The Relationship between Principals and Agents in Business BUS311: Business Law I (BNJ1151A) Prof. Samantha Hodapp January 30, 2012 The Relationship between Principals and Agents in Business The relationship between a prinicipal and agent in business can and have been great; benefitting both parties involved while providing the best services or products to the consumer. Many businesses, or prinicipals, use an agent, such as an employee or sales representative, to represent the business when
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SHARED SERVICES NOIDA (UP) Vs TONY WILLIAM. 17 June 2012 BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT Table of Contents BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT 1 CASE: BARKLAY SHARED SERVICES NOIDA (UP) Vs TONY WILLIAM. 17 June 2012 1 1. FACTS 3 2. LAW 4 2.1 NON COMPETE CLAUSE (DETAILED) 4 2.1.1.PERIODIC 4 2.1.2. GEOGRAPHICAL 4 2.2 MISREPRESENTATION 4 3. ISSUES 4 3.1. 4 3.2. 4 3.3. 4 4. PRINCIPAL 5 4.1 Case: Business Intelligence Services, Inc. v. Carole Hudson 5 4.1.1Facts 5 4.1.2 Issue 5 4.1.3
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Consider the following scenario: Southwest Industries, Inc. is a corporation that provides technical services. Suppose Mike Youngblood and TDI Technical Services are Southwest’s former Vice President of Operations and Southwest's competitor, respectively. On June 26, 1999, Youngblood signed an employment contract with Southwest to work as a recruiter making $29.50 per hour. The contract contained a noncompetition agreement preventing Youngblood from working for a competitor of Southwest for
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storm and the respondent instructed the Unterweser to tow the rig to the nearest port of refuge, Tampa. In Tampa the respondent files suit in admiralty against Unterweser. Unterweser request the district court of Tampa to invoke the forum-selection clause, which was mutually agreed upon in the contract and which provided for “litigation of any dispute in the High Court of Justice in London”. (The Bremen et al v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 1972) Facts: * “In November 1967, respondent Zapata, a Houston-based
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B. Reasonableness requirements The court will likely find the duration and geographic scope of the non-compete agreement to be reasonable. Both the duration and the geographic scope must be reasonable for the non-compete to be enforced. Nat'l Graphics Co. v. Dilley, 681 P.2d 546 (Colo. App. 1984). Five year non-competes have been enforced by the courts regularly. Despite the fact 150-mile restriction is outside the 100-mile default range typically enforced by the courts, Betty Crockette is a unique
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very different and opposing views on the Bank plan. This led to much controversy over the plan and how they believed it would impact the nation. At the root of the controversy was wether or not the plan was constitutional. Both men interpreted the clauses in the Constitution differently, so both Hamilton and Jefferson submitted plans to President Washington in hopes their view would prevail. The conflict between Hamilton and Jefferson’s opposing views came to a head in 1791. Hamilton, Secretary
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Case Study Presentation (Chapter 4 Page 104) Corey Airport Services Inc. versus Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. The deciding court was the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Case decided on June 4, 2012 The events of this case began when the City of Atlanta issued a request for proposal for a five-year contract at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2002. The lease arrangement envisioned in the request for proposal involved the winning bidder managing hundreds
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1. For each of the following agreements, explain fully: a) whether the mistake was mutual or unilateral; b) whether the mistake involved a material term of the contract; c) whether the fairness of the situation would be grounds for arguing that enforcement of the contract was unconscionable; and d) whether the customer could seek to void the contract on the basis of mutual mistake. (Remember: define mutual/unilateral mistake, identify material terms, discuss fairness and/or unconscionable
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Constitutional Right or Religious Freedom How the Representation of God in the Pledge of Allegiance Affects the American People I. The phrase, “Under God” in the United States Pledge of Allegiance perpetuates the most significant form of discrimination in modern time. II. “Samantha you stand for the pledge right now!” Exclaimed Mrs. Cline. Samantha knew she was doing what was right in her eyes, and it didn’t matter what the consequence was going to be. “That’s it! I have had it with your
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Assignment When grading a student essay, there are some legal issue that need to be considered. As a teacher, you cannot not accept a student’s work due to it containing anything related to religion. A school district has to abide by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In my school district, all students have a right to express themselves whether it is on a religious topic or something related to religion. A teacher should not grade a student’s essay on any religious topic based on their
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