire and police found evidence that the construction business owned by Mr. Kennedy was losing money‚ and Mr. Kennedy’s alibi was insufficient to
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Estrada v. Fedex Ground Package System‚ Inc.‚ 154 Cal. App. 4th 1 (2d Dist‚ 2007) CASE ISSUE This lawsuit was originally filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1999 with allegations that single-route FedEx Ground delivery drivers‚ Anthony Estrada‚ Jeffrey Morgan‚ Harvey Roberts among others‚ were incorrectly categorized as independent contractors with the company. The suit also alleged that the drivers were unfairly required to pay over a million dollars in out of pocket “operating expenses”
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No Child Left Behind and Its Impact on Urban School Districts No Child Left Behind and Its Impact on Urban School Districts Introduction The purpose of this discussion is to assess the effects that the “No Child Left Behind” act has had on school districts (and the students in those school districts) across the nation‚ particularly urban school districts‚ with an emphasis on the effect it has had on minorities‚ especially African Americans. Overview of No Child Left Behind In 2002 President
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INTRODUCTION V and Y Productions Limited (VYP)‚ established in October 2004‚ is an independent TV production company based in the UK that makes programmes for a variety of TV broadcast organisations. It is founded by Steve Voddil and John Young‚ who were programme directors worked in TV broadcast companies. VYP is not listed on either a main stock exchange or the alternative investment market. It has a market share of 1.4% and generated total revenue of £28.6 million in YA 2011‚ almost 39% growth
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Backg Introduction Tire City‚ Inc is a growing distributor of tires in the Northeastern part of the United States. Tire City‚ Inc is positioned in eastern Massachusetts‚ southern New Hampshire and northern Connecticut. Tire City‚ Inc distributes its product through a chain of 10 stores and a central warehouse outside Worcester‚ Massachusetts. In the past three years‚ Tire City has grown at an annual compound rate of 20% which was attributed to its excellent reputation for service and
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Brown v Board Of Education is the foundation of the fight for civil rights because it overturned the idea of separate but equal that had been used to justify racism. The equal but separate idea was a result of Plessey v Ferguson that established that separate but equal does not violate the constitution. The Louisiana Separate Car Act required separate rail cars for blacks and whites. It required rail companies to provide separate but equal accommodation for black and white passengers. Plessey who
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harmful to the child. Being home schooled tends to hurt ones social development‚ because they are able to hide from the chaos‚ pressures‚ and stress of life. By not being in a public school‚ they are separated from society and their peers. Being in public school‚ you have a chance of more opportunities‚ such as riding the school bus. My three year old daughter is in preschool‚ and riding the bus is one thing she looks forward to every day. Being home schooled means you are always stuck at home with just
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