Intro to Legal Environment Beachum v. White The West Virginia Record Background Facts: Leetta Beachum is the mother of Shana Cowley. Shana Cowley died from internal injuries on September 14‚ 2009. Injuries were sustained from leaping out of a moving vehicle. Timothy White was the boyfriend of Shana Cowley and the driver at the time when Cowley jumped from the moving vehicle. An altercation broke out between White and Cowley earlier that day‚ it continued when White picked up Cowley and
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IRAC Example 2: Hilift Pty Ltd (Hilift) owns an industrial crane. Hilift employs two crane operators‚ Elwyn and Osman‚ who each work 4 hour shifts. In May 2008 the owner/builder of a new apartment block hires Hilift’s crane and operators for two weeks to lift building materials to the upper floors of their building. At the end of the first shift on the 10 May‚ Elwyn notifies the manager of Hilift that the crane is not performing properly and that it needs looking at. The manager contacts the
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Anne Bustamante | Gela Gaffud | Noel Geologo | Kaye Rosario| Karen Umangay Narra v Redmont G.R. No. 195580 April 21‚ 2014 Facts: Respondent Redmont Consolidated Mines Corp. (Redmont)‚ a Filipino corporation‚ wanted to undertake mining activities in Palawan but discovered that the areas it sought to explore were already covered by the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) applications of petitioners Narra Nickel Mining and Development Corp. (Narra)‚ Tesoro Mining and Development‚ Inc. (Tesoro)
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MICHAEL E. KLEIBER v HONDA OF AMERICA MFG.‚ INC.‚ Plaintiff-Appellant‚ Defendant-Appellee. FRL 302 – Professor Young Group Project INTRODUCTION This appellate case is about a man‚ Michael Kleiber who suffered a debilitating head injury that ultimately lead to his job termination as a factory worker for Honda. Honda claimed that they were unable to accommodate Kleiber’s disability on the basis that Kleiber was not able to perform the job tasks for any alternate job positions. Honda
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causation. This essay will analysis Rebecca v. ‘Zorba’s’ with these four issues. IRAC Process No. 1 Does ‘Zorba’s’ Restaurant own a duty of care to Rebecca Disasteropoulos? There are two common factors that must exist before the law says a duty of care exists‚ which are foreseeability and proximity. Firstly‚ in discussing the incidence of a duty of care‚ a historical case that defines the ‘neighbour principle’ must be taken into account – the case of Donoghue v. Stevenson[1]. The decision of this
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Week 3 IRAC Assignment Micah Flores LAW/421 January 7‚ 2014 Dr. Mark L. Pugatch‚ BS‚ MBA‚ JD Week 3 IRAC Assignment Issue: Has there been a violation of Li’s Constitutional rights? Have there been any tort offenses committed? Whom may Li/Li’s parents file an action against in order to achieve a deep pockets recovery? Rules: Li Intentional infliction of emotional distress False imprisonment Negligence Li’s Parents Respondeat Superior Scienter Mr. Billups Assumption of risk
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IRAC/CRAC What is it? • Issue‚ Rule‚ Analysis‚ Conclusion OR Conclusion‚ Rule‚ Analysis‚ Conclusion • Method for organizing legal analysis so that the reader can follow your argument • Especially helpful in writing exams (IRAC) and legal memos (CRAC). How to do it? As an example‚ we will look at whether someone can sue for battery as a result of inhaling second-hand smoke. The issue we will look at is whether there is contact‚ which is required for a battery claim. Issue
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4 Potential sources of risk The following potential sources of risk to the health and safety of persons have been identified‚ and must‚ as a minimum‚ be appropriately addressed by the principal contractor in the principal contractor’s Health and Safety Plan. In addition‚ the principal contractor must perform its own risk assessments to enable it to take the necessary precautions to protect the health and safety of persons on the site‚ to comply with the principal contractor’s obligations under
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IRAC Assignment Summary Iggy spent too much time drinking beer and playing darts‚ and result in spending too little time at the library studying. His parents want to know his Fall 2011 grades‚ and concern about whether stop supporting Iggy money. Issue The issue here is whether Iggy’s parents are entitled to the information strictly related to his grades. Rules According to FERPA: Once a student reaches 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary institution‚ he or she becomes an “eligible
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To: Judge Wannabe From: Suzi Homemaker Re: Jim Peters Negligence Lawsuit Date: September 22‚ 2014 SUMMARY OF FACTS Melissa Gilbert of Gravel is Us of Cleveland Ohio‚ has a contract with the State of Ohio do road repairs on I-90. Gravel is Us closed down the road and commenced dynamiting procedures. The company posts a guard and one sign on the highway to make sure that no cars enter the area. The guard fell asleep on the job; Jim did not see the sign and drove into the dynamiting zone where he suffered
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