A. Case: In the case of Ventura v. Titan Sports Inc. (22 III 65 F3d 725 8th Cir. 1995 ), a pro combatant and commentator agreed to an oral contract that was silent on royalties. Later they also made a second contract were he was mislead fraudulently on the royalties subject. B. Factual Summary: Plaintiff Jesse Ventura (wrestler) entered into an oral contract to wrestle for Titian Sports (Defendant).After Ventura suffered medical problems, a second oral contract was made with Titan Sports to commentate
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Case Brief Norman Utley, Plaintiffs v. MCI, INC., MCI WorldCom Communications, INC., & MCI Network Services, INC. F/K.A MCI WorldCom Network Services, INC., Defendants. Civil action no. 3:05-CV-0046-K Facts: This is an age discrimination case arising out of MCI's decision to terminate twenty (collectively “Plaintiffs”) former MCI’s Employees. This resulted from a reduction in force ("RIF"), where the companies declining financial condition, compelled a reduction in costs of its operations between
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Dillon v Legg is an emotional distress claim. The claim is on or about September 27th, 1964: the defendant David Luther Legg was driving his automobile in a southern direction on Bluegrass Road, close to an intersection called Clover lane in the county of Sacramento. On this same date the plaintiff Margery M. Dillon’s’ daughter Erin Lee Dillon, who is of young age was lawfully crossing Bluegrass Road. The Defendant then hit the plaintiff’s daughter Erin resulting in injuries so severe it resulted
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Appellant asserts that the facts in Cheuvront, supra, are distinguishable from this case on appeal because 1) Cheuvront was not a garnishment action which allows a statutory “second bite of the apple” to modify the default 2) the communication by the plaintiffs’ counsel was directly with the party defendant not a registered agent 3) there was no second notification remedying any prior misleading communication. The Court in Cheuvront clearly distinguishes its own ruling from cases in which the judgments
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Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiff Dennis Burnham, a New Jersey resident, was served with process for divorce by his wife in California, while he was visiting California on business. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Jurisdiction based on physical presence alone constitutes due process because it is one of the continuing traditions of our legal system that define the due process standard. Facts. Plaintiff a New Jersey resident, visited Southern California on business, after which he went to visit his children
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CPLR 5015(a) is a frequently invoked provision in New York practice. It lists the principal grounds on which a judgment or order may be vacated. It provides (verbatim) that “[t]he court which rendered a judgment or order may relieve a party from it upon such terms as may be just, on motion of any interested person with such notice as the court may direct, upon the ground of: * 1. excusable default, if such motion is made within one year after service of a copy of the judgment or order with written
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1. What is the most “jealously” protected kind of speech, according to the court in this case? (3 points) Free Speech 2. What court decided the case in the assignment? (2 points) Supreme Court 3. Briefly – state the facts of this case, using the information found in the case in LexisNexis. (5 points) A radio show decided to have an Ugliest Bride contest and used the bridal photographs that were published in the newspaper. The winner of the contest was an employee of a competing radio
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Neighborhood Association Coalition By-laws ARTICLE I - NAME, AUTHORITY, AND PURPOSE 1.1 Name: This Organization shall be known as the Neighborhood Association Coalition (NAC). Authority: The NAC is organized under the authority of the City of Lakeland. Purpose: The NAC’s purpose is to: 1. Promote communication and cooperation between neighborhoods and organizations within the City of Lakeland in order to foster a sense of community; 2. Unite existing neighborhood associations; 3. Provide a forum
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deliberated upon in this matter is as regards to the nature of Section 85 and Section 86 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887. These Sections being analogous to Rule 84, 85, and 86 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 have been interpreted in light of the interpretation afforded to these Rules of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE MATTER At the heart of the dispute was the allegation that Sardara Singh had been appointed as the substitute Lambaradar on 8th November, 1957 for District
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Babatunde White Torts Case Briefs Yania v Bigan 397 Pa. 316 Parties: Plaintiff - Yania (decedent's widow) Defendant – Procedural History: Trial court dismissed the case; plaintiff appeals. Cause of action: Negligence Facts: Bigan engaged in a coal mining operation, and had trenches on his property for this purpose. The trenches were 16-18 feet in height, and contained water of 8-10 feet (water pump not working to take out the water). Yania went to Bigan's property for purposes of business
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