HOW TO BRIEF A CASE Below I have sketched in the beginnings of a brief as a format. This time-honored method of analysis is the basic unit of law school instruction and so most judicial opinions are written to conform to this approach. Knowing the rules makes watching the game so much more interesting. Start with the name of the Case which is called the “style” of the case. PERLA GRAFF v. JAY L. GRAFF‚ 569 So. 2d 811‚ Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. (1990). First is the case name‚ followed by the citation
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1.) Investment Strategies: The investment strategy of the High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund was to raise capital from investors and that capital was used to buy “collateralized debt obligations” backed by highly rated subprime mortgage back securities. These CDO’s had a higher rate than that of their borrowing rate‚ thus‚ they had added to their expected return by levering more and then buying more CDO’s. To hedge some of the risk of the underlying asset‚ they bought credit default
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WaMu Case Study 1. What industry is this company a part of? How is the industry changing? Washington Mutual is a part of the financial services industry. Its primary function is a bank however it has a significant mortgage servicing and mortgage origination component. The industry leaders were investing money in ATM and online channels to steer customers out of their branches. They deemphasized the retail banking business to chase the potentially higher profit margin businesses like underwriting
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Exhibit B Common‐Size Statement (percentage; averaged over three years) 1 2 3 4 5 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 79.32 11.11 36.62 49.78 52.77 20.68 88.89 63.38 50.22 47.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.00 19.38 20.17 39.91 25.13 14.54 1.30 68.72 23.47 24.77 32.69 0.00 1.18 0.00 3.11 4.50 0.64 ‐19.23 1.98 ‐5.09 1.84 1.67 18.33 0.99 0.18 0.00 0.27 29.98 24.47 16.39 30.04 ‐0.09 9.98 7.72 6.53 4.18 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 ‐0.21 0.41 20.00 16.75 9.86 25.78 0
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Fiat Case Analysis 1. What are the basic attributes of the auto industry in the era of globalization; which dynamic changes in the industry influence companies’ strategies? During the era of globalization‚ the auto industry‚ like many industries‚ saw an increase in marketplace growth. The case throws out a perplexing statistics that one in seven people own an automobile on a global basis‚ equating to roughly 900 million cars and light vehicles. The Exhibit 1 of the case points out that the
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Nasirova Aynur Global Finance Case 1: Wilson Lumber Credit analysis on Wilson Lumber as 31.12.1984 Net profit margin Asset turnover Financial leverage RoE RoA 0‚0165 2‚8851 2‚6762 12‚7% 4‚75% quick ratio current ratio debt to equity ratio debt ratio interest coverage ratio 0‚6711 1‚4519 1‚68 0‚63 2‚61 The RoE of the company shows that it generated a 12‚7 % profit on every dollar invested by shareholders in 1984. Taking into consideration that Wilson Lumber is a small company it can be considered
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return to profitability after the SEC lawsuit?” Candidate Name: Sabih Rahman Yonkers High School March 2011 Candidate Number: 001282365 Word Count:1497 words Table of Contents: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..…3 The SEC case and aftermath………………………………………………………………….4 How can Goldman regain its image...............................................................................5-6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………7 Works Cited…………………………………………………………………………………
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Negligence: According to Commercial Escrow Company v. Rockport Rebel‚ negligence is a “conduct‚ which falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others”. And in this case‚ Mechanics National Bank failed to remove the lien on Ms. Warren’s Lagoon Beach property‚ which means it‚ fell beneath the standard for civic protection recognized by law. “Every one is responsible‚ not only for the result of his willful acts‚ but also for an injury occasioned to another by his want of
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started in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt. He wanted to create a system or a new deal which would benefit people who didn’t have homes. Fannie Mae is the nickname of what is known as the federal National Mortgage Association‚ and Freddie Mac is the nickname for Federal Home Mortgage Corporation. 2. The great depression was the major reason for such a system to be put in place simply because private lenders weren’t investing in the home loans because of the stock market crash. 3
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION & HISTORY AL BARAKA BANKING GROUP Profile AL BARAKA Banking Group is a Bahrain Joint Stock Company listed on Bahrain and NASDAQ Dubai stock exchanges. It is a leading international Islamic bank with Standard & Poor’s long and short-term credit ratings of BBB- and A-3 respectively. Al Baraka Banking Group offers retail‚ corporate/ investment banking and treasury services strictly in accordance with the principles of the Islamic Sharia’h. The authorized capital of
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