Libel is false, “published or broadcast communication that lowers the reputation of an individual by holding him or her up to contempt, ridicule, or scorn” (Pember, 691). Defamation is a broader, more encompassing term that includes both libel, which is published defamation, and slander, which is spoken defamation. In the case Gregory v. Gregory, plaintiffs Robert, Christopher, and Samuel Gregory sue their brother, W. Patric Gregory III (“Patric Gregory”) for libel. The brothers are in a family business
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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Ltd. INTRODUCTION Companies are formed to create a legal identity separate from the individuals who make up the membership of the company. A company is the predominant form of legal entity for conducting business in Ireland today. There are different types of company including private companies limited by shares, public limited companies, single member companies, unlimited companies, companies limited by guarantee having a share capital and companies limited by guarantee
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termination of an employment contract where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment 4. Entitlement: An individual's right to receive a value or benefit provided by law. 5. Tort (defamation): Defamation is a statement that injures a third party's reputation. The tort of defamation includes both libel (written statements) and slander (spoken statements). 6. Reasonable notice: An employee is entitled to a certain amount of notice (or pay in lieu ofnotice) when their employment
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BMW V GORE: 517 U.S. 559, 116 S. Ct. 1589, 134 L. Ed. 2d 809 (1996) By Bianca Prado Sue Ganske BUL4310 2/11/16 Copyright 2016 Bianca Prado BMW V GORE: 517 U.S. 559, 116 S. Ct. 1589, 134 L. Ed. 2d 809 (1996) When I was first looking through the list of cases, the letters BMW stood out to me. The reason for this is because I am person who’s always been into luxury high class vehicles and never in my mind did I believe BMW had a case with a buyer. This is when I immediately knew I had to
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Indemnity literally means “security against a loss” and is a term that is used not just in a contractual context. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, indemnity can be defined as “ the right of an injured party to claim reimbursement for its loss, damage or liability from a person who has such a duty” The term ‘indemnity’ was generally used for insurance contracts, but it should be noted that Life insurances does not come under the ambit of contract of indemnity, as it was held in the case of Oriental
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If you’re from the United States, then you have probably heard of the fast food restaurant McDonald’s getting sued for their extremely hot coffee. In 1992, a 79-year-old women named Stella Liebeck spilled McDonald’s coffee on herself, causing her to be in the hospital for a week. After Stella wrote a letter to corporate, McDonald’s only wanted to give her $800 for her medical expenses. She took them to court and the jury ended up holding McDonald’s liable. The case received extensive media coverage
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FACTS: Martin has a disorder, which disables him from walking golf courses. Due to this, he asked the PGA Tour if he could use a golf cart, and they denied him. Martin proceeded to file a lawsuit against the PGA regarding Title III of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), which states that they can make accommodations to those who need them. The District Court agreed with Martin and found that not allowing him to use a golf cart in the tournament triggered his disability. Using a golf cart
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the principles of the duty to act and the duty of care consistently. This provides reasonable enough argument that the English criminal law is indeed in need of reform in order to tackle its inadequacies, promoting the rule of law. Two arguments faced towards criminalising omissions: the social responsibility argument and the causation argument . The social responsibility argument is built upon the collective good, duty to help those in need, the idea that the law should reflect on moral
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Law-suit by Ashley Madison Employee Ashley Madison has also been involved in a lawsuit regarding an employee who sued them for a repetitive strain injury which is commonly referred to as carpal tunnel syndrome. In a back and forth that went on for two or three years, Ashley Madison alleged that the employee, Doriana Silva was extorting money from them for a bogus injury while the employee claimed that she was made to hand key data for 1000 bogus female memberships on Ashley Madison’s website which
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(1992), the court denied an award of stigma damages when the property was not contaminated by a hazardous substance. In order to see if stigma damages can be awarded, plaintiff’s usually have to establish that defendant engaged in an environmental tort, which in this case is nuisance. Once nuisance is established by the plaintiff’s proving that there was damage to their property, then the plaintiffs can seek to recover stigma damages. In Adkins, the trial court had dismissed the plaintiff’s claims
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