In the case of Elaine vs. Jerry we will be looking at numerous legal issues involved. Did Elaine in any way experience discrimination in regards to her termination? Does the company’s employment-at-will status allow for them to terminate any employees without reason? Is there any evidence of ethical violations in the termination of Elaine? Did Elaine and Jerry enter into an express contract when Jerry told her of “great career opportunities” and offered her an annual salary of $30,000? Since the
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Negligence (Lat. negligentia, from neglegere, to neglect, literally "not to pick up something") is a failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.[1] The area of tort law known as negligence involves harm caused by carelessness, not intentional harm. According to Jay M. Feinman of the Rutgers University School of Law; The core idea of negligence is that people should exercise reasonable care when they act by taking account of the potential harm
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1. Introduction 1.1 From the dawn of human civilization, we, human being are directly or indirectly dependent to each other. For our better living, we created family, then formed group/society, then country and international community. Each individual, each family, each group and each country are dependent on each other by some means. For the easy exchange of dependency, people introduced business. “Business is defined as the exchange of goods, services or money for mutual benefit or profit.”
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TORT/CRIMES ASSIGNMENT MGMT 310 INSTRUCTIONS: Your assignment is to determine and analyze the claims and defenses for each party in the below referenced case problem and hypothetical lawsuit. IRAC/Analyze the following series of events using the information and laws contained in Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8. Be sure to state the Name of the Rule of Law and EACH of the elements of any stated allegations/charges (i.e. strict liability, assault, battery, or negligence) or defenses (i.e. comparative
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Critical Thinking in the Legal Environment: Torts and Product Liability Fall 2009 Introduction This assignment focuses on management skills that would be utilized in critical thinking in the legal environment specifically related to torts and product liability. A manager is constantly challenged with balancing responsibilities to the shareholders to make a profitable business and protecting the best interests of the employees and customers or end users of their products/services. This is
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Knowledge Integration Exam Jeremy Thomas Gugliotta University of Maryland University College This case involving Angela has the ethical decision of what action to do is not that difficult to assess, using the information provided she must act accordingly within the parameters set forth by the law. Angela is a mid-level manager at a transitional pharmaceutical company who happens to be a widowed mother of 3, depending on her 80 thousand dollar salary from work. Angela has been very pleased to work
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Case Summary Citation: Loucks v. Albuquerque National Bank, 76 N.M. 735, 418 P.2d 191 Facts: The plaintiff-appellants, Richard A. Loucks and Del Martinez (the “plaintiffs”) were business partners in the name of L & M Paint and Body Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to March 1962, Martinez operated a business under the name Del’s Paint and Body Shop. Martinez did his banking with defendant bank Albuquerque National Bank (the “defendant”) and dealt with Mr. Kopp, the vice-president of the
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Vegetarianism There are many types of vegetarians; some of the most common are Vegans, Lacto-vegetarians, and Lacto-ovo- vegetarians, Pesco-vegetarians, and Pollo-vegetarians. Vegans live on only plant foods; some of these things include vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and many more. Lacto vegetarians eat vegetables they also include dairy into their diets. Pesco vegetarians add fish into their diets, and Pollo vegetarians eat poultry such as chicken, duck, game, and birds. Pollo vegetarians
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harassment rendered; however, there was little to none action taken against the other students that ultimately elevated her blouse and exposed her bare breasts. The legal issues relevant to this case study are student harassment, negligence, abuse, tort liability; breach of duty, injury, and causation, and a distinct lack of concern from the school district. Special Need Student Case Summary/Evaluation You are the principal of an elementary school. It’s Monday morning and a parent of a special
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of Trespass to Chattels Law by owners as protection against the intentional use of their systems or the resources therein by unauthorized parties. The trespass to chattels law cannot be correctly applied to internet-related property rights because this law is being incorrectly used and does not adequately address the concerns of internet property owners and the rights they seek to protect. The 19th Century trespass to chattels tort is being utilized in cyberspace to protect systems against unauthorized
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