Adam Gonzalez Individual Research Project BA: Business Law (3301) Thursday 7:00 – 9:45 November 17‚ 2011 University of Houston – Downtown 100 Main St. Houston‚ TX 77002 Adam Gonzalez Engagements‚ Responsibility and Liability: Ethics Implications People act unethically for a number of reasons. Unethical behavior is defined as behavior that contravenes rules designed to maintain the fairness and morality of a situation. The study of business ethics and its implications for different
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Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Kristen Addington MGT320 – The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Cooper-Blood February 26‚ 2017 Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform According to research conducted by a team at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine about 10% of deaths per year in the United States are caused by medical errors (Sternberg‚ 2016). This makes medical errors the third leading cause of death in the United States‚ heart disease
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As a result of Lydia’s actions‚ Danielle and Gemma have died. Therefore‚ the extent of Lydia’s criminal liability for their deaths must be explored. Lydia’s culpability for their Murders must be explored before lesser offences of manslaughter can be considered. The majority of law pertaining to Murder is found in the Common Law‚ rather than being defined in statutes like a great deal of criminal offences. Murder‚ as defined by Lord Coke‚ is when a man of “sound memory” at the age of “discretion”
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Course : Bank Management & Financial Services Chapter 4 : Managing and pricing non-deposit liabilities Questions & Problems 1. Compare and contrast Fed funds transactions with RPs? Repurchase agreements (RPs) are less popular than Fed funds and more complex. Both fed funds and Rps are instruments available for short term borrowing. However‚ RP agreements are collateralized loans and thus‚ the lender is not exposed to credit risk as they are with Federal funds transactions. Most RPs
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------------------------------------------------- Mens Rea (Blameworthiness) Introduction Duff = “responsibility is a necessary but not a sufficient condition of liability” An actor is responsible when they are sufficiently blameworthy in causing the harm or committing the wrong = we blame those who have control over their actions (committing a crime is a mental process) * MR is the guilty mind. Note that it is not necessarily a moral/culpable judgment‚ and there can be involuntary MR e.g.
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Background A Civil Action entails a major class action suit brought forth by several families against major conglomerates (including W.R. Grace chemical company and Beatrice Foods) that were alleged to have negligently damaged the environment of a small town to the extent that its practices led to the spread of leukemia. Jan‚ a personal injury attorney‚ decides to represent a woman that claims that her child and other neighbors of a small town in Massachusetts have been diagnosed with leukemia.
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Chan Faat goes over to the father and says‚ “Here’s another one for you.” He then punches the father in the face causing a red mark. The police are called and Chan Faat is arrested. Using the 8-part test discuss in full the possible criminal liability of Chan Faat. (60 marks) ANSWER GUIDE A.1. Nobody has died‚ so do not discuss ‘fatal offences against the person’. Discuss only the ‘non-fatal offences against the person’. Chan Faat may be guilty of both Wounding with intent contrary to
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Statutory rape is a strict liability crime. It is defined as “sex between an adult and a minor below the age of consent at the time the offense takes place” (Uslegal.com). This also includes persons who lack the ability of consenting to sex because of physical and mental incapabilities. The Model Penal Code lists Statutory Rape as‚ “male who has sexual intercourse with a female not his wife‚ or any person who engages in deviate sexual intercourse or causes another to engage in deviate sexual intercourse
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