Hot coffee spill worth cool award McDonald ’s may fork over $2.9 million Denver Post Copyright 1994 Friday‚ August 19‚ 1994 The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE - A woman‚ who was scalded when her McDonald ’s coffee spilled won a jury award of $2.9 million - or about two days ’ coffee sales for the fast-food chain. Lawyers for Stella Liebeck‚ 81‚ who suffered thirddegree burns in the 1992 incident‚ contended that McDonald ’s coffee was too hot. A state district court jury imposed $2.7 million in
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7/01/13 Business Contracts: Protocol‚ Laws & Ethicality There are various kinds of contracts which arise within our business world today; contracts are an essential component to business livelihood. Although a contract is an agreement‚ not all agreements are valid contractual obligations. In order for any contract to be an official and legally binding agreement‚ there are essential requirements which must first be fulfilled. Because contracts are vital to the organization and
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offeror’s actual meaning was otherwise. * Definition: indication by one person to another of his or her willingness to enter into a contract with that person on certain terms. The ‘offer’ must indicate a willingness by the offeror to be bound without further negotiation as to the terms of the proposed contract. * Offer creates in the offeree a power to create a contract by their unilateral action. * Whether a statement is an offer depends on whether the person to whom it is addressed would reasonably
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To know the relationship between International law and Municipal law‚ it is important to know what these to laws are. International law is the rules and conducts which deals with the conduct of states. To put into simpler terms‚ the international law is a set of rules in which the countries use in dealing with each other. The Municipal law is the internal law of the land. There are different theories that distinguish the difference of the two laws. The dualists or the pluralist theory states that
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law In law‚ a sentence forms the final explicit act of a judge-ruled process‚ and also the symbolic principal act connected to his function. The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment‚ a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime. Those imprisoned for multiple crimes‚ will serve a consecutive sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the sum of all the sentences)‚ a concurrent sentence (in which the period of imprisonment equals the length
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discussion thread‚ describe an area of caution that this material suggested to you as a teacher‚ and share any personal thoughts you might have on the issue. An area of caution that I might have an issue for my rights and responsibilities is 9-2j Tort Liability and Negligence. I can relate to the example in the text about a teacher getting charged with negligence when a child fell from a playground structure while the teacher was attending to other children. No‚ I did not get charged with negligence
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wider than is necessary to protect the legitimate interest of the employer. Attempting to stifle competition is impermissible and it is irrelevant that the employer taught the ex-employee everything he knows. The court area particular to prevent contracts‚ which seek to prevent an employee from practicing his livelihood. The courts have regard to three facts: - The period during which the restriction purports to apply. - The geographical area in which the restriction purports to apply. - The scope
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Garden Club Guests and Liability Nicola Grover Professor‚ Theresa Dike November 27‚ 2011 LEG 300 The difference between an invitee and a licensee is the level of duty of care owed to each by the landowner. A person who enters the premises of a landowner by invitation‚ as part of the general public for a lawful purpose‚ would be considered an invitee. The landowner must provide an invitee reasonable care to keep the invitee safe from harm. This means the landowner must be aware of impending
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Law plays a significant role in the successful operation of business and society. Laws regulate social behavior‚ which leads to a society that runs efficiently. Laws also supply ethical standards and expectations‚ while providing rules of conduct‚ measures to enforce those rules‚ and a means for settling disputes. Other functions of law include: peacekeeping; checking government power and promoting personal freedom; facilitating planning and the realization of reasonable expectations; promoting economic
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Bill Cosby and his lawyers are not giving up without a good fight as they petition the courts again to drop the criminal sex assault case. Radar Online‚ June 8‚ 2016 reports that Bill and his attorneys want the case dismissed because Andrea Constand‚ did not show up in court. Papers filed by Bill Cosby’s lawyers said‚ “The District Attorney’s win-at-all-costs tactics in this matter are stretching the rules past the breaking point.” They are asking the court to dismiss the criminal charges against
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