In the Pat Dunn V. Chris LePuck case I am in favor of the defendant, Chris LePuck. The plaintiff, Pat Dunn, an experienced hockey player, knowingly and voluntarily entered the hockey game in which he suffered severe injuries. By nature of the sport, hockey games require players to have contact with each other. Dunn had the responsibility to assume the risk when he entered the game. The plaintiff also failed to wear a helmet during the game making him negligent. Not only did the plaintiff fail to
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The Clean Power Company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been in operation for 5 years. The company produces an energy regulating device that automatically regulates the use of power sources in homes and businesses. Recently, they have realized that in order to stay in business, they will have to move their operations out of the country. They have purchased approximately 500 acres next to the Chavon River in the southeastern part the Dominican Republic. The land is totally undeveloped. However
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Medical Malpractice Court’s Decisions Recent studies on 232 court cases dealing with medical malpractice over a 5-year period (2006-2010), were evaluated according to medical discipline, diagnosis, therapy, relevant level of care, negligence, lawsuits and other criteria (Knaak & Parzeller, 2014). Expectations are high when it comes to modern medical treatment. There can be many arising complications associated with potential malpractice. Such complications are unavoidable and can definitely
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Business Ethics and Legal Issues Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Abstract Antitrust laws are the legislations by state governments aimed regulating the way in which trade and commerce is carried out. This is possible through the prevention of illegitimate price-fixing and monopolies and facilitating fair completion. The net effect that is felt by the consumer is the production of high quality goods and services at prices that are affordable to all. Additionally, the public
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Addressing international legal and ethic issues simulation summary Ann Tracy Law/421 8/6/2012 Boni Cherelle Some of the legal disputes in international transactions with Cad Max and Gentura the different laws, because laws are different from state to state and country to country. If you are in one part of the country and deal with someone outside the country there are so many legal issues that both parties need to get lawyers involved to make sure that everyone is getting
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Crystal Perry Assignment 1 The adversary system of law is the system of law that relies on the contest between each advocate representing his or her party’s positions and involves a judge or jury, trying to determine the truth of the case. This system is generally adopted in common law countries. The adversary system is the two sided under which criminal trial courts operate that pits the prosecution against the defense. Justice is done when the adversary is able to convince the judge or
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Assignment 3: Required Assignment 3 –Calculating Financial Ratios George L. Burga Prof. Leon Grove Financial Management Argosy University October 03, 2015 * Download a company’s balance sheet and income statement from one of the many sites where financials are available, such as Zacks Investment Research or MarketWatch. * Choose five financial ratios, one from each of the five categories described in Chapter 3 of Brigham and Ehrhardt (i.e., liquidity, asset management, financial leverage
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JOVITO OLAZO v. JUSTICE DANTE TINGA (Ret.) AM. NO. 10-5-7-SC, December 7, 2010 FACTS: This is a disbarment case against retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante O. Tinga (respondent) filed by Mr. Jovito S. Olazo (complainant). In March 1990, the complainant filed a sales application covering a parcel of land situated in Barangay Lower Bicutan in the Municipality of Taguig. To implement Proclamation No. 172, Memorandum No. 119 was issued by then Executive Secretary Catalino Macaraig, creating
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Graded Project Thinking Critically About Ethics By Mike Wilson, Esq. Reviewed by Brian Bastyr, Esq. All terms mentioned in this text that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Use of a term in this text should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. About the Author Mike Wilson is a freelance writer and college instructor who has had wide legal and educational experience. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in
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1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will submit two attachments to the Week 2 Dropbox:
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