Law 421/Week Two What are the elements of negligence? How does an intentional tort differ from negligence? Provide examples. Intentional torts can be described as deliberate acts to harm someone. Negligence can be described to deliberately choose not to act in order to fix a problem which ultimately results in someone being harmed. There are several elements that need to be present in order for a claim to be considered negligence (Melvin‚ 2011). According to our text these elements need to be present
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Considerations to take include contracts‚ local law‚ and local customs and culture. Steps may be taken to minimize risks in international business agreements as well. The first consideration that needs to be made when considering legal action against a business based in another country is contractual agreements. Review of what agreements the two parties have made through an agreed contract should take place. In reviewing the contract notice if a choice of law clause or a forum selection clause is present
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The Function and Role of Law in Business and Society LAW 421 Name Date Instructor The Function and Role of Law in Business and Society Law is the defined as the body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force. In simplified terms Law is the body of rules‚ or regulations‚ that create duties and rights within a widely accepted viewpoint within society. Everyone will not always agree to what is right and
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2007-2010: The beginning The name‚ Big Time Rush‚ was not formed until August 2009. In an interview‚ the guys state it was hard to pick the name and that the name‚ Big Time Rush‚ is a hockey term they came up with. They were signed to a record deal in 2009. Their debut single‚ Big Time Rush‚ was released on November 29‚ 2009‚ and had a strong debut on iTunes.[12] The single was also featured in the hour-long made-for-TV pilot movie‚ Big Time Audition‚ but the second verse and some choruses
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Case II FNAN 421 Executive Summary The following case provides an analysis of six publicly traded stocks for the purpose of determining which amongst them would be prime candidates for a portfolio in terms of optimal return. Specifically‚ this paper discusses what options should be written or bought and exercised on the qualifying stocks to maximize profits. In order to accomplish this task the stocks will be measured and compared based on their market performance in terms of returns‚ betas
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Article Review-Part A Lora Carr LAW/421 July 29‚ 2013 Joseph Sette Article Review-Part A The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was put in to place as a way of preventing and deterring future accounting fraud‚ protecting shareholders‚ and increasing confidence in public company financial reporting. However‚ SOX has imposed tremendous new duties and costs on public companies and accounting firms. Some individuals may call it an object failure while SOX hoped to create more confidence in capital
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across as an excuse for some government officials to avoid topics that were is demand of resolution by the public. According to this article‚ “the SOA of 2002 is unnecessary‚ harmful‚ and inadequate” (Niskanen‚ 2005). Penalties under SOA involved jail time and loss of personal property (Niskanen‚ 2005). The SOA was regarded as pointless because the stock exchange has already addressed and employed actions to handle most issues presented in the SOA. Those actions consist of accounting standards‚ audits
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sale item. The main original part of agreement between the two was the $25‚000 but that would have been proven fraud in the end. With the emails being send by both of them and no names with no signatures they would have had nothing out of the whole case. 5. Could BTT avoid this contract under the doctrine of mistake? Explain. Would either party have any other defenses that would allow the contract to be avoided? They cant and did not avoid the whole thing because there were mistakes made. The doctrine
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government official could feel better about addressing some issues of popular concern rather than resolving the issue. According to Niskanen the SOX act of 2002 is unnecessary‚ harmful‚ and inadequate (2006). Punishments under this act included jail time and loss of personal property. The act was viewed as unnecessary because the stock exchange has already addressed and implemented procedures to deal with most of the issues presented in the SOX act of 2002. Those implementations include accounting
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In 421‚ Kant assets that to be a moral being‚ we can engage in actions or act according the maxim or principle in which that maxim could become by our will a universal law. This maxim or principal is applicable to everyone and I could not be of exception. According to the categorical imperative‚ we must comply with certain duties. Kant draws a distinction between perfect duties and imperfect duties. A perfect duty is a maxim‚ which one must always do. An imperfect duty shall not be ignored‚ but
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