judge granted Columbia 8.8 million dollars in damages‚ which is about $20000 for each of the 440 episodes. Feltner took the case to the supreme court on the argument that a jury should decide the amount of damages that need to be paid. The court ruled in Feltner’s favor‚ saying that the seventh amendment does in fact grant the right to a jury trial in copyriht infringement cases. “During the trial‚ The irony of it is‚ maybe -- you may be better off if you lose‚ because a jury may come in with a bigger
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US v. Nixon (1974) 1. The Constitutional Question(s) : a) Does the separation of powers established by the Constitution grant the President the absolute power to keep information from other branches of the government? b) Given that the power is not absolute‚ should President Nixon be capable of claiming executive privilege under the aforementioned circumstances? c) Does the separation of powers permit that the settlement of this dispute must stay contained in the executive branch or should
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Citation Eisner v. Macomber‚3 AFTR 3020‚ 252 US 189‚1 USTC ¶32 (US‚ 1920) Issue (1) Under the 16th Amendment‚ does Congress have the power to tax stock dividends received by the Macomber? (2) Are stock dividends considered income? Facts Mrs. Macomber owned 2‚200 shares of Standard Oil Company. In January 1916‚ Standard Oil Company declared a 50% stock dividend. Mrs. Macomber received an additional 1‚100 shares of stock with a $19‚877 par value. The shares represented a surplus for Standard
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7-Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 CBNS 869 (CCP) Summary: • “For a contract to come into existence‚ the offeree had to communicate his acceptance of the relevant offer to the offeror.” • This means that for a contract to come into play it has to be a bilateral agreement. One party cannot decide to enter someone else in a contract. Also‚ the case implies that changes in a contract nullify prior acceptances- if the contract changes‚ you need to agree the terms again. The Case: • F[elthouse]
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ 367 U.S. 1081‚ 81 S. Ct. 1684‚ 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961) Facts: On May 23rd‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at the home of Mrs. Mapp with information that ‘a person was hiding out in the home‚ who was wanted for questioning in connection with a recent bombing‚ and that there was a large amount of policy paraphernalia being hidden in the home’. Mrs. Mapp and her daughter lived on the top floor of the two-family dwelling. Upon their arrival at that house‚ the officers
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517 20 August 2013 Leonard v. Pepsi Cola The Assigned case that I am to discuss is Leonard v. Pepsi Cola. In this paper I will discuss the facts of the case‚ the history‚ issues the court had to decide‚ the holding or the answer to the questions‚ the reasoning the court used to justify the decision‚ and finally the results and the judgment. The Facts is the Leonard sued Pepsi Co for refusing a formal demand to honor its offer. The history of this case is; Pepsi Co ran a promotional
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Briefing a Case Case Name: Traine Smith‚ Appellant v. Friends Hospital‚ Dewight Magwood‚ Benjamin Messina‚ Ronald Potter‚ Robert Anthony and Dewayne Thomas‚ Appellees • Who is the plaintiff? The defendant? The plaintiff is Traine Smith. The plaintiffs are Friends Hospital‚ Dewight Magwood‚ Benjamin Messina‚ Ronald Potter‚ Robert Anthony‚ and Dewayne Thomas • What is the issue? The plaintiff sued the defendants‚ claiming that she was sexually assaulted and beaten by hospital employees while
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ruled that Tuskegee city officials redrew the cities boundaries unconstitutionally so that the white candidates in the cities political race could win and the blacks’ votes would not count. This case laid the framework for the passage of the 1965 voters rights act which outlawed discrimination in voting. The case was named after a Tuskegee university professor Charlie A. Gomillion who was the plaintiff and the defendant was the mayor of Tuskegee Phillip M. Lightfoot. Gomillion tried to make it easier
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The Furman v. Georgia decision of the Supreme Court was the first time in history where a higher court had ruled against capital punishment. However‚ the Supreme Court later suggested new legislation that overturned the ruling that capital punishment was cruel and unusual (Bohm‚ 1997). Opponents for the death penalty were elated. Executions such as drownings‚ crucifixions and burning at the stake were carried out for things such as marrying those of Jewish accent‚ non-confession by criminals and
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Alicia V.‚ based on her symptoms‚ is diagnosed with PCOS. This is based on the findings that she is experiencing weight gain‚ unwanted hair growth‚ acne‚ a normal external genitalia‚ cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries
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