In the spring of 1934 an organization launched its first Easter “seals” campaign to raise money for its services. The reasons such a campaign came to be was from an event in 1907‚ when an Ohio-businessman‚ Edgar Allen‚ lost his son in a streetcar accident. Selling his business after not having the adequate medical services available to save his son‚ he began fund-raising to build a hospital in his hometown of Elyria‚ Ohio. Allen was beyond shocked through the new hospital to discover that children
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Jersey Boys is a Broadway musical produced by Dodger Productions‚ which portrays the life and musical careers of the singing group The Four Seasons. During the 1960s‚ The Four Seasons were the Americans answer to the British invasion‚ singing such hits as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”‚ “My Eyes Adored You”‚ and their biggest hit‚ “Sherry.” The group consisted of four members‚ each one representing a different season. Tommy Devito was spring while Nick Massi was fall; Frankie Vallie was winter‚ and
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must have a valid interest to protect; (2) the geographical restriction must not be overly broad; and (3) a reasonable time limit must be imposed. Covenants not to compete that arise out of a employment relationship are only upheld by courts in cases where the covenatee provided special training or
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Case Name: Maryland v. King (October 2012) Facts: Maryland police arrested a man named Alonzo Jay King‚ in 2009 for first and second degree assault charges and booked into the Wicomico County‚ Maryland‚ facility‚ where booking personnel took a cheek swab (“buccal swab”) to take a DNA sample pursuant to the Maryland DNA collection Act. The swab was matched up to an unsolved 2003 rape case. The police had collected the 2003 DNA sample from the rape victim who underwent a sexual assault forensic exam
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said that even though Cindy landed near a flowerbed he did not know there were bricks in the yard. Koppersmith was charged with murder and convicted of reckless manslaughter. On appeal The Alabama Supreme Court reversed the conviction and sent the case back to the trial court because Koppersmith was denied the right to testify about his intentions. He went to retrial and was convicted of reckless manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in prison. He appealed this conviction to the Alabama Court
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Case Summary: Owens & Minor Inc. Owens & Minor Inc. is one of the leading distributors of medical and surgical supplies. The company headquarters in Mechanicsville‚ Virginia‚ U.S. In 2010‚ the company has 4800 employees‚ with revenues of $8.12 billion. The company provides 200‚000 products from about 1200 manufacturers; the products include gloves‚ wound closure devices‚ sterile procedure trays‚ intravenous products‚ operating room items‚ etc. The core business-process of Owen & Minor Inc. is that
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Decisions. Decisions. What should I do? It’s the beginning of Easter break‚ it’s time to stay up late and sleep in. Plus‚ my best friend‚ Caroline‚ has called and wants me to go camping with her and her family in Georgia. I really want to go but there is only one thing stopping me from packing my swimsuit and suntan lotion‚ and going to Georgia. It is the commitment I made two years ago to learn how to play the bass guitar and join my church’s worship team. Now‚ I must make the choice between going
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to obtain regular raises and bonuses. The appellant admits that the threshold for 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
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Ann. Section(s) 19-12-101‚ the "criminal attempt" statute‚ the trial court affirmed the juvenile court order and sentenced the girl to the Department of Youth development for an indefinite period. The issue in this case is to determine whether the defendant ’s action in this case constitute a "substantial step" toward the commission of second degree murder under the new statue. The "substantial step" issue has not yet been
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S.H.A.R.K. v. Metro Parks Serving Summit County United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Judicial District 499 F3d 553 (2009) MOORE‚ Presiding Judge Rule of Law: The Privacy Protection Act (PPA) and the First Amendment rights were brought into question by the Plaintiffs. The judges ruled out the violation of the First Amendment rights and focused on the Privacy Protection Act as the main claimed offense. FACTS: Steve Hindi is the founder of S.H.A.R.K‚ a non-profit corporation that exposes
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