CASE NAME: Commissioner of Police of Montserrat v Cavanaugh (Brian) CITATION: [2005] UKPC 28‚ 66 WIR 206‚ [2005] All ER (D) 110 (Jul) FACTS On 18 July 1995‚ the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat became active. On 3 April 1996‚ by virtue of his powers under s 3 of the Leeward Islands (Emergency Powers) Order in Council 1959‚ SRO 2206 of 1959‚ the Governor declared that a state of public emergency existed and made the Emergency Powers Regulations 1996 (No 3)‚ SRO 26 of 1996‚ which were amended
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Assignment #2 Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Authority Dr. Edward Sherbert HRM 510 May 5‚ 2013 What where the legal issues in this case? The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects individuals against employment discrimination on the bases of color‚ as well as national origin‚ sex‚ religion. This law applies to any employers with 15 or more employees including the local state‚ government‚ employment agencies‚ labor organizations and federal government jobs.
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ii. Hypothetical 2: Accident at the gun range—P v. DC Shooting Range FACTS: Plaintiff sues DC Shooting range‚ where he is a regular‚ for its failure to prevent X‚ a high-ranking member of the gun-owner’s association affiliated with DC Shooting‚ from entering the range with a gun despite under the influence of alcohol‚ causing him to carelessly handle his weapon and accidentally shooting Plaintiff’s arm. Plaintiff built his prima facie case by alleging that on the day of the incident‚ defendant’s
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Pat Employee‚ submits the following Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment. I. INTRODUCTION This Court should grant the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment because this Court should apply the law of East Kansas. This case involves a conflict of law issue because West Kansas’s law provides that worker’s compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees‚ who are victims of intentional torts‚ while East Kansas says that worker’s compensation is not the exclusive remedy
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The case we were provided with was Abu V. Shell Company. In this case Abu and Shell company signed a contract of 10 years on the basis of the statement by Shell company experts that the station would be able to sell 900 000 liters of petrol per year. The approximate amount was provided on the basis of being direct access to the service station from Main street. A decision made by the local council announced that there would be a change in the traffic dierect access ‚ Shell company continued the contract
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Page 1 1 of 3 DOCUMENTS M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY‚ INC.‚ Petitioner‚ v. TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION and SOFTWORKS DATA SYSTEMS‚ INC.‚ Respondents. No. 67796--4 SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON 140 Wn.2d 568; 998 P.2d 305; 2000 Wash. LEXIS 287; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. P15‚893; 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 357 October 26‚ 1999‚ Oral Argument Date May 4‚ 2000‚ Filed PRIOR HISTORY: [***1] Appeal from Superior Court‚ King County. 95--2--31991--2. Honorable Phillip Hubbard‚ Judge. DISPOSITION: Court
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homosexuals. Andrea Friedman in her article “The Smearing of Joe McCarthy: The Lavender Scare‚ Gossip‚ and Cold War Politics” examines the sexual aspect of Joe McCarthy’s downfall in order to interpret to culture and political practices of that time. Andrea Friedman presents her argument first by describing McCarthy in physical appearance‚ reputation‚ and personality‚ then also describes events‚ namely that
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Sony Corporation: A Case Study in Transnational Media Management by Richard A. Gershon‚ Western Michigan University‚ U.S.A. and Tsutomu Kanayama‚ Sophia University‚ Japan The transnational corporation is a nationally based company with overseas operations in two or more countries. What distinguishes the transnational media corporation (TNMC) from other types of TNCs‚ is that the principle product being sold is information and entertainment. The following paper is a case study analysis of the Sony
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Week 11 Case Summary : Wayne Beatty v. Canadian Mill‚ 2003 BCSC 1053 (CanLII) FACTS Mr. Wayne Beatty‚ the plaintiff brought a claim against his former employer Canadian Mill Services Association (CMSA)‚ the defendant is suing for wrongful dismissal and contending he is eligible for increased damages due to the way the dismissal was handled. The damages include an additional 13 months’ notice and for the loss of a number of fringe benefits. CMSA is a non-profit forest industry association
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“Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe” Critique 1. “Drugs‚ Sports‚ Body Image and G.I. Joe” by Natalie Angier 2. The thesis is “some researchers worry that Joe and other action-hero figures may‚ in minor fashion‚ help fan the use of muscle-building drugs among young athletes.” (486) Angier wants to convey to the audience that dolls can affect whether he or she will use muscle-building drugs to grow big like the G.I. Joe dolls. Dolls like Barbie‚ G.I. Joe helps to send a message to the kids
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