Zach Tverberg HPE 466 September 17‚ 2014 Case Brief 1 Case Name: Andes v. Young Men’s Christian Association‚ 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 788 (Cal. App. 6 Dist. 1998) Summation of Facts: In May of 1998‚ the parents (plaintiffs) of Stephen Andres sued the YMCA (defendant) in a wrongful death suit. Stephan Andres drowned in a spa pool in a locker room at the YMCA facility. The parents believed that the YMCA was negligent by not having lifeguards in the spa pool area of the locker room where Stephen
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signed writing that his or her offer will remain open. A firm offer is irrevocable without the necessity of consideration for the stated period or‚ if no definite period is stated‚ for a reasonable period (neither to exceed three months).” In this case Jennings stated a time frame and signed the offer‚ by selling the car he is he in breach of the contract? Wheeler vs. Jennings Jennings is in breach of his contract with Wheeler
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Contribution Required Of Excess Insurer Where It Did Not Consent To Settlement In February‚ the California Court of Appeal ruled in Doe Run Resources Corp v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York that an excess insurer did not have to contribute to the settlement where the insured failed to obtain its consent before signing the settlement agreement. The case involved a complaint filed in 2001 by residents of Herculaneum‚ Missouri alleging that the defendant mining-company‚ Doe Run’s‚ lead and cadium smelting
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Korematsu V. United States was a court case during the time of World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ people of Japanese descent were considered threats. As a result‚ Franklin Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 9066 on February 19‚ 1942. This Order demanded that each and every person of Japanese descent be moved to internment camps‚ regardless of citizenship. Fred Korematsu‚ a Japanese American citizen‚ refused to leave his home to go to the internment camp. Therefore‚ he was convicted
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In this case‚ former sales managers for State Room had accused the company of not paying them for the extra duties undertaken. The court held that these employees had no authority when it comes to the setting pieces or even enters into contracts unless the management has negotiated the favorable terms (Breger & Edles‚ 2015). The court further decided to rely on a previous decision to arrive at the new decision. The case under reference was Reich v John Alden Life Insurance Co
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Mark Puls’ Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution brought to light one of the most undervalued yet highly influential founding fathers of the American revolutionary era. Adams is widely regarded as one of the first fervent idealists of American independence. one of the most outspoken‚ persistent‚ agitators of that time Puls biography details the life of Samuel Adams in a chronological order of events starting with his upbringing in the Adams’ family. His father was a well respected brewer
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8th Circuit hasn’t expressly ruled on this issue‚ district courts in said circuit have borrowed from Courts in the 8th Circuit have dismissed claims of general anxiety and stress‚ even where the plaintiff’s injuries are more particularized. In Amburgy v. Express Scripts‚ Inc.‚ the plaintiff alleged that he and other members of the class had spent “considerable time and money protecting themselves” after the company’s inadequate security measures lead to the theft and ransom of customers’ personal information
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Katheryn Watson is an extremely creative‚ out of the box thinker‚ and she tried to get her students to be like that also. She derailed from the text book‚ showing more unique images to her class‚ in an attempt to get them thinking in a deeper way that is not taught in books. The students were stuck in the critical way of thinking They examined the textbook to get a greater understanding of the first slide show of paintings. Ms. Watson‚ however‚ converting their critical thinking into creative thinking
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of Right to Counsel In the 16th and 17th century‚ the law did not allow or provide for the use of attorneys in any court case‚ except for treason cases. It wasn’t until the 18th century in which the defendants were allowed to have an attorney. The constitution allowed for the use of attorneys‚ but most defendants represented themselves‚ while
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Bravo Fernandez v. United States is a court case that deals with Double Jeopardy. Double Jeopardy can be defined as “the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense (dictionary.com). ” Bravo Fernandez v. United States was argued on October 4th‚ 2016‚ because of an incident that took place in May of 2005. Mr. Fernandez‚ whom is the president of a private security firm in Puerto Rico‚ and Hector Martinez-Maldonado who is a member of the Senate. Both traveled to Las Vegas to watch a boxing match
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