Vian v. Carey Case Brief: Facts: Defendant Mariah Carey is a famous‚ successful‚ and wealth entertainer. Plaintiff Joseph Vian who used to be Carey stepfather is suing her. Vian claimed to have orally agreed with Carey to market singing dolls in her likeness. History: A motion of summary was given after the U.S. District court of New York saw the case. Issue: The issue is whether the objective circumstances indicate that the parties intended to form a contract Holding: Under the law of New York
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1. Citation: United States v. Conti‚ E.D.S.C.‚ Western Division‚ No.5:11-CV-470-F (2012) 2. Facts: In 2011‚ the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 289‚ which approved the DMV to issue speciality license plates. One of these license plates was inscripted with the message “Choose Life.” The Plaintiffs‚ headed by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina‚ and the Defendants‚ Eugene Conti and Michael Robertson‚ who held State positions directly pertaining to transportation
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CASE STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1.What are the inuts‚processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Ans. Using a handheld computer (DIAD )‚ UPS drivers automatically capture customers’ signatures along with pickup‚ delivery‚ and time-card information. The drivers then place the DIAD into their truck’s vehicle adapter‚ an information-transmitting device that is connected to the cellular telephone network. Package tracking information is then transmitted to UPS’s computer network for storage
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Questions slides 1. What is a multinational (MNE)? A firm with economic operations located in at least two countries. 2. What is exports‚ and what is the difference between MNE activity and exports? Exports are products which are exported from one country to another‚ selling those products to another company. The companies are not located in those ‘host-countries’. MNE activities means that a company is also located in those countries. They produce in those countries and from there‚ they sell
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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 out of proportion
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Management Control Systems Assignment Case study: A) Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.‚ Case 1-2‚ Page no. 31 B) Vershire Company‚ Case 4-1‚ Page no. 145 Case A) Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Question 1. What is Wal-Mart’s strategy? What is the basis on which Wal-Mart builds its competitive advantage? Answer Wal-Mart’s Strategy is a. Winning strategy of Wal-Mart is based on selling branded products at a low cost. b. Marketing strategy of Wal-Mart is “Everyday low prices” is to pull in customers everyday
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Tennessee v. Reeves. 917 S.W.2d 825 (Supreme Court of Tennessee‚ 1996) On the evening of January 5‚ 1993‚ Tracie Reeves and Molly Coffman‚ both twelve years of age and students at West Carroll Middle School‚ spoke on the telephone and decided to kill their homeroom teacher‚ Janice Geiger. They agreed that Coffman would bring rat poison to school the following days so that it could be placed in Geiger ’s drink. After that ‚ they would steal Geiger ’s car and drive to the Smoky Mountains. On the
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Danielle Waldner December 7‚ 2015 Professor Custis Case Brief MAYNARD‚ WARDEN‚ ET AL. v. CARTWRIGHT‚ 486 US 356. June 6‚ 1988 Facts: The evening of May 4‚ 1982‚ Charma and Hugh Riddle were in their living room watching television. Mrs. Riddle proceeded to leave the room to go to the bathroom‚ but was surprised to find “respondent Cartwright” in the hallway with a shotgun in his hands (1). Charma Riddle fought with Cartwright for the gun‚ but Cartwright was able to shoot Mrs. Riddle twice in the legs
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Running head: CASE STUDY SUMMARY Summary: "Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes" In 2009‚ L. Nagel‚ A.S. Blignaut‚ and J.C. Cronje developed a case study to show the importance of quantity and quality of participation in an online classroom. The case study was composed of 22 graduate level students at the University of Pretoria ranging in ages 30 to 50. Weekly‚ topics were researched and students were to participate in online discussions
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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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