is obvious or evident. Libel per se is the more serious of the two types‚ and persons libeled in this manner do not have to prove that they suffered damage to their reputations‚ monetary loss or other injury. Libel per se can support a lawsuit in itself. There are probably thousands of words‚ phrases and statements in the English language that are libelous in themselves. Some of them are of a political nature; others refer to race or religion and still others involve specific professions
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litigation occur in the courtroom. 2. The rules of civil procedure differ substantially from the rules of criminal procedure. 3. Rules and procedures of civil litigation are consistent from state to state. 4. In some states the initial pleading in a lawsuit is called a petition. 5. The most common method of resolving civil disputes is settlement. 6. Arbitration is a form of settlement. 7. Case law has little‚ if any‚ relevance to the law of civil procedure. 8. A litigation paralegal often appears
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inexperienced person (formerly a popular college quarterback playing at a state university) was recently elected governor. The new governor has just sent you a letter stating in effect that your institution is not the “Ritz” and demanding that all “frivolous‚ mamby-pamby programs teaching the ABCs and where cons learn how to hammer nails” cease immediately. He asks for your written response‚ a plan for tightening security‚ and the implementation of tougher inmate programs within 1 month. 1. How would
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“Material World” In her essay “Hip-Hop’s Betrayal of Black Women” Jennifer McLunes states that “Hip-hop owes its success to the ideology of woman-hating”(222). She states that hip-hop condones an attitude of objectification‚ sexism‚ and homophobia. That rarely does an artist break the mold of rampant sexism. While she is right that some lyrics may be interpreted as chauvinistic and perhaps even sexist‚ this is not majority of the music. McLunes argument is not valid because hip-hop’s artists‚
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District Court for "the widespread and illegal supply and sale of contact lenses." (Roca‚ A 2006) The lawsuit‚ filed against C&C Trading Company and MAS Wholesale & Retail contend that both companies sold and dispersed color contact lenses without prescriptions or instructions for use‚ plus without the legally required medical bulletins. (Roca‚ A 2006) Also in November 2002 CIBA had filed a lawsuit against Ocular Sciences in a Federal district court in California claiming that Ocular ’s Colors contacts
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their products looking too similar to Apple’s style‚ user interface‚ patents‚ and trademarks such as the rectangular boxes in which the apps appear on the main screen. And this began the many lawsuits that would spring up between the two competing electronic companies. In the end‚ Apple won their initial lawsuit against for patents infringement and was awarded one billion dollars. While most Samsung would be disgruntled about the loss‚ they also thought the feud has been solved‚ but recent developments
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Malpractice By Nurses And The Ethical Dilemmas They Face Lisa Hayes ITT Technical Institute Composition I GE 117 Ju1y 1‚ 2014 Outline 1. Thesis Statement 2. Introduction 3. Data on the malpractice lawsuits against nurses 4. Reasons for increase in lawsuits against nurses 5. Factors proving breach of law by the nurses 6. Healthcare Ethics 7. Ethical dilemmas faced by the nurses 8. The other side of the argument: Nurses make far less errors than other medical practitioners 9. Conclusion
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Impacted Lives of the NFL The world of sports is filled with injuries many from hard hits to the head causing concussions. The sports world has been very busy lately addressing lawsuits‚ putting together committees and discussing various rule changes. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says “The NFL and its clubs have long made player safety a priority and continue to do so.”(Morelli pg2) But is this the complete truth. Concussions are a very serious occurrence in the sports world today. Concussions
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Definition essay Mathematics By Gilberto Duque Muñoz This could sound as a frivolous question‚ but the answer is much more elaborate than that‚ so any study of mathematics should start with defining what‚ in fact‚ it is. The word “mathematics” comes from a Greek origin and it is very figurative‚ for it was in ancient Greece where it had its more or less actual meaning. The word from which it originates means “science” or “learning”‚ but already in ancient moments it has progressed and expanded
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tears‚ The youth of the land is an old man laughing through a perpetual infancy; A bastard child of a thousand dreams‚ masquerading and dancing‚ The youth of the land. III. We‚ the Filipinos of today‚ are soft‚ Easy-going‚ parasitic‚ frivolous‚ Inconstant‚ indolent‚ inefficient. Would you have me sugarcoat you? I would be happier to shower praise upon My countrymen…but let us be realists… Let us strip ourselves Youth of the land‚ you are a bitter pill to swallow.
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