Robey v. Hinners Facts: In 2005‚ Robey who runs his business in Sikeston‚ Missouri sold a used 2002 Cadillac Escalade to a Kentucky resident‚ Hinner‚ over ebay auction. As Robey advertised‚ the car was “clean‚ better and average” and with an “ 1 month/1‚000 mile Service Agreement”. After Hinner bought the car‚ he realized that the car was not as advertised. Robey argued that since he was not a resident‚ and the lack of personal jurisdiction that he should be dismissed. Issue: Even though
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Johnson Luu 12/25/13 Legal Brief Case Case Name: Canadian Odeon Theatres Ltd. v. Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission and Huck Facts: Michael Huck who is on a wheelchair was denied from Odeon theatre that he cannot sit where he wants to sit due to the fact that he is on a wheelchair. He was discriminated by the movie theatres because the only place he can watch the movie is in the first row sits and he was also too close to the screen which interfered with his view and his enjoyment
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Euthanasia for the Elderly in the United States Hannah Pate An issue facing much of today’s elderly and terminally ill populations is that of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Several countries‚ most notably the Netherlands‚ has legalized euthanasia and physician assisted suicide leading to what is now referred to as “death tourism”. People from across the world are traveling to place with legalized euthanasia‚ like the Netherlands‚ in order to end their lives through assisted suicide
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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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Jersey Boys is a Broadway musical produced by Dodger Productions‚ which portrays the life and musical careers of the singing group The Four Seasons. During the 1960s‚ The Four Seasons were the Americans answer to the British invasion‚ singing such hits as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”‚ “My Eyes Adored You”‚ and their biggest hit‚ “Sherry.” The group consisted of four members‚ each one representing a different season. Tommy Devito was spring while Nick Massi was fall; Frankie Vallie was winter‚ and
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Case Brief for: Obergefell v. Hodges‚ 576 U.S. (2015). Facts: Groups of the same sex couples sued their relevant state agencies in Ohio‚ Kentucky‚ Michigan‚ and Tennessee to challenge the constitutionality of those states bans on the same sex marriage or refusal to recognize legal same sex marriages that occurred in jurisdiction that provide for such marriages. James Obergefell (plaintiffs) in each case argued that the states statutes violated Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the
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Part I: Story: Russian in USA: United States of America and Russia are two very powerful countries who constantly have political problems between each other. The tension between these two countries affects their populations. Native Russians do not like Americans and Native Americans do not like Russians. I am a Russian living in the U.S. right now and I would like to share my feelings and thoughts about discrimination. I was worried about discrimination in the U.S before starting my college career
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unintentionally hurt another person is liable for the harm through intentional harm. Holdings: the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $2800. Rationale: the touch was the exciting or remote cause of the destruction of the bone. The case was a case of torts and it related to the assult and battery which the defendant should pay money for the plaintiff. The defendant has no proof of any other hurt‚ and the medical testimony seems to have been agreed that this touch or kick was
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Republic of Austria v. Altmann 124 S.Ct. 2240 FACTS: In 1998 it evidence was discovered that certain works in the Austrian Gallery archives in Vienna‚ Austria had not been obtained from their rightful owners. These works were believed to have been seized by the Nazis or expropriated by the Austrian Republic after World War II. Prior to the Nazi invasion of Austria in 1938‚ the paintings had hung in the Vienna home of Maria Altmann’s uncle‚ Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer. Mrs. Altmann claims ownership
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Roberts v Colorado State is a case based on former members of the Colorado State University women’s varsity softball team ("ROBERTS v. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Leagle.com‚" n.d.). During the summer of the 1992‚ CSU experienced many financial burdens as their state aid was taken away and many beneficiaries bailed out. This put the school in a deficit‚ causing them to drop many of their sports teams. One of which was the women’s softball team. The players found this to be wrong because they were
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