Citation: Harvestons Securities‚ Inc. v. Narnia Investments‚ Ltd.‚ 218 S.W.3d 126 (2007) Plaintiff and Defendant: The plaintiff/appellant is Harvestons Securities‚ Inc. The defendant/appellee is Narnia Investments‚ Ltd. Facts: In year 2000‚ Narnia Investments‚ Ltd. sued Harvestons Securities‚ Inc. and several defendants in trial court of Texas. The trial court then granted a default judgment against Harvestons and in favor of Narnia that Harvestons has to pay $365‚000‚ plus attorney’s fees‚ prejudgment
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Should mediators have an absolute immunity by law? I. Introduction. Mediator immunity has its roots buried within the common law doctrine of judicial immunity that can be traced back almost four centuries. While the rationale behind judicial immunity is well founded on the public policy’s need for protection of independent and impartial exercise of judgment from the threat of harassing litigation‚ the issue whether judicial immunity should be extended to parties providing ADR services‚ regarding
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1. What type of act used in reaching the Verdict of this case? Why? * The act that been used in this case are Act‚ 1967 under Section 20. This act was used to analyze the case of Teoh Chye Lyn dismissal order by All staff Outsourcing Sdn. Bhd. . 2. What are the factors which are lacking in this case upon reaching the judgment? * Well to be frank‚ there is no many lacking’s in this case. This case is very short‚ simple and easy to understand whereby we can clearly see that the claimant
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Chapter 3 FIGHTING FRAUD: AN OVERVIEW Discussion Questions 1. Fraud prevention is important because it is the most cost-effective way to reduce losses from fraud. Once fraud occurs‚ there are no winners. 2. Creating a culture of honesty and high ethics helps to reduce fraud in various ways. Management through its own actions can show that dishonest‚ questionable‚ or unethical behavior will not be tolerated. By hiring the right kind of employees‚ management can select people who are
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JUSTIN WILLIAM KING‚ ) ) Plaintiff. ) ) Civil Action No. 11-CIV-012345 ) v. ) ) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES‚ INC. ) Judge Julie James ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO DEFENDANT ANHEUSER-BUSCH To: Defendant Anheuser-Busch and its attorney‚ John Smith‚ 234 Main Street‚ Chicago‚ IL 60601 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
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CASE 1 of 5 Donnelly v. Rees 141 Cal. 56‚ Cal. 1903. November 6‚ 1903 FACTS: An action may be maintained by the sole heir of a deceased person to set aside a deed procured from the deceased without consideration by the fraudulent practices of the defendants and their undue influence over the deceased‚ who was known to be an habitual drunkard for more than five years before the execution of the deed‚ to anextent seriously to impair his mind‚ and who was so intoxicated at the time as to render him
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Sumerel v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (pp. 394-396) The Parties: The Parties in this case are Bob and Sallie Sumerel‚ Steven and Ann Berzin‚ Dane and Kerry Dicke‚ and Bart Kaufman and Good Year Tire & Rubber Company. Bob and Sallie Sumerel‚ Steven and Ann Berzin‚ Dane and Kerry Dicke‚ and Bart Kaufman are all the plaintiffs and appellants since they are suing and also appealing the decision. The Good Year Tire & Rubber Company is the defendant and the appellees since they are being sued and
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Res sub judice1+2* Section 10 of Code of Civil Procedure‚ 1908 deals with the stay of civil suits. It provides that no court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the matter in issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a previously instituted suit between the same parties and that the court in which the previous suit is pending is competent to grant the relief claimed. Section 10 reads thus: Stay of suit: No Court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the matter
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WARNER BROS v NELSON 1937 Case Study Facts – Small time actress Bette Davis who had a contract with the Warner Bros to act for the them and at the same time not to act or sing for anybody else for two years without the plaintiff’s written consent and no other employment could be taken up during this period without the plaintiff’s consent. Bette Davis was convinced that all the staring in mediocre film rolls provided by Warner Bros was ruining her career. She accepted an offer in Britain
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Options for dealing with risk Walmart’s hiring practices could improve the situation by managing the hiring practices at the manager’s level. Even though the company has a ‘no discrimination’ policy‚ giving full responsibility to the manager at the local level may promote prejudices that the managers themselves are not aware of . These prejudices might include providing higher salaries to male workers and a tendency to promote men over women. In the wake of the recent developments‚ Walmart
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