hundreds of people would needlessly burn to death.” Mark Dowie, Author of Pinto Madness (8) One of the biggest automotive news stories in the latter part of the 1970’s dealt with tales of exploding Ford Pintos and the considerable awards civil court juries were presenting to victims of accidents involving the cars. Ford produced the Pinto automobile from 1971 to 1980. Initially the car sold well, but a defect in the early models made Pintos prone to leaking fuel and catching on fire after
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Coughlin v. Tailhook Case Analysis LAW/531 October 4, 2010 Coughlin v. Tailhook Case Analysis COUGHLIN v TAILHOOK 112 F.3d 1052 (1997) United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: During a convention at the Las Vegas Hilton, Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway outside several convention-related hospitality
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Discrimination Jillian Baker, Zach Ballard, Matthew Cornman, Latisha Holmes, Joseph Pulver, Maltie Ramjattan, and Aisha Savage LAW 531 Business Law June 15, 2015 Ginky Lee Torres Discrimination On July 17, 2008, plaintiff Ali Aboubaker, 56, a maintenance technician for Washtenaw County, was fired for alleged insubordination. He had been employed by Washtenaw County for 17 years. ALM Media (2014) states that the suit was based on violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, the Elliot-Larsen
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2004 2 Media Economics and Media Policy: The Good and the Bad Abstract This paper explores the role and function of economics in media policymaking and policy analysis. This paper begins with an overview of the distinctive economics of media industries in an effort to demonstrate the importance of focused and specialized economic analysis of these industries. The paper then chronicles the growing role of economics in U.S. media policymaking and examines both the positive and the negative implications
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when the purchase order and acknowledgment form state different terms the additional terms are construed as a proposal and become part of the contract unless: The offer expressly limits acceptance conditional on assent to the terms of the offer. Issue: Are the additional terms of Metal-Matic’s disclaimer of liability part of the contract when its agreement is expressly conditioned on its assent to the additional terms? Decision and Opinion: One application goal of the UCC§2-207 is aimed at commercial
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public and the legal profession in recent years. In fact, some courts now require some parties to resort to ADR of some type, usually mediation, before permitting the parties' cases to be tried (indeed the European Mediation Directive (2008) expressly contemplates so-called "compulsory" mediation; attendance that is, not settlement at mediation). The rising popularity of ADR can be explained by the increasing caseload of traditional courts, the perception that ADR imposes fewer costs than litigation
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The Correlations Between Salaries of NBA Players and Their On-court Performance Indicators ZiWEI YONG, 460228934 21, FEB, 2016 Contents Abstract 2 1. Introduction and literature review 3 1. Introduction to Regression Model 3 1.1 Regression Model 3 1.2 Simple Linear Regression Model 3 1.3 Multiple Linear Regression Model 4 1.4 Multicollinearity 4 1.5 Conclusion for Multiple Linear Regression Modelling 5 2. Literature Review 5 2.1 Introduction of NBA 5 2.2 Reasons for High Average
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they are not specific measures to protect the young offenders from the adult prisoners. My completes work Case summary Issue Roper v. Simmons’ main issue is whether the application of Death penalty on a person who committed murder at age 17 amounts to “Cruel and Unusual” sentence and thereby barred by the 8th and 14th Amendments (Dinkes, et al 2009) Facts The Supreme Court of the United States initiated a review of the case against Christopher Simmons to determine whether death penalty was allowed
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Analysis Paper University Of Phoenix LAW / 531 Date: 10/05/2015 MEMORANDUM. TO: Singh and Jessica FROM: Karandeep Singh RE: Disagreement concerning Singh and Jessica in the corporation of an outfitting store. DATE: 10/03/2015. FACTS: Singh and Jessica are trade partners of an outfit and merchandising store, and they entered into a formal contract. Jessica had to reduce her working day to take care for her newborn
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Analysis of Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 (1983), Level or Type of Court: United States Supreme Court. Facts: An employee of the New Orleans District Attorney office was fired for insubordination and refusing to accept a transfer. Sheila Myers was employed for five and a half years and had a satisfactory performance. She was informed by her boss, Harry Connick that she would be transferred to another division to try cases. Mrs. Myers was unhappy about this decision. She expressed her opinion
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