argue about the need for the tort reform. The tort reform is a cap that the civil justice system has placed on how much can be awarded in punitive damages. Many Americans see civil lawsuits as a waste of money‚ they believe that too much money is being given away. A lot of pressure is put on trial lawyers to not accept lawsuits that can be perceived as petty and frivolous. That is just it‚ though‚ any situation can be perceived in a completely different way. For example‚ having a weird and unexpected
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the worst case possible could be something like this; “Feng & Global Service refuses to negotiate‚ pointing out that DGG abandoned and stop making product under the name of Luna. Thus DGG is left with no other choice but to file an uncertain lawsuit which would be both time consuming and costly.” To prevent this from happening‚ it would be unwise to start the first contact with firm stand like writing Feng that his company must cease its unauthorized use of the Luna name‚ and
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them financially with an active lawsuit that will make the news. The laws should have regulations on lawsuits. Lawsuits can be dragged out for years and can affect both parties financially and mentally. For instance‚ the Chungs are being sued by Roy Pearson and the Chungs suffered and almost lost everything due to lawsuit in legal fees and the loss of business (Takruri‚ 2007). The reasons many drag the lawsuits out over years is due to the hopefulness that the lawsuit is dropped or settled out of court
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that tort reform prevents “frivolous lawsuits” and lowers medical care costs for the general public. However‚ the evidence proves these ideas false. As tort reform has been shown to do very little‚ if anything‚ to help the American people‚ other methods such as repealing tort reform laws in their entirety should be attempted. Tort reform began in the 1980s as a political and corporate undertaking against large settlements reached in personal injury lawsuits. According to John T. Nockelby‚ director
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Explain the difference between rules of the common law and principles of equity. Law is to be seen as definite and also flexible and fair. It specifically needs unambiguous rules on one hand but flexibility on the other to provide exceptions to cases that may lead to apparently unjust conclusions where rules are applied rigidly. Common law‚ as define by Wikipedia‚ refers to law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals‚ rather than through legislative statutes or executive
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Its headquarters is in Miami‚ Oklahoma. This company filed for Bankruptcy in mid-2012 because there is a number of product liability lawsuits filed against it. The cans produced by this company would explode when used to pour gas to start a fire.There are 75 separate cases occurred due to the explosion of these cans. Fourteen people died due to the cans‚ including six children‚ one of
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Starbucks vs. Starbarks In this day in age‚ you would be hard pressed to find an individual – young or old – who does not recognize the name Starbucks. The coffeehouse franchise has made a worldwide name for itself; and it turns out‚ the company will go to great lengths to make sure others do not reap the same rewards. A doggie day-care in Algonquin‚ IL chose the name Starbarks and is‚ unfortunately‚ experiencing severe backlash from the multi-million coffee chain. Starbucks is prepared to
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The article I chose to write about was Cyber bullying Victims Fight Back in Lawsuits I chose Alex Boston the 14 year old girl. She decided to file a lawsuit against the two classmates bullying her on the internet. She also took a big stand and let them identify her as a victim of cyber bullying so they could raise awareness of this situation that seems to be growing around the world. Also Alex and her family reported the incident to Facebook. She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages
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Deloitte Sued for 7B in Mortgage Fraud Case By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Times September 26‚ 2011 MIAMI (AP) — A pair of lawsuits filed Monday claim that Deloitte & Touche LLP‚ one of the nation’s largest accounting firms‚ should pay $7.6 billion in damages for failing through years of audits to detect massive fraud at a now-defunct Florida mortgage company. "They certainly did not do their job‚" said attorney Steven Thomas‚ who represents those suing Deloitte. "This is one of those cases
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the investigation are used to determine the disciplinary action to be taken‚ if any. Complaints that are handled by the Board of Pharmacy involve violation of the regulations governing the board and may not necessarily be linked to a patient. Civil lawsuit on the other hand primarily involves
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