Stella Liebeck‚ was a 79-year-old woman who was severely burned by McDonald coffee that she spilled in her lap in 1992. This was a frivolous litigation in the public eye. However‚ the facts of the case tell a different story. The coffee that burned her was very hot. So hot‚ that it caused third degree burns through clothes‚ in three seconds. Her skin was burned away to the layers muscle and fat. She was hospitalized for eight days‚ with multiple skin grafts‚ followed by other necessary procedures
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ADDITIONAL CASES CASE 8.4 CONTINUATION OF THE TEXAGO CASE STUDY Reconsider the case study presented in the supplement to Chap. 8 (on the CD-ROM) involving the Texago Corp. site selection problem. Texago management has tentatively chosen St. Louis as the site of the new refinery. However‚ management now is addressing the question of whether the capacity of the new refinery should be made somewhat larger than originally planned. While analyzing the site selection problem‚ the task force had
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1. Lakshminarayan Ram Gopal and Son Ltd V. The Government of Hyderabad‚ AIR 1954 SC 364 FACTS: An Agency agreement was entered into between the Mills Company and the appellants appointing the appellants it’s Agents for a period of 30 years. The appellants throughout worked only as the Agents of the Mills Company and for the Fasli years 1351 and 1352 they received their remuneration under the terms of the Agency agreement. Notice was sent to the appellants to pay the amount of tax appertaining to
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CASE TEACHING NOTES Brown Bag John Cullen 1. Introduction This case study charts the development of an Irish animation company from small‚ unambitious beginnings to becoming an award-winning‚ globally recognized company with a growing list of international clients nearly ten years later. It describes how the enterprise emerged at a time of demographic and cultural change in Ireland‚ and how the withdrawal of significant investment in the animation sector created entrepreneurial opportunities
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ANTAMINA CASE: In what way is the development of Antamina mine a real option? Compare it to a financial option. The Antamina mine case can be modeled as a real option. An option in financial terms is the right to buy/sell something‚ it is not mandatory to buy/sell‚ is a choice that the owner can do. If you can earn with the exercise of the option‚ you use your right‚ but if it is not the case you simply do not utilize it. In this way the return derived from an option is asymmetric. In real term
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“A motion to remand the case on the basis of any defect other than lack of subject matter jurisdiction must be made within 30 days after the filing of the notice of removal under section 1446 (a). If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction‚ the case shall be remanded. ….” Defendant (Federal Jurisdiction) VS. Plaintiff (lack of federal court’s subject matter jurisdiction) ‐> DOES FEDERAL COURT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS CASE?
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The Speluncean Explorers Case is Lon L fuller’s‚ it was first published in the Harvard Law review in 1949‚ the focus of this theoretical case that I have gathered is to elucidate the opinions and theories of different judges. Taking into account these sagacious views‚ I have been able to come up with an evaluation of my own. The main question we’re dealing with out here is that of executive clemency‚ i.e. mercy or leniency; especially‚ the power of the President or a governor to pardon a criminal
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Steroids used in Athletics Case and Ethical Considerations: This case is about Carl’s decision of taking or not steroids to recover his prime physical condition. The ethical question for this problem is: “Should Carl use steroids?” One position for this case is Carl should use steroids. The other position is Carl should not use steroids. Relevant Facts: Carl lost muscle tone while recuperating from a broken leg and he knows that their teammates need him to win the baseball games. He knows that
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LIST OF CASES: 1. Davis v. Johnson‚(1978) 2 WLR 182 2. Delhi Transport Corporation v. DTC Mazdoor Cong. and Others‚ AIR 1991 SC 101 3. All India Reporter Karmachari Singh v.All India Reporter Ltd.‚ AIR 1988 SC 1325 4. Ram Manohar Lohia v.State of UP and others‚ AIR 1968‚Alld. 100 5. Ahmed Khan v. Shah bano Begum‚ (1985) SCR (3) 844 6. His Holiness Kesavnand Bharti Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala‚ AIR 1973 SC 1461 7. Indira Sawhney v. Union of India‚ AIR 1993 SC 477 8. Vishakha and others
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Management Strategy Case Questions Case 5: Panera Bread Company 1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the four generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 3 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What specific kind of competitive advantage is Panera bread trying to achieve? 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies
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