would argue that Amica waived or is estopped from asserting the failure to make an election as a policy defense. Based on the facts available at this juncture‚ it seems unlikely that the insured would be successful in proving that the doctrines of waiver or estoppel applied in order to preclude Amica from relying on its policy defense. In the event that this case proceeded to litigation‚ it is possible that the Insured could allege a set of facts sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss that it was
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minor in a MIP case may be able to receive probation by entering a court-ordered diversionary program‚ getting medical help‚ and staying out of trouble.One of the more intensely debated subjects with regard to juveniles has to do with the option to waiver to adult court. Currently‚ there are three mechanisms by which a juvenile’s case may be waived to an adult court. A
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| ASC 172 PRINCIPLE OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE NURUL SYAFIQAH SHAHRIM 2012216192 CHAPTER 1 : RISK AND ITS TREATMENT DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS 1) RISK - uncertain in future - eg : risk of being killed in an auto accident‚ risk of lung cancer for smokers 2) LOSS EXPOSURE - situation in which loss is possible to occur - eg : building may be damaged by earthquake 3) OBJECTIVE RISK - relative variation of actual loss from expected loss
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second part‚ this assignment is going to Identify and discuss the differences‚ anomalies and inconsistencies between the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) and other personal injury Acts within Victoria in respect to damages and the problems that arrive therein‚ especially the difference with personal injury damages. In the third part‚ as there are differing provisions within the legislation‚ this report will follow the second part and discuss the remedies to address the problems created by the inconsistencies
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from hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Donald Trump is trying to help Puerto Rico with a waiver known as “Jones Act”. The Jones Act makes goods shipped between places in the United States to be carried by American-made vessels. WHY: Puerto Rico wants the waiver to access medicine‚ food‚ clothing‚ and other supplies. WHO: Donald Trump is helping Puerto Ricans with this waiver. WHEN: On September 8th‚ a temporary waiver was granted by the request of the departments of Defense and Energy. WHERE: San Juan
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Section 3. – Warranties and Conditions Art. 1545. Where the obligation of either party to a contract of sale is subject to any condition which is not performed‚ such party may refuse to proceed with the contract or he may waive performance of the condition. If the other party has promised that the condition should happen or be performed‚ such first mentioned party may also treat the nonperformance of the condition as a breach of warranty. Where the ownership in the thing has not passed‚ the buyer
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Juvenile crimes on the rise are not something society should ignore. But we are seeing more rapidly‚ courts are trying juveniles as adults. Many argue that it does not benefit the suspect or the society‚ if they are punished the same way as adults. So in this research I plan to analyze whether it is good or bad to trial juveniles as adults. A child‚ defined as a person under age 18‚ can be tried as an adult only if the child was age 14 or older at the time of the offense. Nearly all juvenile cases
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Contracts – MacDougall 2010-2011 Sara Li FORMATION Offer & Acceptance Offer & Invitation to Treat Mere puffs Invitation to Treat Offer Mere puff: no reasonable person would take it as an offer Can the terms of the K (ie offer) only come from one party? * Battle of the forms - last shot/first blow? (Denning in Butler Machine Tool v Ex-Cell-O Corp) * Strict offer & acceptance is reaffirmed in Gibson v Manchester City Council [1979] - only extreme cases might not
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option for each of the employees to sign a litigation waiver‚ which forfeits any right they have for legal action against Rump. In exchange for their voluntary signing of the waiver‚ Rump will offer each employee a lump-sum cash payment equivalent to one month’s salary. If they refuse to sign the waiver they will not receive any severance benefits. The employees in question will not be able to retain their job regardless of whether the waiver is or is not signed. There are a few additional facts
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees‚ or job candidates‚ on the basis of age. This law covers workers who are 40 years of age and older. An employer must have at least 20 workers to be covered by this law. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)‚ the Age Discrimination in Employment Act makes it
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