The Difference Between Jointly Liable & Joint & Several Liability by Ellis Roanhorse‚ Demand Media Joint and several liability is allowed in many states. This type of liability may apply to business partners who form a general partnership‚ or to two or more individuals when someone is injured due to negligence. Joint and several liability is different than when two or more individuals are jointly liable for an obligation. Joint and several liability gives an injured party a better chance of recovering
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ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 28‚ No. 4 2013 pp. 901–912 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/iace-50542 Lessons of the HealthSouth Fraud: An Insider’s View Weston L. Smith INTRODUCTION T he night was December 6‚ 2005. I could not go to sleep. As I tossed and turned‚ my entire life replayed in my mind. How did I get to where I was? I went all the way back to my childhood. I was raised in a middle-income home with an older brother and sister and two loving parents. We were far from
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P. McMickle BSAD 319 Sunshine Fashion: Fraud‚ Theft and Misbehavior among Employees 1. What were the root causes of the staff´s misbehavior? Sunshine Fashion was a Sino-Japanese venture‚ whose operations grown very quickly‚ from 1993‚ the year of establishment until 2008‚ when the company became the industry leader in the production of cashmere sweaters‚ and a high-end fashion brand in its domestic market. However‚ in 2008‚ company had faced serious fraud and misbehavior among its employees‚ causing
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Kirat Hundle 1. What is the difference between an element and a compound? An element is an isotope made of the number of neutrons it has. A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements (a mixture). 2. What is the periodic table? A periodic table is where the chemical elements are organized based on their atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)‚ electron arrangement‚ and chemical properties. 3. Give two examples of each of the four major mineral groups (silicates‚ carbonates
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Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study Summary Background Although more than 80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease occurs in low-income and middle-income countries‚ knowledge of the importance of risk factors is largely derived from developed countries. Therefore‚ the effect of such factors on risk of coronary heart disease in most regions of the world is unknown. Methods We established
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Differences Between Auditing And Investigation Investigation is the act of detail examination of activities so as to achieve certain objectives. Specially‚ investigation is made in suspected places. It finds out the nature and reasons of suspected areas but auditing is the act of examining books of accounts so as to prove true and fairness of operating results and financial position of a business. Following differences can be seen between auditing and investigation: 1. Purpose An audit is carried
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Risk Factors on the Menendez Brothers Case Enid Nieves Regis University MSCR 605- Criminal Psychopathology Criminology is defined as the multidisciplinary study of crime (Bartol and Bartol‚ 2011). To better understand criminality and people who commit crimes‚ it is important to take into consideration different risk factors that influence antisocial behavior. For purpose of this assignment‚ I have chosen The Menendez Brothers‚ who shot and killed their parents. The
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other intervention mechanisms like financial reporting and external audit to helps maintain cost-efficient contracting between owners and managers. It is designed by government agencies to add value and improve organizational performance. It helps organizations accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic‚ disciplined approaches to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management‚ control and governance processes.” Internal audit helps organizations to ensure that financial and other
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“Round Trip Loans” and its relevance in the Refco debacle is provided in the pages that follow in addition to a critique of the role of Refco’s finance team and its external auditors in the falsifications and cover-up. B. Discussion & Analysis of Fraud and Loss at Refco Inc. B.1 History of Refco Inc. Refco Inc. was founded in Chicago USA in 1969 by Ray Freidman and his Stepson‚ Thomas Dittmer. The firm was christened Ray E. Freidman & Co. at inception but was renamed after its relocation to
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clinical signs with dengue‚ and can be misdiagnosed in areas where dengue is common. • There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms. • The proximity of mosquito breeding sites to human habitation is a significant risk factor for chikungunya. • The disease occurs in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian subcontinent. In recent decades mosquito vectors of chikungunya have spread to Europe and the Americas. In 2007‚ disease transmission was reported for the first time in Europe
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