Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.‚ 834P. 2d 745 – Cal: Supreme Court 1992 Summary of the case The litigation was brought by investors of Osborne Computer Corp. a computer manufacturing company. The business was founded in 1980 by Adam Osborne. The Company grew rapidly‚ and by fall of 1982‚ sales reached $10 million per month‚ making the company one of the fastest growing enterprises in the history of American business. Late in 1982‚ Osborne planned an initial public stock offering. In the process
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Background: Bob Ewell is the father of Mayella Ewell‚ the victim in the Ewell v. Robinson case. Mayella Ewell claims to have been beaten and raped by Negro‚ Tom Robinson. She claims she had him do work for her in the yard and when she went inside to get a nickel to pay him‚ he rushed her whilst her back was turned. She says she turned around and he took control of her and beat and took advantage of her. These claims were blatant lies. The Initial Injuries Sheriff Heck Tate was called up to the
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CASE United States v. Nixon‚ 418 U.S. 683 (1974) FACTS A grand jury returned indictments against seven of President Nixon’s White House staff members and political supporters of the President for violation of federal statutes in the Watergate affair‚. The President on the other hand was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. The Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski filed a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure - Rule 17 for a subpoena duces tecum‚ a court summons ordering the President
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Case Briefing #2 Vizcaino v. US Dist. Court for WD of Wash.‚ 173 F. 3d 713 (9th Cir.1999) Material Facts: Donna Vizcaino‚ Jon R. Waite‚ Mark Stout‚ Geoffrey Culbert‚ Lesley Stuart‚ Thomas Morgan‚ Elizabeth Spokoiny‚ and Larry Spokoiny sued on behalf of themselves and a court certified class against Microsoft Corporation and its various pension and welfare plans‚ including its Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)‚ and sought a determination that they were entitled even as independent
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ABSTRACT Mapp v. Ohio is a landmark case in criminal procedure of the USA‚ in which the US Supreme Court decided that evidence obtained by illegal search ad seizure which was against the Fourth Amendment‚ will not be used in state courts‚ as well as in federal courts. The Court in Mapp also based its decision on the necessity to protect citizens from police misconduct. This case overrules the decision in the case of Wolf v. Colorado. The Supreme Court decision in Mapp v. Ohio was quite controversial
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The Liebeck v. McDonald’s case was a product liability lawsuit filed by Stella Liebeck‚ a 79 year old woman who was burned by a scalding hot coffee. One Sunday afternoon in 1994‚ Stella Liebeck ordered a cup of coffee at a McDonald’s drive through in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. As she sat alongside her grandson in a 1989 Ford Probe‚ Liebeck noticed that there were no cup holders on the passenger side. Acting quickly‚ Liebeck decided to put the coffee cup between her knees. When she removed the coffee
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Support care plan activities unit 56 A support plan is a ‘plan’ and is therefore subject to change. It is a guide to be followed in order to support the person effectively. Circumstances and needs change‚ and unless these changes are reported and recorded‚ the plan of support may stay the same and will not fulfil its original purpose. It is the responsibility of the person who will be providing the hands-on support to notice the small changes. All changes or signs of discomfort must be recorded
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RENO v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION US Supreme Court‚ 1997 1. Claim: Attorney General Janet Reno‚ the appellant appealed directly to the Supreme Court as provided for by the Act’s special review provisions against the appellee‚ ACLU. 2. Facts: The 1996 Federal Communications Decency Act sought to protect minors from “indecent” and offensive Internet materials. The Act made it a crime to transmit obscene or indecent messages over the Internet. Immediately after the CDA became law‚ twenty
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Finally‚ on July 27‚ 2000‚ Marie Villette (plaintiff) had a carport installed from Sheldorado Aluminum Product (defendant). The covering would collapse six months later on top of the plaintiffs Mercedes Benz. All the plaintiff is requesting is the $3‚000 she has spent on the carport. Ms. Villette filed a lawsuit opposing Sheldorado expecting the return of her $3000. Ms. Villette and Sheldorado‚ had no formal written contract‚ however‚ there was a bill of sale; it is dated 11 July‚ 2000. Ms. Villette
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Briefing Note Holly Ferneyhough The organisation I work for is called 662 SQN a sub unit to the Army Air Corps. The role of this organisation is to provide support and defence on an aviation platform when on deployments. Whilst based in the United Kingdom the organisation is required to maintain standards‚ currency and training for all involved in the service. The organisation provides numerous services to a range of customers of whom I will identify later. The services it provides are; security
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