Bankruptcy Fraud What is Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is a way for individuals or businesses to satisfy debts. There are four types of bankruptcy. There is Chapter 7 which is a complete liquidation for individuals. Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidates assets that are not exempt and uses the proceeds to pay creditors. In this bankruptcy creditors may be paid in full or a percentage based on the assets that were available. There is Chapter 11 which is for a business. Chapter 11 allows a business to reorganize
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Article or Case Law Search HCS/430 The article chosen is about New England Compounding Center in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ who provided an injectable steroid that was contaminated. The injectable steroid caused an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 20 states (amednews‚ 2013). The “FDA and CDC have identified bacterial and/or fungal contamination in unopened vials of betamethasone‚ cardioplegia‚ and triamcinolone solutions distributed and recalled from NECC” (FDA‚ 2013‚ p. 1). The injectable steroids
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Traditionally the families came to Gallows Hill to claim their loved ones and buried their bodies privately. 3A memorial honoring the victims of the Salem witch trials was built in Salem in 1992.3 Restitution was made to the victims ’ families and Remembrance was instituted‚ where the town fasted to remember the people that were executed. Tituba is believed to have been sold and taken out of the Salem Village area. The location of the Tituba is unknown
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An Alternative to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROFESSOR WARDEN J. JONES April 11‚ 2013 Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the
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------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT : LAW 330: FINANCE LAW ------------------------------------------------- : TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Problems with e-banking 3-4 The relevant statutes and cases 5 How the current legislations adequately 6 protect the consumers References 7 QUESTION: Analyse with relevant statutes and cases the problems with electronic banking
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well. Everything was going great for Michael until 1540‚ where he met his opposite‚ John Calvin. Michael thought that both John and the Pope were the antichrist‚ because of their representations of the Bible. Anonymously‚ Michael published The Restitution of Christianity in 1553. Outraged by this writing‚ the Roman Catholics sought after Michael‚ he was caught because he was sold out by his rival John. Like many others‚ Michael was tried for heresy in the court‚ and of course‚ he was convicted
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Fall 2012 Remedies Outline GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING DAMAGES COMPENSATION Harris v. Peters Compensatory damages are those awarded to a person as compensation‚ indemnity‚ or restitution for a wrong or injury sustained by him. The purpose of compensatory damages is to make the injured party whole and restore him to the position he was in before the loss‚ but not to enable him to make a profit or windfall. When personal property is destroyed or rendered useless‚ the measure of damages is the
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Discretion: Legal Factors seriousness of the offense frequency of the offense prior or current system involvement extralegal factors: race gender: protective and chivalry factor socioeconomic status age other factors: demeanor family situation victim or citizen complaint departmental style/policy goal peer associations police can search and seize a juvenile with parental consent united states vs Matlock 1974 parents may not be able to give consent of search
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band of the Lakota Sioux. On August 5‚ 1881 he shot and killed Spotted Tail‚ a Lakota chief; there are different accounts of the background to the killing. The tribal council dealt with the incident according to Sioux tradition‚ and Crow Dog paid restitution to the dead man’s family. However‚ the U.S. authorities then prosecuted Crow Dog for murder in a federal court. He was found guilty and sentenced to hang. The Supreme Court held that unless authorized by Congress‚ federal courts had no jurisdiction
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As a ten year old nothing intrigued me more than the lives of the past. History became my passion‚ and perhaps even an obsession. Whilst other children were outside fighting off dragons with swords or playing school‚ I had my head stuck in a book about the lives of the people in Ancient Egypt or adventuring with my best friend in Egypt‚ discovering treasures that had once been lost to time and sand. Naturally museums were where I felt most at home‚ surrounded by all the wonders and knowledge of the
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