Love Canal Love Canal is an abandoned canal project branching off of the Niagara River about four miles south of Niagara Falls. Beginning the 1940’s to early 1950’s‚ the Hooker Chemical Company‚ with government authorization‚ began using the partially excavated canal as a chemical waste dump. At the end of this phase‚ the contents of the channel consisted of toxic chemicals‚ including known poisonous carcinogens. Hooker covered the sixteen-acre hazardous waste landfill in clay; selling
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He told Hinkley residents that he believed that PG&E had poisoned them with Cr 6‚ and that this was the cause of their varied ailments. By 1993 Brockovich and Masry had 47 clients. The terms of the contracts with the law firm gave the firm 40 per cent of any reward‚ and Masry filed the suit. The case went before the county court‚ and the first big hurdle was passed: the judge ruled that PG&E should
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which are in some form related to one another. After running several tests inconsistent results prove that the disease could not have come from a common set of genes and further investigation would be needed. A particular case came to mind‚ the Erin Brockovich case where a California power company was accused of polluting the city ’s water supply. II. Body Paragraph 1 a. Irresponsible unsafe chemical-disposal practice has damaged hundreds of communities including ours. I could not believe the
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Business Law 231 Group Tort Assignment The plaintiff in this case‚ hereafter referred to as Erin Langworthy‚ has a cause of action against the following defendants: Victoria Falls Bungee Company and the Bungee Cord Manufacturer (if proven that the manufacturing of the bungee cord was faulty prior to any use). Each will be discussed throughout the report in their respective order‚ with emphasis on Victoria Falls Bungee Co. The cause of action being pursued against Victoria Falls Bungee Co. is
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My favorites were Erin Brockovich‚ My Cousin Vinny and Legally Blonde‚ with Ocean’s 11 earning an honourable mention. These films have shown to apply various legal concepts in a‚ if somewhat exaggerated‚ real life scenario. For instance in My Cousin Vinny‚ Vinny Gambini proves
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may be able to claim that one poor moral decision generated many more. Failure The Flint Water Crisis began with a decision about cost as many poor ethical decisions are. Flint wanted to switch from Detroit water to the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) and enlisted ROWE Professional Services to facilitate this transition. The switch was said to be more reliable‚ equal in quality‚ and reduced in price compared to Detroit water (Connexions‚ 2013). And in order to save about $5 million in the two
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1. A CIVIL ACTION (1998); with John Travolta and Robert Duvall‚ based on a true story regarding chemical violation of a community’s water sources. 2. ERIN BROCKOVICH (1999) with Julia Roberts and Albert Finney‚ based on the same basic issue as A Civil Action‚ but with decidedly different conclusion! 3. THE ACCUSED (1988); with Jodie Foster & Kelly McGillis. True story of a Massachusetts gang-rape case and follow-up case. Issues regarding admission of evidence‚ criminal prosecutions‚ victim’s rights
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TIM HERTACH AT GL CONSULTING A Case Study Analysis of Knowing Your Audience Tim Hertach exemplifies many of the qualities and traits needed to be a good leader and influence others. He shows integrity and confidence‚ is forward-thinking and competent. In addition‚ he seems to be an effective manager‚ receiving an overall positive evaluation and reinforcement from his senior partners. Though this would suggest he holds some personal power with upper management‚ he is unable to influence the
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Michael Jackson‚ Demi Moore‚ Sharon Osborne‚ Cher‚ Pamela Anderson‚ Bruce Jenner‚ Joan Rivers‚ and Janice Dickinson are all guilty of going under the knife. Stars today portray a picture perfect image of how everyone should look‚ but is it really worth it? To some‚ yes it is‚ but when you weigh the pros and cons it really is not worth it. What really is beauty‚ and why are people so obsessed with it? These days there is a cosmetic procedure to fix any kind of issue that someone thinks they need to
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Chemistry in the Movies Assignment (25 Points Extra Credit) This project will explore the public perception of chemistry. Each participating student will analyze a movie. Movies may be selected from the list on the following page or the student may find analyze any other academically acceptable movie with a chemist or chemical theme. All reviews will use academically acceptable language‚ spelling‚ and grammar and be 400 words minimum. For each movie‚ the student
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