Business Law Case Study 4/16/10 Liebeck V McDonald’s Corporation The case of Liebeck V McDonald’s Corporation also known as “The McDonald’s coffee case” is a well known court case which caused a lot of controversy. In February of 1992‚ Stella Liebeck‚ a 79 year old woman from Albuquerque‚ New Mexico sued McDonald’s Corporation for suffering third-degree burns from their product. Mrs. Liebeck and her grandson visited a local McDonald’s drive-thru and ordered a cup of coffee. After pulling away
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August 29). Nation’s Restaurant News‚ Vol. 28‚ issue 34‚ p.1 Kubasek‚ N.‚ K.‚ Brennan‚ B.A.‚ and Browne‚ M.N. (n.d.). The legal environment of business: A critical thinking approach (3rd Ed). In R. Hartigan (Ed.). Ethics and legal concepts for business. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Peason/Prentice Hall. Liebeck’s v. McDonald’s Rest.‚ P.T.S. Inc. and McDonald’s International‚Inc. No. CV-93-02419‚ 1995 WL 360309 (N.M. Dist.Ct. August 18‚ 1994). Press‚ A.‚ & Carroll‚ G. (1995‚ March 20). Are lawyers burning
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I. Katz v. U.S. 347 (1967) II. Procedural History: Charles Katz was convicted under a federal statute of transmitting wagering information by telephone across state lines. The court of appeals affirmed the conviction. The Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed. III. Facts: The petitioner‚ Charles Katz‚ was charged with conducting illegal gambling operations across state lines in violation of federal law. In order to collect evidence against Katz‚ federal agents placed a warrantless wiretap
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Morse v. Frederick Daniel kilasi This case was a major turning point to student rights. It all started when Morse a school-supervised event‚ Joseph Frederick held up a banner with this message "Bong Hits 4 Jesus‚" this was meant to the marijuana smoking. When the Principal Deborah Morse saw the banner she took away the banner and suspended Frederick for ten days. She justified or tried to give a good reason for her actions by stating the school’s policy against
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Virginia v Black Facts: Black was a member of the Ku Klux Klan‚ who burnt a cross on private property. Black states that the cross was burnt to inspire his KKK buddies and that he had no knowledge anyone who might feel intimidated was present let alone could see it. Black was arrested for violating a Virginia statute. Separately‚ O’Mara and Elliott were arrested for violating the same statute after burning a cross in their neighbor’s yard after a dispute. All three men were convicted and
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Ruben H. Caudle v. Peter Betts‚ Et al. Supreme Court of Louisiana 1987 Facts: The plaintiff‚ Ruben Caudle‚ was employed as a salesman at Bett Lincoln-Mercyry in Louisiana. While at a Christmas party‚ the defendant engaged in horseplay with an electric automobile condenser‚ which he used to shock the plaintiff on the back of the neck and chased him with it. The plaintiff was able to escape the defendant by locking himself in an office. Plaintiff Caudle testified that he developed a headache
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Texas v. Johnson (1989) In 1984‚ following a protest march through the streets of Dallas‚ Texas against the policies of the Reagan Administration‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was handed an American flag. Outside the Dallas City Hall‚ Johnson through the flag onto the ground‚ poured kerosene on it‚ and set fire to it. Many protesters around Johnson began a chant of‚ "America‚ the red‚ white‚ and blue‚ we spit on you!" While many protesters agreed with what Johnson had done‚ there were several others who
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from decision of Lower Court1. In this case‚ Harvey is an appellant appealing to Privy Council. b) A respondent is a person against whom an action is raised. In this case‚ the respondent is Facey. c) The following is taken from the case of Harvey v Facey2. There was a dispute between the two parties over the sale of a property named Bumper Hall Pen. The appellants‚ Harvey and his wife‚ telegraphed Facey a message stating ‘’Will you sell us Bumper Hall Pen? Telegraph lowest price – answer paid.’’
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The case of Wauchop v. Domino ’s Pizza‚ Inc. involves a wrongful death suit on behalf of a family at the hands of an employee of a Domino ’s Pizza franchise. In this instance the defendants named were the company itself‚ the president‚ the franchise owner‚ and the driver of the deliver vehicle involved. The plaintiffs claim that the 30-minute delivery policy was the cause of the accident resulting in the death of the woman. The plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment against Thomas Monaghan
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In many ways‚ the opinion in this case represents a final step in the creation of the federal government. The issue involved‚ the power of Congress to charter a bank‚ seems insignificant‚ but the larger questions go to the very heart of constitutional interpretation‚ and are still debated today. In 1791‚ as part of his financial plan‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton proposed that Congress charter a Bank of the United States‚ to serve as a central bank for the country. Secretary
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