and New York sued against the company and many franchise owners‚ stating that they illegally underpaid employees by erasing hours from their timecards‚ not paying the overtime that had been worked‚ and ordering them to work off the clock. In two lawsuits filed in Michigan against the giant fast food chain McDonalds and two Detroit franchise owners‚ employees said that their restaurants gave orders to show up early to work‚ commanded them to wait an hour or two to start working‚ without being paid
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types required before court can hear case: Personal (power over the people/property) Subject matter (power over dispute) “Personal jurisdiction” Power over person Obtained through personal service of summons upon him/her while in state where lawsuit is commenced. Substituted service for corporations Registered agent; International Shoe
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These can include contamination of food‚ improper label warnings‚ defective parts in automobile industry etc” (Legal-Explanations‚ 2012). For Kudler Fine Foods‚ the point about proper care of food is an especially important one. Accidents and lawsuits filed against the company due to improper handling of food can be a disastrous blow to Kudler’s business and their public trust. In a food poisoning case which claimed that lives of 12 people in Toronto‚ Canada‚ meat producer Maple Leaf Foods had
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the right to order that one person pay for the damages he causes to another. (Similarly‚ it gives courts power to enforce contracts‚ where one party breaches the duty created by promise.) Duty gives rise to all causes of action2 ‚ for every lawsuit arises from the breach of a duty of one form or another. In our society‚ everyone owes a duty not to cause injury to others‚ either negligently or with intent. If one breaches his duty to another‚ he may be liable in either a civil court or
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Michelle Vandeprool March 10‚ 2013 SPD 616 IEP Case Study Review Hurry v. Jones Having reviewed the case Hurry V. Jones 734 F.2d 879 (1st Cir. 1984)‚ at first reading of the case and with my novice awareness of the law I am seriously concerned as to why this ever went to court. IDEA and the constitution of the United States guarantee that students will receive a free public education no matter what their handicaps. The District should have provided some method by which
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foreign soil. When a business operates in a foreign country‚ and has any dispute‚ the laws of that particular country will override any other laws. Furthermore‚ the foreign country can actually shut down operations if the company decides to file a lawsuit and are not familiar with the laws of that country. As the simulation continued‚ the scenario came up that dealt with the granting of sublicensing agreements by CadMex when their product needed in a greater quantity than what they had already produced
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neighbor for specific performance of the contract. Discuss the probable outcomes of the lawsuits. ANS: Cyril will lose the case against the painter because there was no anticipatory repudiation of the contract. An anticipatory repudiation must be clear‚ positive‚ and unequivocal. Merely stating that you are not sure if you can complete a contract does not constitute repudiation. Cyril will win the lawsuit for specific performance because the car is unique and no adequate remedy in the form
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Alternate Dispute Resolution vs. Traditional Litigation Jane Sully LAW 531 November 14‚ 2011 Judith Gray‚ M.A.‚ J.D. Alternate Dispute Resolution vs. Traditional Litigation Alternate dispute resolution‚ as its name implies‚ offers an alternative to traditional civil litigation. The time and cost to bring a traditional civil case to trial are enormous. Alternate dispute resolution offers a more efficient settlement of disputes both in terms of time and money and has other benefits. Time
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contaminated by TCE Case was kicked from firm to firm It’s a hard case because it is most likely unproven Apology from “who?” >> the defendant is sure to have some professionals >> case might not be winnable Beatrice and WR Grace are the perpetrators Lawsuits begin with the complaint Will Cheeseman: lawyer for WR Grace Jerome Facher: lawyer for Beatrice Charges in the complaint: negligence‚ conscious pain and suffering‚ wrongful death Rule 11: civil law suits Facher: knock a guy down‚ knock him in
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In addition to generating legal fees‚ lawsuits distract management from the company’s business‚ risk damaging the firm’s public image‚ and jeopardize relationships with the opposing party. (Bagley p. 55) Sterling has a good reputation in the industry partly due to NoBugs microchips. If NoBugs
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