The article I chose to write about was Cyber bullying Victims Fight Back in Lawsuits I chose Alex Boston the 14 year old girl. She decided to file a lawsuit against the two classmates bullying her on the internet. She also took a big stand and let them identify her as a victim of cyber bullying so they could raise awareness of this situation that seems to be growing around the world. Also Alex and her family reported the incident to Facebook. She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages
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Deloitte Sued for 7B in Mortgage Fraud Case By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Times September 26‚ 2011 MIAMI (AP) — A pair of lawsuits filed Monday claim that Deloitte & Touche LLP‚ one of the nation’s largest accounting firms‚ should pay $7.6 billion in damages for failing through years of audits to detect massive fraud at a now-defunct Florida mortgage company. "They certainly did not do their job‚" said attorney Steven Thomas‚ who represents those suing Deloitte. "This is one of those cases
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the investigation are used to determine the disciplinary action to be taken‚ if any. Complaints that are handled by the Board of Pharmacy involve violation of the regulations governing the board and may not necessarily be linked to a patient. Civil lawsuit on the other hand primarily involves
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Accounting for Pending Litigation and a Verdict Overturned on Appeal Our team is given the task to account for a pending litigation. We are to determine how pending litigation should be reported on the current and future financial statements. M Corporation was sued for patent infringement and we will present whether M Corporation should accrue a liability‚ disclose a liability‚ do both‚ or do nothing. The case accounting for the litigation and the subsequent overturned verdict was ongoing for
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right to protect his home and property. He and his lawyer stated that this right superseded his employment contract. Additionally‚ some employees filed a lawsuit against the
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Running head: IDENTIFIYING INFORMATION 1 Identifying Information for Lawsuit Purposes and Liability for FHA Violations Robert L. St. Claire III/Student ID 4268240 ITMG381 April 9th‚ 2014 American Military University IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 2 Ch. 10) Courts could handle these cases‚ where the company’s complaints may‚ or may not rise to the level of actionable legal claim by taking each case into major consideration from the defamatory
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business owners and stockholders. The textbook refers the case Cipollone v. Liggett Group Inc.‚et al. Cipollone filed a lawsuit against Liggett group for false advertising the companies tobacco products and the effects. McDonalds has had similar lawsuits they have been sued over the companies dangerously hot coffee to being one of the reasons Americans are obese. The hot coffee lawsuit actually prompted warning labels on cup lids not only of McDonalds coffee but other vendors as well. My current place
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the breach. Then‚ you need material meaning you have to show evidence of how the actions affected the contract. Next‚ you need to look through the contract and determine if the matter needs to be heard in mediation or arbitration before filing a lawsuit. If so you must attempt
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Hooters has‚ for more than 27 years‚ been represented by its attractive‚ beautiful Hooters Girls. Recently‚ the company has been facing a lawsuit raised by two of its waitresses in Michigan‚ Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery‚ who got fired following a gain of weight. The two girls are suing the company for discrimination. Many questions arises from such a lawsuit. Indeed‚ is being fired for being too heavy akin to being fired because of age‚ religion‚ sex‚ color‚ or national origin ? Is Hooters’ action
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types required before court can hear case: Personal (power over the people/property) Subject matter (power over dispute) “Personal jurisdiction” Power over person Obtained through personal service of summons upon him/her while in state where lawsuit is commenced. Substituted service for corporations Registered agent; International Shoe
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