Alicia V.‚ based on her symptoms‚ is diagnosed with PCOS. This is based on the findings that she is experiencing weight gain‚ unwanted hair growth‚ acne‚ a normal external genitalia‚ cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries
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Roper vs. Simmons was one of the few cases in almost two decades to address whether it’s constitutional under the eighth and fourteenth amendments to execute a juvenile offender who was over the age of fifteen but under the age of eighteen when he/she committed a capital crime. In 1988‚ Thompson vs. Oklahoma banned the execution of minors who were sixteen years of age when they committed a capital crime. Another case‚ Stanford vs. Kentucky (1989)‚ divided the court which eventually rejected that
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When Europeans began colonizing in the New World‚ there was a large amount of work to do and very few workers to get the job done. While there were indentured servants paying their way to America in exchange for work‚ it was not enough. To solve this problem‚ Dutch ships began loading Africans against their will onto a boat to be slaves in the New World. This later became known as the Atlantic Slave Trade. After the American Revolution‚ slavery became less and less profitable especially in the
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1 FAIR COMPETITION THE FAIR COMPETITION ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. PART I. Preliminary 2. 3. Interpretation. Application of Act. PART II. The Fair Trading Commission 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Establishment of Commission. Functions of the Commission. Commission shall seek information. Powers of the Commission. Hearings to be held in public. Minister may give directions. Powers of entry and search‚ etc. Discontinuance of investigation. Financial Provisions‚ Accounts
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COMPLAINT Margaret Donnelly‚ the named executor of the estate of Elinor R. Averell‚ filed a complaint against James P. Dillon‚ Esq.‚ on or about January 21‚ 2016. Donnelly alleges that Dillon had neglected the matters related to the estate of Elinor R. Averell‚ failed to adequately account for assets‚ and had failed to respond to anyone including an attorney hired to succeed Dillon. Dillon has violated Mass.R.Prof.C. 1.3‚ 1.4‚ and 8.4(c). FACTS On July 16‚ 2010‚ Elinor R. Averell hired Attorney
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“Move It” The plaintiffs’ main argument in the case centered on that of the main plaintiff‚ Mary Watson‚ a single woman. Ms. Watson claimed when she visited one of the Move It’s outlet stores‚ she observed several items that were marked with tags containing two prices; a “Suggested Retail Price” and
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Case Title: Regina v. G and another (Appellants) (On Appeal form the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) Citation: [2003] UKHL 50 Procedural History (PH): The appellants were charged on 22nd August 2000; without lawful excuse damaged by fire; commercial premises and being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged. The appellants stood trial before Judge Maher in March 2001. The appellants’ case at trial was that they expected the fire to extinguish itself on the concrete
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Chavez vs. Romulo G.R. No. 157036‚ June 9‚ 2004A mere license is always revocable FACTS: This case is about the ban on the carrying of firearms outside of residence in order to deter the rising crime rates. Petitioner questions the ban as a violation of his right to property ISSUE: Whether or not the revocation of permit to carry firearms is unconstitutional and Whether or not the right to carry firearms is a vested property right HELD: Petitioner cannot find solace to the above-quoted
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Lana Phan Case: Dred Scott v. Sandford Facts: This lawsuit involves Dred Scott‚ an African American slave and his owner due to the passing of his previous owner Dr. Emerson‚ John F. A. Sanford. John F.A Sanford is the brother to the wife of Dr. Emerson. Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the Missouri Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis on April 6‚ 1846 . Dred Scott’s legal suit is for assault and false imprisonment: “A slave could be punished and kept as property‚ but a free person could not
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(Attorney General) v. Bedford‚ [2013] 3 SCR 1101‚ 2013 SCC 72 Facts Three former or current prostitutes‚ Terri Jean Bedford‚ Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott claimed that three provisions of the Criminal Code‚ R.S.C. 1985‚ c. C46‚ infringed their rights under section 2 (b) and section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They argued that the following provisions placed restrictions on prostitutions that jeopardies their safety‚ health and security: ⋅ section 210 makes it an offence
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