Traditional Litigation: Encountering Risks and Reducing Exposure When dealing with traditional litigation, a business or organization will risk scrutiny of the company’s image or brand, and clearly suffers monetary costs, which can affect the entity’s bottom line. Reflecting on the traditional litigation system, dependent on the type of trial, for example, a civil trial, the burden of proof is rested upon the plaintiff. The plaintiff must present truthful evidence or proof to a judge or jury against
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Question One: Explain the difference between substantive and procedural law. Substantive law is the statutory or written law that defines rights and duties of people as they act in society and it deals with the legal relationship between people. Substantive law is an independent set of laws that decide the fate of the case and cannot be applicable in non-legal contexts. So substantive law underlines the essential substance of a trial. Procedural law provides the machinery to enforce the substantive
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Minutes of 2 nd Excellent Sports Club Meeting Venue : CRC Social Club Date : 25th January 2012 Time : 7:30 pm Attendance : Present: Hidhir ( President) Tan Ling Ching (Vice President) Rajeswari (Secretary) Heu Wai Yee (Treasurer) Lee Seo Lin (Members of the Committee) Nurul Amiliani (Members of the Committee) Rahul Rozali (Members of the Committee) Absent with apologies: Ling Chin Chuan (sick) 1. Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting The president
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You are a clerk for the judge assigned to this case. The judge asks you to prepare an essay, explaining to her why, under Illinois law, she should grant or dismiss the motion for summary judgment. Please help the judge. CASE SCENERIO: The plaintiff Alan was trying to catch a plane at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. He knew that he was late for his plane and so, he was running through the airport as fast as possible. Unfortunately, Alan does not see the banana peel that was lying on the floor in the
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State of Confusion BUS/415 State of Confusion Tanya Trucker owns a transportation company who intends to bring a suit against the state of Confusion to overturn a statute that requires all trucks and trailers to use a B-type truck hitch. The problem is that the B-type hitch is manufactured by only one company in the state of Confusion. In order for Tanya Trucker’s equipment can drive through the state of Confusion, the driver must stop at this manufacturer and have the
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Business Ethics Case BUS/415 December 5, 2011 University of Phoenix Business Ethics Case This paper will discuss the 1984 Supreme Court of the United States lawsuit between Calder v. Jones. The lawsuit was filed by actress Shirley Jones, from Partridge Family fame, in California against the president
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ST CLAIR COUNTY TWENTITH CIRCUIT COURT Civil Action No. 115 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF SALLY BRIGHT PETITIONER V. MEMORANDUM JOHN BRIGHT RESPONDENT Comes Petitioner, by counsel, and for her Memorandum states as follows: I. FACTS Sally Bright (Petitioner), filed for divorce and custody of 14 year old daughter, Chastity. John Bright (Respondent) also requested custody. The court ordered temporary custody of the minor child to Petitioner and visitation with Respondent
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MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 21, 2011 Palmer Solicitation Call Settlement c/o GCG, Inc. P.O. Box 9713 Dublin, OH 43017-5613 Toll-Free: 1 (800) 465-4481 Control No: 2167189704 SPI *2167189704* Claim No: SPI7311123 *SPI7311123* LYNDA SNEAD 14924 LAPPIN DETROIT, MI 48205 REQUIRED ADDRESS INFORMATION OR CORRECTIONS If the pre-printed address to the left is incorrect or out of date, OR if there is no pre-printed data to the left, YOU MUST provide your current name and
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Question 14 GMM Grammy is beinGMM Grammy is being sued for copyright infringement in several cases. Compute the value of the liability that the company has accrued in its balance sheet for the outcome of these lawsuits?g sued for copyright infringement in several cases. Compute the value of the liabilities that the company has accrued in its balance sheet This question is about contingent liabilities that GMM Grammy have liabilities that should recorded in balance sheet or not? If yes we will
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Sample Meeting Script Parts: President (Pres)-Vice President (VP)--Erin Secretary (Sec)--Lindsay Treasurer (Treas)--Joshua Member (proper names)—Ryan, Katie Pres. The regular meeting of the MSS Chapter will come to order. The Secretary will please read the minutes of the previous meeting. Sec. (Read minutes) Pres. Thank you. Are there any corrections to the minutes? If there are no corrections, the minutes are approved as read. The next business in order is the Reports of Officers, Boards and
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