I. Introduction This is a civil action due to an incident involving a park ranger and UH graduate engineer and his friends at Hawaii State park. The main party being held liable in this civil suit is the UH graduate engineer. Defendant Michael Nishimoto (“Defendant” or “Michael”) argues that this is nothing more than an unfortunate campfire event that accidentally injured Lehua Ching (“Plaintiff” or “Mrs. Ching”), park ranger in her line of duty and he should not be held liable. Also, Defendant argues that Mrs. Ching is a professional rescuer and is barred by the Firefighter rule to seek recovery.…
Net profit margin 27.32 25.91 24.89 1.813 4.10 Return on equity 30.45 35.72 36.39 29.16 -2.61 Return on assets 17.87 19.34 16.69 9.71 -0.65 Return on Capital 22.33 23.85 22.08 16.06 2.08 Income/Employee 960 1,043 934 655 -55 Revenue Employee 5,342 6,186 15,727 4,782 5,594 Revenue turn over 1.00 1.15 1.02 0.83 0.56 Inventory turnover 61.80…
Based on the findings obtained from the analysis of security information then compiled recommendations for improvement of the condition of the company. Some recommendations are: 1. Describe in detail the confidentiality agreement and specifically including maintaining the confidentiality of the password 2. Reexamination of the access rights of each and updating access rights in case of transfer of part or advancement in accordance with their respective access rights. 3.…
On 9/26/17 Joseph Gomez, Wellness Coach (WC) made a visit to Nancy Roman (Tenant) at her apartment for the purpose of following up on her mental health, medical wellness and to address any issues she may be experiencing. When WC arrived Tenant was quite cordial. Tenant dressed appropriate and was groomed. She had recently undergone right foot surgery on her three middle toes and had a medical boot. Tenant appeared to be physically and mentally stable.…
From Sweethearts to Sour Tarts, Millionaire Matchmaker Sued The dating scene has changed dramatically over the course of a few years. With more people having access to the internet, online dating is no longer something the desperate or insecure; everybody is dating online. As more people date online, the need to weed out the bad apples from those people who are truly looking for love becomes obvious. When it comes to people who have money, they pay elite matchmakers to weed out the individuals who may not be compatible with them.…
The issues relating to the discerning use of technology has continually caused the attitude and perceptions to the social and ethical considerations of the use of technology. Stereotypically shown in the movie Die Hard 4.0, the unethical use of technology (Hacking/cracking) and other techniques was frequently used to achieve and set the tone of the movie. Unethically used by the main antagonist of the film “Thomas Gabriel” Used these techniques to create a “fire sale” which is broken down into 3 stages. To take out the transport networks, then utilities such as electricity and the water grid. Finally, to infiltrate secure financial records to gain a monetary boost to the attacker from the so called “fire sale” This example demonstrates how…
Relevant Facts Mr. Smith bought a gas station which had no known groundwater or soil contamination issues at the time of purchase. Sometime after operated the gas station an issue of groundwater and soil contamination was determined to potentially exist. In response to the potential groundwater and soil contamination issues Mr. Smith elected to form a new corporation (XYZ) and performed a 351 transfer of the gas station and accompanying liabilities to the new corporation. It is assumed that the basis of the gas station exceeds the liabilities transferred. Tax Issue…
The article I chose to share with you today is called “Company billed $16m for unnecessary van rides, auditor says” written by Felice Freyer from the BOSTON Globe. The article speaks about an audit investigation of a Westminister company, Rite Way LLC, taking place by the State Auditor, Suzanne M. Bump. Rite Way LLC, a company that provides wheelchair services, was accused of charging MassHealth, a health insurance company that provides services for low income residents of Massachusetts, 16million dollars for unused wheelchairs. This unethical practice came to light when MassHealth filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office against the wheelchair company, that caused an investigation to be underway. I found this article significant…
James Hitesman was a registered nurse and shift supervisor at Bridgeway, Inc, nursing home. He displayed concerns to management about that amount of infectious diseases within the nursing home. He claimed that the incidents of infections were rising at a disturbing rate. The management did not take care of the situation as he desired. Therefore, he told a television reporter about the problems in this nursing home.…
As Chief Operating Officer, I would entertain the idea of opening a third brewery, this would stick with the theme of maintaining its strategic focus and growing the company. Before starting this venture, first I would list the positives and negatives next to each other and then make an informative decision. When considering the expansion of a business there are many things to think about before making any decisions. Key items on my list of pros would include: shorter travel distances for distributing the product, decrease in fossil fuels, increase of jobs, expansion of the company’s capacity, increase in annual sales, and decreased competition. Key items on my list of cons would include: increase in challenges to remain on a human scale and…
The recent airing of Ashley Madison's dirty laundry continues to be a hot topic around the internet. Two weeks ago, a group of hackers calling themselves 'Team Impact', breached the security of the controversial dating website and made away with the information of millions of users. Many outlets have combed through the near 10 gigabytes of data dumped by Team Impact onto the dark web, but this find from Gizmodo stands out.…
Undercover agents exposed the faults in the agency’s checkpoints by successfully sneaking mock explosives or banned weapons through the checkpoints, 95% of the time (Issa, 2016). Significance of the Problem The significance of the problem is that security gaps can lead to potential threats, an increase risk in national security and unprecedented death and destruction. TSA has suffered more than 25,000 security breaches since 2001, where passengers were able to gain access to restricted areas of an airport (Ferran, 2011). Alternate Action 1: Increase in Training Advantages One advantage in an increase in training is more consistency.…
Situational Analysis for Hockley Valley Brewing Co. Inc. Hockley Valley Brewing Co. Inc was established in 2002 and rose to popularity with the introduction of Hockley’s Dark in 2004. Having further expanded to different products, Hockley has been performing quite successfully. Recently, however, Hockley’s management team has become unsure of its product mix and strategic focus due to the sudden drop in sales for what used to be the most popular brands. Below is the OTSW/SWOT analysis.…
Isaac Neal Be Our Guest, Inc. Party Rental Equipment Service Marketing Analysis: Be Our Guest, Inc. is a company that rents out party equipment, such as tables, silverware, and chairs, for events around the Boston area. In 1983, Steve Lizio founded the company and it began as a service that provided wait staff to catering companies, but over time, this idea transformed into a rental company. Be Our Guest is an extremely seasonal company and most of their business comes from the last quarter of the year and their lowest in the first quarter. Be Our Guest , Inc. prices are higher than their competitors, but they believe they provide the best quality of customer service and their inventory.…
Chris and Alison Weston were a successful, well-educated and ambitious couple, as the case study interprets, yet the couple ended up serving 20 and 18 months in prison for mail fraud. Additionally, part of Chris Weston’s new job position required him to start hiring qualified employees to the company. Therefore, Chris’s job was becoming stressful, so he asked his wife, Alison for help with the staffing and recruitment process. Accordingly, Chris and Alison started a new company under Alison’s maiden name to help staff the employees. However, this quickly geared out of proportion when the couple kept sending invoices, even after months of not recruiting or staffing employees.…