Appeal to emotion

The argument surrounded the trial judge, Murphy J, in finding the parties to have made equal contributions during the marriage but making a 10% adjustment for the husband’s contributions to the business post-separation. On appeal, this highlighted the danger of valuing a “special” contributions over non-financial contributions like the role of home-maker and parent. Bryan CJ and Ainslie-Wallace J stated: A contribution by one party in the role of home-maker and parent …allows…

Case: Vanna WHITE (Plaintiff) v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York corporation, and David Deutsch Associates, Inc., a New York corporation (Defendants) Citation: 971 F.2d 1395 (Case Brief Document) Procedural History (what happened in the case): Samsung Electronics America Inc. and David Deutsch Associates Inc., Defendants, were sued by Vanna White, Plaintiff, because Defendants used a robot likeness of Plaintiff in a series of advertisements without Plaintiff’s consent or monetary…

When it comes to Sports Law there are several issues at all levels of competition; College, Professional, and even International sports have begun to see an influx of legal issues as the popularity of sports continues to grow. Issues like player health and safety, player labor and union issues, and gambling limitations in sport are generating a lot of conversation. However, the fight between college athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association over developing free market and unions…

branch” and often failed to take its Charter duties seriously. Harper’s lack of deference for the right and freedoms entrenched in the Charter led to several of his government’s laws being struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada. Conversely, the appeal of Frank v. Canada was a victory for the Conservative government – although the impugned legislation had been enacted over a decade before Harper became Prime Minister. It is still possible for the challenged sections of the Canada Elections…

couple’s initial agreement did not take into consideration the difficulty of raising four children by herself, and that as her ex-husband was now making significantly more money, he could afford to support her and her children. 2. The basis of Eric’s appeal was that each spouse had received legal advice and the fact that their agreement hadn’t considered the difficulty of raising four children was Linda’s own fault. They had both agreed on the agreement, so it should stand as while Eric’s…

“ A student may appeal a decision that he or she is guilty of cheating or the appropriateness of the applied penalty by completing the Notice of Appeal Form in the Office of the Registrar.”(Fanshawe College, 2013). Also, they added an e-mail address in order to accept any comments or questions about the student appeals. In case of St. Clair College, there is a similar appeal policy at the college. As reported by St. Clair College, “The appellant shall complete a Complaint Appeal Form and forward…

dismissed the case based on the school district’s opinion that the Fry’s did not exhaust all the administrative remedies before filing a suit. The case went to the court of appeals in January of 2014, where the court of appeals agreed with the district court’s decision and dismissed the Fry’s case. In October 2015, the Fry’s filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. The Solicitor General wrote up a brief report to the U.S. Supreme Court recommending the case be examined. The U.S. Supreme…

assault, after having rejected much of the evidence given on grounds that it was contradictory, contrary to trial judge’s understanding of hockey tactics, or inconsistent with the trial judge’s assessment of the injuries received by the Compl. On appeal the Apl. submitted that the trial judge had failed to consider that the defence might have honestly believed that consent had been given even if that was a mistake (para. 30). The R. submitted that the trial judge did not make a mistake in the…

This is the main advantage of the international arbitration. Both parties are able to dispute on a neutral ground allowing more fairness and less corruption to enter. Another advantage is Speed. In an international arbitration there are no appeals unlike domestic courts so the proceeding speed is much faster than the domestic court disputes. Moreover experts can be chosen as arbitrators, giving more satisfaction and more knowledgeable judges than the generalist judges. Furthermore international…

Introduction Madigan v. Levin; is a case that concerned Harvey Levin who an attorney for Illinois State accusing the state of age discrimination since it fired him at the age of 61 and hired a younger attorney. Have not being served with enough reason for his firing, he filled a lawsuit, however question arose on whether people in his position were supposed to take such cases direct to the court or were to follow the administrative procedures set forth in the federal Age Discrimination In…