accounting practices in determining writer compensation in its decision. The court also recommended that Buchwald follow up by filing a tort lawsuit against Paramount for the civil wrongs created by Paramount’s accounting practices. As this would have opened Hollywood accounting as a whole to scrutiny from the public and even the SEC‚ Paramount made the decision to settle out of court as
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Identify possible consequences of alternative courses of action a. Lives would have been saved with the $11 fix b. If more time was taken to produce the car‚ the Pinto would have been a safer car c. Ford would have saved money on lawsuits while profit would decrease 5. Identify relevant obligations a. At the time of production the Pinto was considered safe. b. The engineers followed the “Limits of 2000” 6. Identify your relevant community standards that should
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Racial Discrimination and Harassment Case Study 3/9/2014 A very clear example of harassment based on an employees’ race is evident in the lawsuit filed against MMR Constructors‚ Inc. in Arkansas. An African American employee was subjected to racial harassment by white employees that included racially offensive language‚ graffiti and death threats. White employees went as far as going to the black employees’ home in the middle of the night and threatened his life because
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PESTLE ANALYSIS Political Gore operates in over 45 countries so has the potential to be affected by a range of different political developments and policies as they apply in the countries concerned. Major events such as war or political upheaval can halt production at Gore’s factories‚ interfere with its supply and trade chains‚ or reduce demand in its markets. Political instability can result in frequent changes in government policy‚ and resulting legislation‚ which can adversely affect Gore’s
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The total Area of the Capital of Pakistan "Islamabad" is 907 sq Km. 8. The Height of Minar-e-Pakistan is 196 ft and 4 inch. 9. Sir Victor Turner signed first time on Pakistan’s currency notes. 10. Quaid-e-Azam was born on Thursday. 11. Quaid-e-Azam died on Saturday. 12. Pakistan’s National Flag was prepared by Ameer-ud-din Qadwai. 13. Abdur-rehaman Chugtai made the design of Pakistan’s first Stamp Ticket. 14. Pakistan’s National Anthem’s
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low) • users are less likely to spend money • players have no interest helping Google monetize • highly fragmented 3 Patents and Lawsuits? Copyright and Trademark infringements Microsoft sued Google: 5 USD for every Android phone manufactured by HTC and 15 USD for every phone made by Samsung AdSense related lawsuits Google proposed to pay 2.8 Million USD to settle with ORACLE Patent breach and others… 4 Samsung: a reliable partner? Android’s market share: • high-end devices: Samsung‚ a single
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forth by Glenayre‚ insisted that Glenayre blatantly imitated BlackBerry technology and marketing. * Later in 2001‚ Glenayre’s initial 1999 patent suit against RIM was dismissed. In early 2002 RIM and Glenayre agreed to drop their remaining lawsuits and work together to develop a wireless e-mail device that would incorporate Glenayre’s messaging software. RIM vs. Handspring (makers of the Palm Treo). * RIM was forced to protect its Intellectual Prope * September 16‚ 2002‚ Research
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Case 8: Questions 1-6 Firestone and Ford: The Tire Tread Separation Tragedy 1. What are the major and minor ethical issues in this case? The major ethical issue in this case is the ignoring an obvious crisis for so long‚ one in which people are being injured and in cases killed. The minor ethical issues include the organizations involved in this case pointing fingers at both the consumers and each other and covering up evidence proving there is a problem. 2. Who are the stakeholders and what
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contaminated by TCE Case was kicked from firm to firm It’s a hard case because it is most likely unproven Apology from “who?” >> the defendant is sure to have some professionals >> case might not be winnable Beatrice and WR Grace are the perpetrators Lawsuits begin with the complaint Will Cheeseman: lawyer for WR Grace Jerome Facher: lawyer for Beatrice Charges in the complaint: negligence‚ conscious pain and suffering‚ wrongful death Rule 11: civil law suits Facher: knock a guy down‚ knock him in
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international disputes between multinational corporations. Arbitration‚ in its most basic form‚ is a form of mediation between two parties that have a dispute‚ often involving contracts. Not only does arbitration allow individuals and businesses to settle disagreements‚ it does so outside of the courtroom‚ alleviating the courtroom of traffic‚ thereby allowing time and resources for more pertinent cases. Often time’s parties in the midst of a dispute long for ‘their day in court’ but an increasing
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