Nicole Maral Legal 298 Capstone Module 1 Homework May 3‚ 2013 In a Civil Litigation course I was enrolled in while at Heald I was assigned a case with a group of fellow classmates. We were given the task of interviewing the client and witnesses relevant to the case‚ conduct appropriate research (fact finding‚ case law‚ statues and codes)‚ and create pleadings‚ subpoenas‚ and any other corresponding tasks that a paralegal would normally experience in their daily activities while working with
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Name: Savanna Tate Date: December 5‚ 2014 Graded Assignment A Just War? Write an essay that answers the following question: Was the United States justified in going to war against Mexico in 1846? Use the primary source material on pages 3–5 of this document and the information in Chapter 16 to help you answer the question and provide support for your answer. Refer to the scoring rubric on the last page to see how your essay will be scored. (100 points) Write an essay that answers the following
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235 Exam 1 Spring 2014 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that focuses on what constitutes right and wrong behavior. ____ 2. Acting in good faith gives a business firm a better chance of defending its actions in court. ____ 3. Corporations can be perceived as owing ethical duties to groups other than their shareholders. ____ 4. Ethics is concerned with the fairness or justness of an action. ____ 5. Business ethics focuses on
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GBL 395 EXAM #1 -‐ TOPICS Jurisdiction -‐Power‚ authority • Impersonal: on person • In rem: on property -‐Basically establish the current USA‚ the central gov. -‐Majority of power belongs to states; empower national gov. with certain authority Federal Court System -‐Administers cases under the
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BA 3301 Test 1 Review Chapter 1 Equity vs. Legal Action * Court of Equity – the court will hear what is fair‚ and the outcome is based on factors not contract terms. * Equity – seeks a remedy when there is no available remedy at law. Deals with fairness in justice‚ usually stemming from natural law. Injunctions‚ court orders‚ restraining order. Civil action. * Court of Law – “black letter law” you did or did not do something. * Legal action – action typically for money damages
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AUDIT EVIDENCE Audit Evidence Definition : All the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the audit opinion is based. This includes the information contained in the account records underlying the financial statements and other information. Additionally‚ audit evidence should be persuasive‚ rather than convincing. There are different levels of reliability of audit evidence‚ some providing more evidence than others. There are nine types of audit evidence
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1. Define: a. Law i. Codes of conduct created and enforced by the government to ensure social order‚ domestic tranquility‚ and protect the public welfare b. Politics i. The art and science of determining who gets what‚ when‚ where‚ and how c. Judicial review i. The power of the judicial branch to determine whether or not laws or actions are contrary to the constitution and deem them invalid and unconstitutional d. Common law i. Laws created by judges
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Graded Project - Thinking Critically About Ethics SCENARIO - Involving new hire paralegal Carl and the law firm Dewey‚ Dewey and Howe. MONDAY--- The Violation committed by the attorney on that day was ABA Model Rule 1.3 Diligence and Promptness for lawyers--this occurred in the manner that the lawyer did not act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client‚ as the lawyer was not even present or aware of the case in that matter. The Violations committed by the
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Business Law Quiz 1a - Key Chapter 1 - True or False 1. Congress can only pass legislation that falls within the limits set up by the US Constitution. T 2. Only the US federal government has a constitution. F 3. State agencies take precedence over conflicting federal agency regulations. F Review Question Bob has a dispute with Ace Company over a perceived product defect. Bob hires a lawyer and after discussing the facts and issues‚ Bob’s attorney agrees to file a lawsuit
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As Americans‚ we rely a great deal on the entertainment industry to educate us about things we don’t understand. In many ways‚ we live vicariously through the experiences of fictional characters and believe they learn many things from those fictional characters. For example‚ many people have said they learned about forensic techniques by watching the “C.S.I.” shows on television. They firmly believe that can assist in an actual criminal investigation because they have seen “experts” on television
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