Appeal to fear

A Civil Action is a 1998 film depicting an attorney, Jan Schlichtmann, played by John Travolta, and how he battles it out against two companies that ha accused of dumping toxic and harmful waste into the nearby bodies of water and the ground. The plaintiff of this case is the families that were affected by the dumping of the waste; five families in which a child of theirs died from leukemia, and so Anne Anderson, also a victim, reached out to Schlichtmann to take on this case. The companies…

of privacy. Time argued that they are afforded greater freedom as members of the press, and that they were acting in cooperation with the Attorney General’s office (after gaining permission prior to the fake appointment). The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that under California state law, the cause of action for invasion of privacy was established on proof that defendant's (Time Inc.) employees, by trick, gained entrance to the office part of plaintiff's (Dietemann) home where they then…

clause is unenforceable (M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co, 1972). In this scenario, if the courts applied the doctrine of stare decisis then they will dismiss the suit. In the actual case on which this problem is based, the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit dismissed the suit based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3) ("Rule 12(b)(3)") (Doe 1v AOL LLC,…

Civil litigation is the process of taking legal action against something. It starts with the Plaintiff bringing forth legal action against the Defendant. From this point, the Defendant has to respond to the Plaintiffs actions within a certain time period. Once the Defendant does respond, they can admit to it to a portion or none of the lawsuit at that time. Although if the Defendant does not respond within the time period, then the courts will step in and make a judgment on the case. Once the…

Tennessee law allows eligible persons the ability to have criminal records expunged under certain conditions (Guide to Expungement in Tennessee, n.d.). These conditions include the following: • Dismissal of charges • Returned as “no true bill” by a grand jury • Arrest and release without having been charged • Trail resulting in a not guilty verdict • Case resulting in nolle prosequi • Cases where an order of protection was successfully defended and denied by a court following a hearing (Guide…

District office as that is the most appropriate Board based on applicant’s residence, where the injury occurred, and the employer’s location. I will keep you updated as pertains to any disposition or Order received from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in that regard, but as the Petition to Change Venue was filed within 30 days of receipt of the Notice of Application, then you should automatically transfer. At this time, my office is in the process of scheduling the applicant’s…

As you may recall this law firm represented your husband, Reginald, in his 09/17/1986 Workers’ Compensation case. His case has been established for injuries to the back, head, both shoulders and both knees with an average weekly wage of $488.74. A finding has been made that your husband has a permanent total disability and he should be receiving benefits at the permanent total disability rate of $300.00 per week. I recently received a letter from Safe, LLC, the current third-party…

I attended a hearing on your behalf in the above-referenced matter before Judge O’Connor in Menands, New York on 05/11/17. The claimant was present and represented by attorney Kayla Seger. I note this file originally was assigned to your in house counsel, Joe Buttridge, but he had a conflict on this case. He asked to appear and report directly back to you. This case has been established for an injury to the left foot with an average weekly wage of $820.45. Various awards have been made…

A man was enticed to Australia from the USA to be the spiritual head of the Greek Orthodox community of South Australia. He remained in that position for 20 years and upon his resignation, a dispute arose over his annual leave and service leave entitlements. The church refused to pay it and the Archbishop brought an action against the church on a foundation that an employment relationship had existed. The central issue before the court was whether or not the Archbishop or the orthodox community…

Complainant, who is African-American, alleges that Respondent Argo Tea (Argo Tea) denied him full use of a public accommodation based on his race. Complainant further alleges that Respondent Chicago Park District (Park District), who is the owner of the land, failed to monitor its agreement with Argo Tea to allow the public entry without making purchases, and effectively discriminated against him based on his race. As background, Complainant states that Argo Tea entered into an agreement in…