Assume that you work for attorney Tara Jolans of Adams & Tate, 1000 Town Center, Suite 500, White Tower Michigan. Jolans has decided to represent Sandra Nelson in her lawsuit against David Namisch. Based on the following information, draft a complaint to be filed in the U.S. district Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Sandra Nelson is a plaintiff in a lawsuit resulting from an automobile accident. Sandra was turning left at a traffic light at the intersection of Jefferson and Mack
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states clearly that “where he is endowed with reason and fails in this duty, he is responsible for any injury he causes to another person by such fault and is liable to reparation for the injury…” More precisely stated in Common Law, “damages for any tort are or ought to be fixed at a sum which will compensate the plaintiff so far as money can do it, for all the injury he has suffered.”[4] The design here is simple and
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Business I. Explaining how and why fraud invalidates a contract. A. There are certain grounds under which a compromise and settlement agreement can be invalidated. If a settlement agreement fails to establish certain elements like offer, acceptance and consideration, it can be invalidated. Similarly, a settlement agreement can be invalidated due to: * Fraud * Nondisclosure as fraud * Duress * Illegality * Mistake * Undue influence A compromise induced by fraud
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logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page i North Carolina Torts logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page ii logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page iii North Carolina Torts second edition David A. Logan Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law Wayne A. Logan William Mitchell College of Law Carolina Academic Press Durham, North Carolina logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page iv Copyright © 2004 David A. Logan Wayne A. Logan All
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North South University LAW 200 (Business Law) Assignment 1 Submitted To: Barrister Arife Billah Lecturer, School of Business Date: 22 February, 2013 Submitted By: Arnab Paul ID: 1030818030 Section: 9 Title: The Law of Contract confines itself to the enforcement of voluntarily created civil obligations Abstract This assignment focuses to determine the relationship between the Law of Contract and voluntarily created civil obligations. It is intended to find out how contract law defines its scope
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LAW OF TORT W/C: 4/3/2013 DAMAGES 1a) why is an award of exemplary damages controversial and when may it be made? * They are controversial as they are used punitively with the intention of punishing the defendant- a lot of people feel that the punitive function should be performed by criminal, not civil law; * Statute and precedent prevented their abolishment; * Three categories of exemplary damages were identified in Cassell & Ltd v Broome [1972]: 1. Conduct calculated
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TCO A. It is discovered that Robins & Robins knew about the tainted medication 2 months earlier than they announced the recall. They hid it and, in fact, sent out contract buyers to try to buy up all of the medication off the shelves. Their “fake” recall failed. Using the Laura Nash method of analyzing ethical dilemmas, analyze the ethical dilemma faced by the CEO of Robins & Robins for the fact that they saved 35 cents/package and are now in the middle of a major, life-threatening recall. Analyze
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Introduction The tort of negligence has long attracted widespread interest. It fortifies community expectations and standards and hence ‘it is especially prone to influence by moral, social, economic and political values’. Of particular interest is the recognition of liability for negligently caused mental harm. Throughout its history courts have been cautious in awarding damages in fear of opening the ‘floodgates of litigation’. To assess whether further limitations should be placed on the scope
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Date : April 17, 2010 Reflective Essay Topic : Breach of Contract Introduction and Classification of Law: This article involves contract law- primarily the breach of contract and the punitive damages associated with it. In early 1984 Robinson helicopter Inc contracted Dana parts to purchase sprag clutches for the helicopters that robinson manufactures with a specified design and hardness. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved design specification for Robinson’s helicopters
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Recognizing and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk Plan In this day and age and especially in this economy, the laws and regulations carry severe penalties, fines, damages and in some cases jail time. Therefore companies like Alumnia should be aware of current compliance of regulations, that way they can adjust their business practices accordingly and minimize exposure to tort liabilities as a result of not complying with regulations. Five years ago the EPA conducted a routine compliance evaluation
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