Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Wal-Mart in 2015 employed over 2.2 million people and is the largest private retailer globally, making more than $485 billion. It’s vision is “To be the best retailer in the hearts and minds of consumers and employees.” and its mission statement is “Saving people money so they can live better.” Despite these vision and mission statements, the company has been in series after series of lawsuits, strikes, complaints from labor unions and environmental activists.. The company uses a cost leadership strategy in keeping prices low by reducing cost in operations and wages, which impacts quality of products and lives of its employees. The true cost of business includes not only profit and loss, but also its impact on people and the planet as a whole. Being such an immense global corporation, it behooves Wal-Mart to consider these costs in totality to avoid costly litigations, and manage the impacts of crises through sound CSR that engage the global community in meaningful exchange and contributions. In November of last year, workers went on a hunger strike to fight for higher pay and benefits. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders repeatedly points out the fact that many of WalMart’s workers suffer from being paid a starvation wage to live in poverty and have to depend on social programs. The owners of this company owns more wealth than 43% of all Americans combined, yet the company chooses to treat its workers with disdain and dismisses these protests. A Judge in January of this…

ASSIGNMENT OF COMMUNICATION & GUEST SERVICE SUBMITED BY: - SANAMPREET SINGH BHINDER SUBMITED TO: - MR. A. LUTHAR Abstract The Intention of this study is to know the factors that may benefit property by analysing the complaint it receives. There are several ways which may advantage the Hotel by examining the objection it receives. Keywords: - factors that may benefit property by analysing the complaint receives HOW MAY A PROPERTY BENEFIT FROM ANALYSING THE…

The two major differences between a civil ligation and a criminal litigation are the way the first approach is taken to begin the procedure of litigation and the processes leading up to and to the moment of a trial. They both generally follow the same guidelines but there are many key differences that will play out. In a criminal litigation, an arrest of a suspect is made where law-enforcement sees probable cause and then the complaint is filed by the prosecuting attorney if there is found to…

PLAINTIFF FAILED TO NAME DEFENDANT ON THE COMPLAINT. “A fundamental requirement of due process of law… is notice reasonably calculated under all the circumstances to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action… notice must be of such nature that it reasonably conveys the required information.” U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. (1950) 339 U.S. 306. Plaintiff stated the name of two different defendants in his service on Defendant. On the summons…

bring the litigation based on the breach of commercial contract in the US in New York federal court because this is in the best interest of the client and for several reasons we will state latter. In addition, we have to explain both the pros and cons for bringing a case to state or federal court and how the system works there, as long as the contract does not state a litigation country or a court. First, the appeal in state court is 30 days while in federal is 60 days. Also, in the state…

I. INTRODUCTION Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) seek to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint on the following grounds: failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted for, negligence, vicarious liability, and punitive damages. All of these arguments lack support and should be immediately rejected. In respect to Defendant's…

Discuss the Cost of Document Review and How It Can Affect the Outcome of a Case It is not a stretch to say that high e-discovery cost are a core problem in civil litigation. Because the costs are uncertain, many legal attorneys stay away from e-discovery, yet almost all documents and original records are electronic, and have been for years. The review process, which involves document search and reviews, is the most expensive part of the e-discovery process. For its part, the review process in…

PLAINTIFF BURKE’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS INTRODUCTION Plaintiff, Deborah Burke, is opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Burke asks that the Court deny the motion because her Complaint satisfies the standard set by Rule 8(a)(2) and the two prong test. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662-79(2009); Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544-63 (2007). Further, the conduct was sufficiently…

are obligated to follow the precedents established within their jurisdiction. This is a sensitive issue where the disclosed information could be used for other reasons by non-authorized personnel which may lead to increase fraud and illegal activity. A forum selection clause is presumptively valid; the party seeking to avoid a forum selection clause bears a “heavy burden” to establish a ground upon which we will conclude the clause is unenforceable (M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co, 1972). In…

the Automobile Manufacture Integrity Act of 2014 (AMIA). Price was a contractor for Ford Motor Corporation (FMC). The primary focus of this case is the interpretation of the word “employee” in § 114(a)(1) of the AMIA and whether it includes contractors. Before analyzing the interpretation of the statute itself, it is crucial to consider whether Congress delegated authority to the Occupational Protection Administration (OPA) and if it followed necessary procedure during implementation. After…