Stevan Jakovljevic Professor Avdeev Law 2010-05 Fall 2016 Case Brief Term Researched: Duty of Care Case Name: Howard D. Brunson (Plaintiff-Respondent) v. Affinity Federal Credit Union Legal Citation: 954 A.2d 550 (N.J. Super. App. Div. 2008) Date Decided:…
Friday June 2012, at Hinton Crime Lab Institute of Boston, Massachusetts Annie Dookhan was convicted for tampering with evidence and lying under oath about her chemistry degree. Dookhan’s co-workers described her as “superwoman” because of how fast she tested evidence, specifically drugs. It was stated that other lab technicians usually tested about 150 drug samples a month, meanwhile Dookhan was testing up to 500. Dookhans supervisor commented that he never saw Dookhan in front of a microscope, all of this raising high suspicion. Dookhan worked at Hinton Crime Lab for nine years where she tested more than 60,000 drug samples, putting over 11,000 people in jail, who may not even belong there.…
To determine if Ms. Spano was operating her vehicle while intoxicated the court will apply a four- factored test and the relevant Indiana code to the facts. After applying the factors, the court will probably weigh in favor of Ms. Spano operating the car. Ind. Code 9-30-5-3 states, “… a person who operates a vehicle while intoxicated…”. Ind. Code 9-13-2-118 defines operator as “driver or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway...” The Hiegel test helps determine operation: “(1) whether or not the person in the vehicle was asleep or awake; (2) whether or not the motor was running; (3) the location of the vehicles and all the circumstances bearing on how the vehicle arrived at that location; and (4) the intent of the person behind the wheel” Hiegel v. State, N.E.d 265 (Ind. Ct.…
Ms. Ana Ramirez-Rivera arrived at BHWS on 6/14/2016; Ms. Ramirez-Rivera is Hispanic, born and raised in Dominican Republic and is a Green Card holder. In the meeting, Ms. Ramirez-Rivers was appropriately dressed for the weather, she appeared her stated age, and appears to be in no acute distress. Ms. Ramirez-Rivera denied suicidal or homicidal ideation. Client is fluently in Spanish.…
physician and patient to be performed at an ASC. Plaintiff’s Motion, p. 17, 21-22 To get to this interpretation, Dr. Newman argues that the phrase “under applicable Medicare regulations” in the definition of “outpatient surgical procedures” somehow refers to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (which is not even a Medicare “regulation”). Specifically, Dr. Newman cites to Section 20.1 of Chapter 14 of the Medicare Processing Manual, which provides: “The ASC list of covered procedures merely indicates procedures which are covered and paid for if performed in the ASC setting. It does not require the covered surgical procedures to be performed only in ASCs.…
Procedural History: The trial judge denied his motion. The Ohio court of appeals affirmed, and the State Supreme Court dismissed terry’s appeal. Facts: While an officer in plain clothes patrolled downtown Cleveland, his attention was attracted by two men. Terry and Chilton stood on a corner and paced back and forth down the street alternating between one another.…
Serial is a 12 episode podcast based around the murder of Hae Min Lee and her alleged killer Adnan Syed who was convicted for it. In this shocking podcast there was a view into the prosecution’s tactics and actions that shocked many listeners; even the narrator of the podcast itself, Sarah Koenig. The prosecution relied primarily on one witness for a majority of their case, due to an absence of evidence. As well, they also used Adnan’s relationships against him. Overall the prosecution’s actions and tactics used to convict Adnan Syed are unethical and unjust and they reflect poorly on the criminal justice system.…
The Case of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Dr.Samuel A. Mudd was charged with Treason and Conspiracy. He was accused in the case of John Wilkes Booth, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The sentence from the military commision to Dr. Mudd was life in prison. Some believed that he deserved and some thought that he did not deserve it. To begin Dr. Mudd said that he knew John Wilkes Booth .…
It is not rare that the media jumped to the coverage of this case, mainly because it involved the sports’ team of an elite university as it is Duke and because the “victim” happened to be African-American. Not only did the university’s administration and faculty rushed to turn their backs to the lacrosse team, but they also rushed to judge them. With president Richard H. Brodhead’s public statement that they were not going to support the lacrosse team in any way and then later, as a ramification of the scandal, the abrupt and impetuous cancelation of an entire season. Not to mention the Group 88 a response of disapproval from the faculty towards the lacrosse team. The News & Observer, which has a circulation of around 180,000, including 10,000 copies in Durham County, printed an irresponsible front-page article on the entire case.…
He skillfully uses pathos at the beginning of the article, but in general, it is quite weak because of its specific type. The ethos is used very widely and persuasively. There is a huge number of reference and quotes from competent sources and persons what makes the article completely credible. Logos is also used by the author properly as all his arguments and thoughts have clear reasons, conclusion, and logical connection. It would be correct to say, that the rhetorical strategies used in the article are more than…
In this essay, the author used several logos, pathos and ethos in his essay to make his points come across more clearly and to put more enthusiasm on certain points. He used logos for the majority of his paper; using facts and statistics helped…
There are many different accounts on the fall of the Qin dynasty. The different accounts are either secondary or primary sources. Some are reliable and others not so trustworthy. There are many aspects that make it easier to decipher which sources are not realistic and which really tell the story of the Qin dynasty. Three documents were given to piece together the fall of the Qin dynasty.…
Interaction My initial response to the concept of forgiveness therapy for abuse survivors was that it seemed counter-intuitive, as it can be perceived to excuse the abusive behavior and invalidate the suffering of the victim. However, this impression fails to acknowledge the therapeutic definition of forgiveness as used in therapy, a release of resentment (Reed & Enright, 2006). Upon review of this definition of forgiveness therapy, I concluded that it was in line with other therapeutic ideals that encourage release of negative thought patterns and encourage the construction of positive thought patterns and behaviors.…
The essay, “It Always Costs” written by activist and scientist David Suzuki, argued for the importance of the negative outcomes of technology within our society. He further emphasized this idea by exploring the fact that although we rely and benefit from these technologies, everything comes at a price no matter how little or small it may seem. For example, malaria carrying mosquitoes, were being eliminated by a designed toxin (DDT) however, the genetics of the mosquitoes had mutated. As a result, the disease was difficult to erase and more toxins were used to improve the outbreak. The DDT affected the food chain and integrated into the egg shells of birds causing a high bird mortality rate.…
Firstly, the clarity of the title, the authorial expertise will be examined. Secondly, this essay will review the introduction and identify the relevance of the sources presented, the significance of the hypothesis supporting the article, and the extent to which literature sources have been critically appraised. Thirdly, the methodology…