Anna Deavere Smith was born on September 18‚ 1950. Smith is currently 65 years old. She was born in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Smith is an author‚ an actress‚ a playwright and she’s even a professor. Smith is known by a lot of people because all of her work on television. Smith was raised in a segregated middle - class section of Baltimore. She was also a shy child according to (Britannica.com) During her middle school years‚ she discovered her love for mimicry. Smith first started studying linguistics
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CASE BRIEF Case: State of Missouri v. David R. Bullock‚ 03CR679889.MO‚ [www.courts.mo.gov/casenet] Facts: At the time of the filing of his appeal‚ Mr. David R. Bullock had been charged and convicted of attempted statutory rape (under RSMO 566.032 and 564.011) and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor (under RSMO 564.011 and RSMO 566.032). David R. Bullock engaged in several conversations via email and chat rooms with a Newton County Deputy Sheriff who was conducting a sting operation
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Sandy Cheng CASE BRIEFS Interhandel Case (Switz. v. U.S.)‚ 1959 I.C.J. 6 (Mar. 21) Case Facts The Interhandel case was brought before the Court by Switzerland on October 2nd‚ 1957 to declare that the United States was under an obligation to restore its assets which had been vested in the United States from 1942. In 1946‚ US and Switzerland entered an agreement called the Washington Accord that the US will unblock Swiss assets in the US. Interhandel is a Swiss company entered in the Commercial
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Legal Research In an attempt to win a case it is important to have all the information that pertains to your case. Not only are primary sources of information important but secondary sources are just as important. These sources are easy to read and understand and they can help win a case. In our case Samantha Smith had an accident in a retail store where she slipped on shampoo that had leaked from the bottle and suffered a broken hip. In her suite against the store Samantha claims the store
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Distribution‚ Inc.‚ 76 Ark. App. 397‚ 65 S.W. 3d 490 (Ark. Ct. App. 2002) FACTS: Appellee (Midwest Distribution‚ Inc.)‚ who is in the business of setting up cigarette product displays‚ contracted to hire appellant (Moore) in 2001 to work at its Fort Smith office. Upon accepting employment‚ appellant signed an employment contract‚ a “Service work for Hire Agreement” with appellee that contained a non-compete agreement – in which appellant agreed that for one year following the termination of employment
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Case Brief LAW/531 October 26‚ 2011 Facts In the case Zehmer v. Lucy‚ Zehmer created an agreement that Lucy would sell his farm for 50‚000 dollars. While at the bar drinking Zehmer had his wife sign the contract. Lucy tried to close the deal with a five dollar deposit and Zehmer refused it stating the contract was a joke. Lucy is suing Zehmer for breach of contract. Issues Is the contract between Zehmer and Lucy valid
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CASE BRIEF Title of Case: Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ Petitioner v. Scientific-Atlanta‚ Inc.‚ et al. 128 S. Ct. 761 (2008) Facts: The plaintiff‚ Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ presented a securities fraud class action against the defendant‚ Charter Communications’ vendors‚ Scientific-Atlanta. Charter communications is a publicly traded cable company that services millions of customers throughout America. Charter contracts with vendors for equipment that is used for their company
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Case Brief Citation: New World Communications of Tampa‚ Inc.‚ d/b/a WTVT-TV v. Jane Akre February 14‚ 2003. Denied February 25‚ 2004. 866 So. 2d 1231 District Court of Appeal of Florida‚ Second District. Facts: In 1998‚ investigative reporting team‚ Jane Akre and her husband Steve Wilson‚ brought suit against their employer WVTV‚ a subsidiary of Fox TV‚ under violation of Florida’s whistle-blower statutes. They argued that the station had terminated their employment under
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Case Brief 764 P.2d 1316 Supreme Court of New Mexico. Billie J. RODMAN‚ Petitioner–Appellant‚ v. NEW MEXICO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT and Presbyterian Hospital‚ Respondents–Appellees. No. 17721.Nov. 30‚ 1988. Written By: Lawrence Pelkey Facts: Billie J. Rodman‚ Appellant was employed by Presbyterian Hospital as a unit secretary for eight years when‚ on Feb 17‚ 1987‚ she was terminated under hospital personnel policies following a “third corrective action” notice. Prior restrictions
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reviewing a jury’s award is set very high‚ requiring that the verdict is so inordinately high that it must be a wholly erroneous estimate of damages. Relying on the cases of Howes v. Crosby [1984] O.J. No.3127 (C.A.) and Snushall v. Fulsang [2005] O.J. No. 4069(C.A.)‚ the appellants defined “inordinate “as too high or too low by 50%. Legal issue: Was the jury’s award for damages of $40‚000 patently excessive and out of proportion
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