the Supreme Court of the United States protected businesses by rejecting State-regulated economic regulations (Choudhry 2004‚ 6). This precedent was revisited in the 1937 landmark Supreme Court Case‚ West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish‚ which involved‚ Elsie Parrish‚ a chambermaid at the West Coast Hotel‚ who sued the Cascadian Hotel (owned by the West Coast Hotel Company‚) for not having been paid the legal minimum wage (West’s Encyclopedia of American Law). In 1932‚ a law had passed in Washington
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1. Summary of the case study The focus of the story is Burgmaster Corp.‚ a Los Angeles-area machine tool maker founded in 1944 by Czechoslovakian immigrant Fred Burg. Holland covers the 1944 founding of Burg Tool‚ its transformation into Burgmaster Corporation‚ the Houdaille takeover‚ the 1979 leveraged buyout‚ the campaign for protection against Japanese competition‚ and‚ finally‚ the auction of Burgmaster property in 1986. 2. Statement of the problem encountered Too many machine tool and auto
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United States v. E.C. Knight Co. Background: Decided in 1895 with a 8-1 vote. Six companies dominated the North American sugar refining industry: American Sugar Refining Co. and four Pennsylvania refineries who together‚ made up 98% of the refined sugar manufactured. A lone Boston company held the remaining 2%. The United States sued using its newly passed Sherman Anti-Trust Act (passed in 1890) declaring any attempt to monopolize trade or commerce to be illegal. This case marks the Sherman Anti-Trust
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Intellectual The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Property: Real‚ Personal and Intellectual In SONY CORP. v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS‚ INC.‚ 464 U.S. 417 (1984) 104 S. Ct. 774‚ Sony Corporation was the petitioner and Universal Studios was the respondent”1. This was an appeal to a higher court‚ after a lower court decision. “The case dealt with Sony Corp. being sued for manufactured video tape recorders (VTR ’s) infringing on Universal Studios copyrighted materials that were broadcasted
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companies must have at least three directors as stated in s201A(2). A company consists of two important components or organs which are the board of directors and the members in general meeting. In Section 9‚ a director of a company is defined as “a person who is appointed to the position of the director or alternate director regardless of the name given to their position” . Under Section 9 as well‚ the term ‘officer’ includes a director‚ secretary and certain people selected to insolvent corporations which
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factual issues that concern Z-CORP’s standpoint. It is not explicit if Z-CORP has violated city regulations‚ and if so‚ to what extent. Richardson believes that according to his new (more sensitive test) that Z-CORP is indeed over the city limit –slightly. However‚ Z-CORP is using the old test to regulate discharge purity‚ which meets the city’s ‘strict’ regulations. If the new test reflects the reality‚ how long has Z-CORP been passing dangerous waste. Jackson reports monthly to the city about discharge
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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services‚ Inc. 545 U.S. 546 (2005) Facts of the Case: In 1991 about 10‚000 Exxon dealers sued Exxon Corporation in federal court‚ alleging that the corporation had engaged in an extensive scheme to overcharge them for fuel. A jury found in favor of the plaintiffs‚ but the District Court judge certified the case for review on the question of supplemental jurisdiction. Some of the multiple plaintiffs in the case had claims that did not meet the minimum amount necessary
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Issue: The court case New York Times Co v. Sullivan was a significant case in 1964. The plaintiff‚ L.B. Sullivan‚ the Commissioner of the City of Montgomery‚ Alabama sued the defendant‚ The New York Times (along with four other African American Alabama clergymen) in an Alabama court‚ for the printing of an advertisement in the March 29‚ 1960 edition of the newspaper over libel accusations. The full page ad titled “Heeding Their Rising Voices” condemned the actions of violence that were occurring
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U.S. CORP CASE STUDY 1. In your opinion‚ what two key changes in the financial statements have occurred? Why did you think the two items that you picked are important? The main things that has changed in the financial statement are cash in current assets and notes payable in current liabilities. Cash increasing to from 104 to 160 and notes payable decreasing to 196 from 123. Expenses decreased and the income compared to 2001 have increased. 2. What can be seen by the change in the
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methods reliably to the facts of the case.” In Bowles v. Virginia Soapstone Co.‚ the judge ruled: “expert testimony is a useful and necessary adjunct to the administration of justice‚ and a capable expert can often throw much light upon dark places; but the force of expert testimony must‚ after all‚ in large measure depend upon the reasons that the witness is able to give for the opinions which he expresses.” In Bird v. Commonwealth‚ the court found: "All persons who practice a business or profession
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