disrupting normal neurological and metabolic functions‚”(Brody 1). Severe head trauma has rewarded many former NFL players compensation‚ “The NFL is currently facing multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed by players who claim head trauma caused long-term damage‚”(Hughes). A lot of former NFL players deal with brain problems due to the countless amount of strength against their head. A very violent level of football comes from high school‚ "The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the
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April 30‚ 2005 Micro. Comp. Shaken Baby Syndrome Imagine yourself as a sweet‚ innocent‚ precious little baby. You are totally dependent upon adults to give you what you need and most importantly love. Your only means of communication is crying so you cry when you need to be fed‚ when you need your diaper changed‚ when you aren’t feeling so well‚ or when you just want some attention. You are crying and someone comes over to you. They pick you up‚ but instead of holding you and comforting
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1. Damages are monetary payments awarded for a legally recognized wrong. Damage also refers to any injury‚ impairment‚ or other loss to person or property. Damages are a legal remedy. 2. The three main categories of damages are compensatory damages‚ nominal damages‚ and punitive damages. 3. Compensatory damages are monetary payments designed to restore an injured party to his or her position prior to suffering the injury or other loss. They seek to make the plaintiff whole. 4. Compensatory damages
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other road vehicles. Its primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from traffic collisions and against liability that could also arise therefrom. The specific terms of vehicle insurance vary with legal regulations in each region. To a lesser degree vehicle insurance may additionally offer financial protection against theft of the vehicle and possibly damage to the vehicle‚ sustained from things other than traffic collisions. -------------------------------------------------
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Although this fly species does not bite‚ the control of Musca domestica is vital to human health and comfort in many areas of the world. The most important damage related with this insect is the annoyance and the indirect damage produced by the potential transmission of pathogens (viruses‚ bacteria‚ fungi‚ protozoa‚ and nematodes) associated with this fly. • Pathogenic organisms are picked up by flies from garbage‚ sewage and other sources
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Round 3 of the 2014 NRL season marked a weekend that would forever change the lives of many rugby league stars. One year into his first grade career with the Melbourne Storm‚ 23 year old Jordan McLean‚ alongside fellow teammates Jesse and Kenny Bromwich‚ became involved in a dangerous tackle on Newcastle Knights front-rower‚ Alex McKinnon. The two brothers took hold of McKinnon‚ but needed assistance to bring him to ground. McLean came to their call‚ making it a three man tackle
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case of lawsuit abuse. Soon after watching‚ I saw the negligence of McDonalds by not monitoring the temperature of the coffee and the major damage done to Stella’s skin. The medical bills were major and she deserved not only compensation for medical bills but punitive damages as well. She was awarded 160‚000 dollars in damages and 2.7 million in punitive damages (eventually reduced to 480‚000). After such an infamous case‚ it opened the floodgates for other Americans to go after businesses that had
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previous year a big concern has been expressed when dealing with the outcome of head injuries and brain damage within in the sports arenas. Sports such as football‚ soccer‚ swimming‚ baseball‚ basketball‚ and rugby have faced major concerns when involving the brain which affects if emotionally‚ physically‚ and psychologically. The sports have produced such problem as concussions‚ brain damage‚ over competiveness and depression. The sport of football has produced theIn 1995 more than 61% of former
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oil spill: Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. When countries are at war‚ one country may decide to dump gallons of oil into the other country’s oceans
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in LexisNexis is: a child was burnt‚ not determined if the coffee was served scolding hot or not‚ no breach of warranty‚ and no negligence of emotional damage. 4. According to the case‚ why was this not a case of negligent infliction of emotional distress‚ and what tort did the court approve? (5 points) The court did approve punitive damages but Burger King had nothing to do with the child being burnt by the coffee. 5. According to the case‚ why didn’t the court approve summary judgment for product
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