The chain of events leading up to the Supreme Court case U. S. v Clarke included summonses issued by the IRS to four people associated with Dynamo Holdings, L.P. for evidence and documents related to Dynamo’s tax liability for 2005-2007. Large interest expenses reported in those years were in question. Dynamo had agreed to two year-long extensions of the usual 3-year limitation period for assessing tax liability. When the four individuals failed to comply with the summonses issued in September
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Xiaojing Li BUAD 501-08 5/6/2015 Case 2: The Right to Be Forgotten in Business Strategic Issues and Problems In 2014, the ruling by the European Union's Court of Justice requiring Google to grant the right to be forgotten ignited a discussion in the United States. One part of the argument supports the right to be forgotten because privacy has been eroded by modern technology and the Internet. American law has not adapted to the changes caused by the Internet. The other part of the argument
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ADDRESS TO THE FAMILY COURT CONFERENCE 2011 Copthorne Hotel, Oriental Bay, Wellington Friday 5 August 2011 * Sian Elias Separate Property – Rose v Rose Introduction I should have know n bet t er t han t o give in t o t he Principal Judge’ s blandishment s t o agree t o speak t o you on t he subject of w hat I persist in t hinking of as “ mat rimonial propert y” . In t he f irst place, one of t he great successes of t he Family Court has been t hat appellat e court s rarely see relat ionship
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fourth part tested. It would have been a week, two weeks, may be even less to get those results and if there was a variance, it would have gone to a referral lab. Why didn’t they do that? On 11 June, Nestle India filed a petition in the Bombay high court challenging the ban imposed on Maggi noodles That came after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on 5 June and the Maharashtra FDA on 6 June ordered Nestle to withdraw all nine variants of Maggi instant noodles from the market
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Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to the article by Alan K. Simpson entitled, “A Sentence too Cruel for Children.” Simpson’s discussion concerns the decision that will be rendered during the oral arguments held by the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9th with respect to two cases; Sullivan vs. Florida and Graham vs. Florida. The deliberation will determine whether it’s cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a 13 year old and a 17 year old to life in prison without the possibility
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TRADE EXCHANGE (CEYLON) LTD. v. ASIAN HOTELS CORPORATION LTD. SUPREME COURT. SAMARAKOON, C. J., SAMERAWICKRAME, J. AND SHARVANANDA, J. S.C. APPEAL 10 OF 1980-C.A. APPLICATION 1539/79. FEBRUARY 9 AND 10, 1981. Writ of certiorari-Application under Article 140 of the Constitution-Whether Public Company incorporated under the Companies Ordinance can be a public body-Whether decision of such a body amenable to certiorari. The petitioner had since April, 1975, been carrying on business at Hotel
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Eric Moreno Business Civic Liability Research Paper MGMT 518 12/4/2012 Businesses today have to take a multitude of factors into consideration to try and stay on the positive end of the profit margin. One important factor that many businesses often overlook is the “ticking time bomb” that they may have already hired. Businesses need to realize the risk that they may be held civilly liable for some of the criminal acts of their employees. This is no black and white issue either; with the constantly
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The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Company Supreme Court of the United States 407 U.S. 1; 92 S. Ct. 1907; 32 L. Ed. 2d 513; 1972 U.S. LEXIS 114 Date of argument: March 21, 1972 Date of decision: June 12, 1972 Story: A German company, Unterweser (petitioner) entered into an agreement with an American company, Zapata (respondent) to tow a drilling rig, owned by the respondent, from Louisiana to Italy. During the tow, the rig was damaged in a storm and the respondent instructed the Unterweser
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insurance and sales tax. The purchase price in the end would total $1,234.80. At trial, it was established that the freezer had a maximum retail value of $300. The plaintiffs had paid $619.88 at the time of trial but still owed $819.81. The trial court found that the agreement was unconscionable and that the payment previously made would replace the contract in full. The seller began the appeal process. Seller argued that the contract on June 15th, 1966 was a financing contract and not a sales
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Baron Muth 6/23/2016 PHIL3232-476 Take Home Test #1 Question 2 When a person becomes sick and they most likely cannot take care of themselves, they tend to seek out help. It is with this help , people come in the hopes of getting better and fighting off whichever ailments they are bothered by. The main person responsible for curing the patients, or rather help ease their ailments are the doctor. The doctor is responsible for making sure the person they are treating recieves the best care
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