...Products and Liability Research Paper Steve Jackson Strayer University Legal 500 Professor Wendy White June 10, 2014 Question # 1: Describe the company and the product safety issue that led to the lawsuit. Baxter Pharmaceuticals is a healthcare company located in Deerfield, Illinois which was founded in 1931 by Dr. Donald Baxter. Baxter Pharmaceuticals was the first manufacturer of commercially prepared intravenous solutions. The company primarily “focuses, develops, manufacture, and markets different healthcare products that are used to save and sustain the lives of people with immune disorders, hemophilia, infectious disease, and other chronic and acute medical conditions.” ("Corporate overview," 2013) Baxter has been known as a very global diversified healthcare company that has a great reputation for its safety and effectiveness since 1931. “The company also has expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide.” ("Corporate overview," 2013) On June 2009, there was a lawsuit placed again Baxter Pharmaceuticals (which is also known as Baxter Health Corporation) by Dennis Quaid and Kimberly Quaid. The Quaid’s filed suit against Baxter for liability and negligence for the “medical drug error” which nearly killed their twins. The Quaid twins (11 days old) were in admitted into Cedar-Sinai Medical Center to be treated for a staph infection. The doctor prescribe that the twins be given...
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...Learning Personal Responsibility Although not always easy to accept, learning to accept personal responsibility is one’s choice. Becoming aware of feelings and accepting change will result in better decision-making as well as positive success in one’s life. Responsibility continues throughout one’s own actions therefore making the right choices will build character and not result in negative consequences. Going to school or work each day is a personal responsibility that we adapt to or can either feel forced to do. Whichever the choice may be, the results are simple, choosing success or blaming others for dropping out or quitting. To get ahead in life, learning to be responsible for one’s own actions is a priority. Only you can choose how your life will go, and taking the time and effort will make a difference in a person’s attitude and behavior. Taking responsibility towards your education refers to time management, study skills and learning. As students we are responsible for excelling, therefore if we fail to meet those standards it is our own responsibility and not that of others. “Research has demonstrated that college outcomes are tied to the efforts that students put into their work and the degree to which they are involved with their studies” (Davis & HillmanMurrell, n.d.). As a student I am responsible for my own efforts that I put into my study time, assignments and learning. Prioritizing what your choices are is one way of learning personal responsibility and achieving...
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...Database systems are a complete index of data put into one location. Databases are used in all businesses weather small mom and pop size to multimillion worldwide companies. They are used to keep track and accurate points of the data that their company has. As well as customer interaction with the company. A customer would use a hotels database to find what hotel rooms are available to rent. A Company uses a database so that all employees that need to access it can access the same one so other departments are not doing things without other departments know. Meaning if HR fires someone and payroll may not know if they do not have access to it, then the fired person would still get paid. But, by using a database system all the department know what each other is doing so when HR fires someone Payroll knows to stop paying that employee. Each instance of SQL Server has four system databases (master, model, tempdb, and msdb) and one or more user databases. Some organizations have only one user database, containing all the data for their organization. Some organizations have different databases for each group in their organization, and sometimes a database used by a single application. For example, an organization could have one database for sales, one for payroll, one for a document management application, and so on. Sometimes an application uses only one database; other applications may access several databases....
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...Financial Ratios Dora Massey ACC205 Principals of Accounting 1 Instructor Brandy Havens October 6, 2014 In the world of business things can go right or wrong, there are many factors involved. Investors try to analyze a company by looking at and comparing different ratios. Ratios are divisible into categories such as liquidity measure, turnover and profitability. The quick and current ratios are monitored by investors to check the liquidity of a company. While knowing about a business is important, ratios are way to monitor and manage a business. The company that I chose to analyze is Exxon Mobile. This company produces oil and is the worlds largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. Exxon mobile applies science and innovation to find safer and cleaner ways to deliver energy. Their guiding principals are to achieve superior financial and operating results and have high ethical standards. This company incurred more than $1.40 in taxes for every dollar of net earnings. Although they are below the average of 8.6 cents per dollar of sales for all manufactures. In 2012 they had 26 billion to shareholders. According to George S. Ford the profit margin of major oil companies are...
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...Team B - Integrative Network Design Project Jacob Acuna, Susan Granata, David Teague University of Phoenix - NTC/362 Ronald Bowell October 26, 2015 Page Break Kudler Fine Foods is a purveyor of specialty and gourmet foods in the San Diego, CA. area. They currently have three locations: the home office in La Jolla, CA., and two store locations in Del Mar, CA. and Encinitas, CA. Kudler is in need of a new network design and topology that will address multiple issues faced in a growing enterprise. The new network must incorporate a new network topology to reduce downtime and ensure that functionality will remain if one or two devices are down. In addition, a VoIP system must be installed over the network, along with an internal WLAN in each store. The WAN will tie all three stores together to increase collaboration and network file sharing, and the new network must be easily scalable to support growth of the company and integration of future stores. Of utmost priority is the security of the network. The sensitive nature of credit card processing makes Kudler Fine Foods a prime victim for cyber threats, and therefore policies must be put in place to protect the customer and employee data. Network Characteristics and Components The current network characteristics and components for the Del Mar store starts with a small office scenario that is accompanied by six Dell Vostro computers for management. All six computers are running Windows 7 and all...
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....narisetty•Chapter 6—Questions R17 R17. A permanent address for a mobile node is its IP address when it is at its home network. A care-of-address is the one its gets when it is visiting a foreign network. The COA is assigned by the foreign agent (which can be the edge router in the foreign network or the mobile node itself). •Chapter 8—Questions R1, R3, R29. R1. Confidentiality is the property that the original plaintext message can not be determined by an attacker who intercepts the ciphertext-encryption of the original plaintext message.Message integrity is the property that the receiver can detect whether the message sent (whether encrypted or not) was altered in transit. The two are thus different concepts,and one can have one without the other. An encrypted message that is altered in transmit may still be confidential (the attacker can not determine the original plaintext) but will not have message integrity if the error is undetected. Similarly, a message that is altered in transit (and detected) could have been sent in plaintext and thus would not be confidential. R3. In symmetric key systems, the keys of receiver and sender are identical and are secret. In public key systems, a pair of keys is used. One of the keys is known to both receiver and sender, or in other word, to the whole world, while the other key is known only by sender. That’s the major difference between the two systems. R29. Stateful and Stateless IP .. There are several advantages to...
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...Introduction – Rushell Baderman Island Resort ensures all guests enjoy a relaxed and care free stay. In doing so the interior of company must be structured to function at its highest level of performance. This essay will outline the general functions of the Food and Bar Management and Front Office Supervisor. It will focus on the performance management systems, discuss the advantage and disadvantage of two different job evaluations, compare and contrast compensation plans, and explain the importance of providing employee benefits plans. Each area is unique to this company and its success. Describe the general function of performance management systems. If your assigned company does not use a performance management system, would you recommend it use one? LISA Overall the success of our company in general is due to our commitment and dedication given to our employees. The company strives to ensure that every employee is given an equal opportunity, and it is our duty to embrace each employee to the fullness of their potential. The company accomplishes this task by the use of performance management systems. Performance management systems are used to sustaining and measuring an employee’s performance. These methods are the key to an organization success because an organization can assess individuals' performance and reward them appropriately. To do this successfully an organization needs to have a system that manages performance: not just for reward purposes but also to help...
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...How do you know you have validated a research study based on data gathered from primary or secondary sources? Have you been involved with any product test-marketing project? Explain. How did the resulting statistics affect the product’s marketing strategy? How can organizations skew the statistical outcomes of their business research? When searching for information on a topic, it is important to understand the value of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Primary sources allow researchers to get as close as possible to original ideas, events, and empirical research as possible. Such sources may include creative works, first hand or contemporary accounts of events, and the publication of the results of empirical observations or research. Secondary sources analyze, review, or summarize information in primary resources or other secondary resources. Even sources presenting facts or descriptions about events are secondary unless they are based on direct participation or observation. Moreover, secondary sources often rely on other secondary sources and standard disciplinary methods to reach results, and they provide the principle sources of analysis about primary sources. Tertiary sources provide overviews of topics by synthesizing information gathered from other resources. Tertiary resources often provide data in a convenient form or provide information with context by which to interpret it. The distinctions between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources can...
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...Testing Process Summary There will be several types of testing to ensure the final product is ready to be released and implemented. Some of the checks will be manual reviews, and the others will be automated. The manual checks will be done using a predetermined list of mistakes to check for, and each participant will go through the code of the software to look for syntax errors and other grammar mistakes. This will help prevent an abundance of errors when it comes to the automated portion. As the code is what makes the program work the way it does, the programmers will sit down while the program is used to make sure it meets the design requirements and delivers what the company needs. The programmer will be able to fix problems as they go through the dry run of the program. One of the slower processes and obviously more thorough of the inspections would be going through the code line by line while the programmer executes the each block of code to ensure it functions properly. After all of the manual checks are done, the automation process will begin. The first process will be done by scripting. A script will run to enter data and make selections based on a list of data generated by the programmer. The script will run until it is complete and then it will come to the individual module testing. Each separate module of the program will be tested by itself with selected data and then with each sub-ordinate module to ensure everything works properly. The script...
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...NT1110: Module 5 Computer Operation and Security Lab 5.1 Understanding BIOS, POST, and Security Basics In this lab, you will demonstrate your ability to fix issues related to BIOS/POST and secure the computer from viruses and Trojans. Required Setup and Tools A computer with access to the Internet Recommended Procedures Task 1: Understanding BIOS and POST A user boots his or her computer and hears a sequence of six beeps. The computer uses AMI BIOS. What error is indicated by the six beeps? A different user with a computer using Phoenix BIOS hears a sequence of beeps with pauses in between. The sequence is beep - pause - beep beep beep - pause - beep beep beep beep- pause - beep beep beep. What error is indicated by this beep sequence? Task 2: Basic Security Firewalls may be hardware devices or software programs. Hardware firewalls protect an entire network. Software firewalls protect a single computer. Research the Internet for an example of each of these types of firewalls and compare their features. Linksys and Cisco make firewall/routers for home use. The Zone labs are an example of a software firewall. Submission Requirements: Include a references page citing the resources you used from the textbook, ITT Tech Virtual Library, and credible websites to substantiate your answers. All citations should be in APA format. Refer to ITT Tech Virtual Library> Research Help> Research Guides> Grammar, Writing & Style> APA Formatting and Style Guide for help in APA formatting. Your report...
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...Week Five Assignment Alison Eades ACC/561 December 22, 2014 Jason See Week 5 Assignment Exercise 18-1 is about the Martinez Company’s decision to introduce a new product manufacture by either a capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. Provided are the manufacturing cost for both methods as well as the estimate. The capital-intensive manufacturing cost estimates are as follow: $5.00 per unit for direct materials, $6.00 per unit for direct labor, $3.00 per unit for variable overhead, and $2,508,000 for fixed manufacturing cost. The labor-intensive manufacturing cost estimates are as follow: $5.50 per unit for direct materials, $8.00 per unit for direct labor, $4.50 per unit variable overhead, and $1,538,000. The company’s research department recommends an introductory unit sale price of $30. The incremental selling expenses are estimated to $502,000 annually plus $2.00 for each unit sold, regardless of which manufacturing method is used. Capital-intensive methodologies of production require higher levels of labor. A: The estimated break-even point in annual unit sales of the new product is calculated differently dependent on the used method. 1.) With the capital-intensive method, the Martinez Company must calculate total fixed cost first; $2,508,000+$502,000=$3,010,000. The contribution margin per unit must also be calculated through selling price less variable cost ($30-$5-$6-$3-$2=$14). Total fixed cost over contribution margin per unit determines...
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...Scenario 2 Brian McDonald had an incredible train collection it consisted of rare and one-of-a-kind trains. One day whole visiting another hobbyist Harry, Brian told him that when he retired from his job he would sell his trains and spend his life traveling on real trains. Brian once told Harry that he was the only person who he would sell his trains to because he know Harry would take care and appreciate as much as he did. Harry was excited and said he looked forward to the day when he could buy the trains. Harry spent the next two years and a large portion of his savings building a new 2,000-square foot room in his home to make room for his new collection of trains. Harry told Brian that he was building a new room but Brian did not reply and simply smiled. When Brian retired he sold his collection not to Brian but to a neighbor, James. Harry was furious and hurt so he sued Brian. Unfortunately, Harry did not have Brian sign any contract to prove that Brian had an obligation to sell the trains to him. According to the Cheeseman (2010) a contract is “a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes a duty” (p. 156). The problem is that no one made an offer, and a contract is created if an offer is made and accepted. Therefore, Harry would not have a case against Brian based on spoken contract because no terms were agreed upon. Harry could also argue that because he built the addition...
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...MGMT530 – Labadee Decision Week 5 Case Analysis The objectives for the assignment were to define the uncertainties using a risk profile and make the recommendation for a decision for the Labadee Case. Students will have a wide variety of responses based on the limited information provided in the case. Risk Profile Uncertainty 1: How will guests react knowing many citizens are struggling? | Outcome: | Chance | Consequences: | Guests react negatively | 50% | Guests will cancel reservations | Guests react positively | 50% | Guests may be attracted and want to assist Royal Caribbean International | | | | | | | Uncertainty 2: How will the media respond to the decision? | Outcome: | Chance | Consequences: | Negatively | 80% | Royal Caribbean International eliminates Labadee’s story | Positively | 20% | Royal Caribbean International will continue to stop in Haiti | | | | | | | Uncertainty 3: How will Labadee be affected? | Outcome: | Chance | Consequences: | Haiti is impacted negatively | 70% | The community will not see the profits of the cruise; thus, putting Haiti in a worse financial position | Haiti is impacted positively | 30% | The community will keep the profits and receive the needed assistance from group and traveling guests | | | | | | | Decision Recommendation Decision Recommendation | Alternative Recommended | Summary Rationale | Continue the trips | After creating a risk profile, it is true that...
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...Title: Biotechnology Introduction: The purpose of this lab report is to demonstrate more safe and effective ways to genetically-engineer natural flora of pest insects in order to create a recently discovered insecticidal protein. The indole test was used in this lab. This test determines whether the microbe produces indole from the amino acid tryptophan. The media used are the Sulfide-Indole-Motility (SIM) medium and Tryptone broth medium. This is very essential in the field of microbiology because it has a content that limits bacterial swimming. Procedure: What I did first was to inocule the tryptone broth at 37 degrees Celsius and click on the “Next Day” button, then I retrieved the sample and added Kovac’s reagent with the dropper tool. After wards I inoculated the Phenol Red Mannitol Broth and clicked the “Next Day” button. I continued to do the same thing for the Methyl Red Test and added the methyl red reagent. Observation and Results: Based on the experiment, the reagents produce a cherry-red ring floating above the culture medium. The cherry-red ring indicates that the test was positive. However, if it was negative, the ring would have been yellow. Discussion: The red cherry ring specifies that the tests are positive. The reason for this is because I added Kovac’s reagent to the SIM cultures. Some of the bacteria have the ability of deamination for its amino acids because it has the enzyme tryptophanase, leading to the hydrolxation of tryptophan...
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...Final Strategic Plan: Cupcake Heaven Executive Summary Cupcake Heaven is envisioned to be developed into a small, privately owned local bakery that prides itself in offering a wide variety of gourmet cupcakes which are made with high quality ingredients and unique flavors. Cupcake Heaven is going to ignite the city of Corona in the new concept of being a “cupcake only” bakery, by offering delicious baked goods in an inviting setting. This analysis will examine the mission, vision, and values of the company, and how these components translate and align with the strategic objectives. Additionally, this strategic plan will provide a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats and Trends (SWOTT) analysis, a balanced scorecard, and a communication plan that will ensure that Cupcake Heaven has the structure to effectively reach an optimal level of operational health. Finally, the analysis will discuss how the company’s culture, ethics, and social responsibility serve as a compass that directs Cupcake Heaven in establishing the company’s guiding principles. Mission Statement Cupcake Heaven believes that the mission statement of a business is a vital part of the strategic management process, and provides a glimpse into the strategy and performance goals of the company (Darbi, 2012). Based on this concept, Cupcake Heaven has developed a mission statement that impacts the behavior and attitudes of our employees and customers. Cupcake Heaven’s mission is “To be dedicated...
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