2007) an action is brought on behalf of those who purchased the securities of Universal American Financial Corporation (Universal) during the Class Period. Plaintiffs allege that Universal‚ a health and life insurance company‚ issued false and misleading statements regarding the financial performance of its senior health care segment‚ and allowed insiders to sell their privately held shares while the shares were artificially inflated. As a result‚ plaintiffs purchased inflated common stock that
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The Reid technique is a commonly used police interrogation technique in North America (King & Snook‚ 2009). This interrogation technique is used to elicit confessions from people suspected of committing a criminal offense. The Reid technique requires that police officers collect factual evidence‚ then the interviewer questions the suspect in a non-accusatory manner (King & Snook‚ 2009). Truth or deception is then determined based on behavioural analysis of the suspect‚ then if deception is detected
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Contract Law Cases The Offer Meeting of minds: Clarke v Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl: Yacht races. Letters sent in Communication (in writing‚ speech and conduct): Carlil v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: pay back 100 if you get influenza. Deposit 1000 The Acceptance: Strictly in response to
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When Advertisements Lie? Symbiosis Institute of Business Management‚ Pune MBA –I‚ Division A Authored by: Ashish Unadkat (35110) Aadhar Agarwal (35130) Malvika Vakil (35124) Shilpa Minj (35144) Tishya Relia (35149) Yash Sanghvi (35152) Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................... 3 2. Advertising Standards Council of India ......................................................... 3 3. Legal issues in advertising
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Ethics in Marketing: False Advertising History of Advertising and the Rise of Ethical Implications For decades‚ advertisements have been telling us not only what to buy‚ but also what we shouldn’t be able to live without. The history of advertising can be traced back as far as the Roman Empire‚ where posters advertising the gladiatorial games would be hung around for all to see. Modern advertising dates back to about 1583 when the first daily newspaper was printed in England under the reign
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Chapter 26 – IRS Circular 230 Lecture Notes I. Conflicts of Interest – Circular 230 §10.9(a) – Circular 230 models it’s ethical standards on those contained in the ABA Rules of Professional Conduct and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. a. General Rule is contained in Circular 230 §10.9(a) which provides that: a CPA may not represent a client before IRS if the representation involves a conflict of interest. b. Conflict of Interest occurs when: i. Representing one client would be adverse to
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Running Header: Ethical Advertising Ethical Advertising Raquel Rodriguez 12/13/2011 David Frost BUS 3200 Abstract There is a major concern when it comes to ethical advertising in today’s society. First off not many understand what is and what is not ethical. Companies that use an advertising strategy must be honest‚ fair and consider taste and decency when deciding on their advertising idea. Advertising companies do a great job when it comes to being truthful due to many regulations
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Chapter 4- Social‚ Ethical‚ and Regulatory Aspects of Advertising and Promotions * Activities online redirected back to social media accounts * Celebrities paid to tweet * FTC has rules about making people reveal that they’re really being paid to voice their opinions * We are being targeted with communication highlights that the social‚ ethical‚ and regulatory aspects of advertising are as dynamic and controversial as any of the strategic or creative elements of the process The
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technology in the company. As Coca-Cola sells and distribute drinks worldwide‚ every increase or decrease in the selling price of their products will have a major effect on their net income. 2) Main Issues From the case study of “Coke Sued for ‘Deceptive’ Vitamin Water Claims”‚ our group has identified and worked on the following ethical issues.
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APPENDIX THE EFFECT OF CONSUMERISM TOWARDS CUSTOMER ATTITUDINAL BEHAVIOUR IN FOOD INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA Dear Sir/Madam‚ I am currently undergoing a Master of Philosophy (Mphil) degree at the Multimedia University and undertaking a research on consumerism in respect of consumer behavioural perspective in food industry in Malaysia. The main objective of the survey is to investigate how the consumerism issues i.e. fairness on trade practices (micro issues) and the environmental consumerism
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