Products Liability Research Paper By Bobby Brown Sunbeam is an American made brand that has produced various household appliances since 1910. Their products have included the Mixmaster mixer‚ the Sunbeam waffle iron‚ Coffeemaster‚ and an automatic toaster. In 1928‚ the company’s head designer‚ Swedish immigrant Ivar Jeppsson‚ invented the Mixmaster mixer. Introduced to the public in 1930‚ it was the first mechanical mixer with two detachable beaters whose blades interlocked. Barbara Thompson
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Topics in Criminal Law May 25‚ 2010 Abstract Strict liability crimes require no culpable mental state and present a significant exception to the principle that all crimes require a conjunction of action and mens rea. Strict liability offenses make it a crime simply to do something‚ even if the offender has no intention of violating the law or causing the resulting harm. Strict liability is based philosophically on the presumption that causing harm is in itself blameworthy regardless of the
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The Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would take a discrimination complaint against his or her employer. The process will be explored from where one would begin with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. In the examination of this scenario‚ it becomes necessary to define two key terms: discrimination and civil litigation. Discrimination
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Abstract A fraud is an act of deceiving others for personal gain but is not usually followed by a crime. The symptoms of fraud or the red flags help understand the slight difference between a corporate fraud and a corporate crime. The continual financial frauds leading to corporate collapse and the failure of the statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities of the perpetrators lead investors and the firms and individuals to suffer. This contributed to the increased need for investigating
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Rising frauds lead to greater operational threat.” Insurance is one of the tools for risk management that aims at reducing the risk on the day-to-day life of individuals‚ organisation and society. At the same time‚ it should also be appreciated that insurance cannot be utilised as a risk free tool for all types of situations. Insurance provides risk management solutions to many situations that fall within the competence of human judgement and managerial skills. Insurance is
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Office of the Ombudsman v. Uldarico P. Andutan (G.R. No. 164679‚ 27 July 2011) The Ombudsman argued – in both the present petition and in the petition it filed with the CA – that Andutan’s retirement from office does not render moot any administrative case‚ as long as he is charged with an offense he committed while in office. It is irrelevant‚ according to the Ombudsman‚ that Andutan had already resigned prior to the filing of the administrative case since the operative fact that determines its
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Auditing Theory 1. A control which relates to all parts of the EDP system is called a(n) a. Systems control c. Applications control b. General control d. Universal control 2. Which of the following is not an output control? a. Proper authorization of transaction b. Control totals c. Check digits d. Adequate documents 3. Should the auditor feel‚ after obtaining an understanding of the EDP internal control structure‚ that
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estate‚ hedge funds‚ and precious metals (BusinessWeek). The SEC eventually uncovered Stanford’s fraud in 2008. Stanford was recently convicted and sentenced to 110 years (NYTimes). In an attempt to recover some of the money from the corrupt management of the investments‚ the investors’ next step was to sue the auditors of Stanford Financial Group. BDO‚ the accounting firm that was responsible for auditing Stanford’s financial statements‚ is currently the target of a major lawsuit. BDO did not act in
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Principles of Liability – Coursework Assessment Two For a contractual agreement to withstand‚ it is crucial that the contract contains the four main components‚ which are; offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration and the intention to create legal relations. A contract is seen as a legally binding agreement between two parties‚ so It is very important for the court to establish a ‘consensus ad idem’; the meeting of minds in order to judge whether a contract exists. Britney’s first meeting with
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Liability for Omissions The law has historically been reluctant to impose a general liability for omissions as opposed to positive acts. This means that there is no general duty of care in tort to act in order to prevent harm occurring to another. In Smith v Littlewoods Organisation‚ Lord Goff stated clearly that “the common law does not impose liability for what are called pure omissions”. Similarly‚ in Yuen Kun Yeu v A-G of Hong Kong‚ Lord Keith stated that people can ignore their moral responsibilities
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