Round 3 of the 2014 NRL season marked a weekend that would forever change the lives of many rugby league stars. One year into his first grade career with the Melbourne Storm‚ 23 year old Jordan McLean‚ alongside fellow teammates Jesse and Kenny Bromwich‚ became involved in a dangerous tackle on Newcastle Knights front-rower‚ Alex McKinnon. The two brothers took hold of McKinnon‚ but needed assistance to bring him to ground. McLean came to their call‚ making it a three man tackle
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case of lawsuit abuse. Soon after watching‚ I saw the negligence of McDonalds by not monitoring the temperature of the coffee and the major damage done to Stella’s skin. The medical bills were major and she deserved not only compensation for medical bills but punitive damages as well. She was awarded 160‚000 dollars in damages and 2.7 million in punitive damages (eventually reduced to 480‚000). After such an infamous case‚ it opened the floodgates for other Americans to go after businesses that had
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previous year a big concern has been expressed when dealing with the outcome of head injuries and brain damage within in the sports arenas. Sports such as football‚ soccer‚ swimming‚ baseball‚ basketball‚ and rugby have faced major concerns when involving the brain which affects if emotionally‚ physically‚ and psychologically. The sports have produced such problem as concussions‚ brain damage‚ over competiveness and depression. The sport of football has produced theIn 1995 more than 61% of former
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oil spill: Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. When countries are at war‚ one country may decide to dump gallons of oil into the other country’s oceans
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CELEBRITY APPEARANCE AGREEMENT This agreement is made on this 1 day of December‚ 2010 between Famous Foodie Tours‚ LLC‚ headquartered at 8650 Lake Shore Drive‚ Suite 760‚ Chicago‚ Illinois and Rebecca Roy‚ who is represented by Joe Collichio‚ who resides at 690 Washington Street‚ Apartment 110‚ New York‚ New York. Hereinafter‚ Famous Foodie Tours‚ LLC will be referred to as “COMPANY” and Rebecca Roy will be referred to as “TALENT”. In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth below‚ the parties
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in LexisNexis is: a child was burnt‚ not determined if the coffee was served scolding hot or not‚ no breach of warranty‚ and no negligence of emotional damage. 4. According to the case‚ why was this not a case of negligent infliction of emotional distress‚ and what tort did the court approve? (5 points) The court did approve punitive damages but Burger King had nothing to do with the child being burnt by the coffee. 5. According to the case‚ why didn’t the court approve summary judgment for product
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Do Cicadas Damage or Eat Trees? The splash of jumping into a pool. The clink of ice cubes in lemonade. The whisper of swaying tree leaves. Those are the sounds of summer we simply can’t get enough of. The one song you’d skip on your summer soundtrack? Probably the rhythmic (and incessant) chirping of cicadas. If you hear or see cicadas in your yard or on your trees‚ are they just annoying or can they do damage? How to Stop Cicada Tree Damage When will the cicadas go away? First thing’s first
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Many trial lawyers argue about the need for the tort reform. The tort reform is a cap that the civil justice system has placed on how much can be awarded in punitive damages. Many Americans see civil lawsuits as a waste of money‚ they believe that too much money is being given away. A lot of pressure is put on trial lawyers to not accept lawsuits that can be perceived as petty and frivolous. That is just it‚ though‚ any situation can be perceived in a completely different way. For example‚ having
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Tutorial 8 1. The contract provides that for every day of delay in completion of a commercial building‚ damages of $1000 are payable. The completion is delayed by 20 days due to the fault of the contractor. How much can the innocent party claim if the actual loss suffered is $22‚000? Do you think generally‚ it is wise for a business to always have a liquidated damages clause? 2. At Your Service Pte Ltd is a big company which provides various travel related services‚ including overseas tour
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are the bloodline of business. Thus it is absolutely crucial that you understand what you are or your business is signing. We have looked at some common clauses found in contracts like restraint of trade clauses‚ exclusion clauses and liquidated damages clauses. In addition to these‚ there are many other common clauses and the purpose of this exercise is to highlight these clauses as well. If you do a simple search in the Internet you will realize that many of the clauses we are talking about are
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