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…
Italian Ferrero S.P.A (Ferrero) filed a lawsuit against Mengtesha (Zhangjiagang) Foodstuff Co. (Foodstuff), arguing that the latter's activities of selling and marketing their chocolate products named “Tresor Dore” (TD) using similar package and trade dress as their chocolates “Ferrero Rocher” (FR) constituted unfair competition. The Supreme People's Court (SPC) agreed with the plaintiff and granted them damages and ordered Foodstuff to cease selling the Tresor Dore chocolate products with a…
CASE NAME AND CITATION Valilas v Januzaj [2014] EWCA Civ 436 COURT AND JUDGES Court of Appeal (Civil Division): Underhil, Arden and Floyd LLJ. PARTIES Appellant/Defendant: Valdent Januzaj Respondent/Claimant: Ioannis Valilas MATERIAL FACTS 1. The Defendant ran a dental practise, Droitwich Spa (DS), at which the Claimant worked under an oral agreement (the “Agreement”). 2. The agreement was that in return for the right to make use of the practise facilities, equipment and staff service, the…
McKichan v. St. Louis Hockey Club, L.P was a 1998 personal injury case that made its way up to the Missouri Court of Appeals. The incident in question occurred on December 15, 1990 during a minor league hockey game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Milwaukee Admirals in Peoria, Illinois. The Peoria Rivermen is a subsidiary club of the defendant. The injury in question occurred during the third period of said hockey game when the plaintiff, who at the time was a goaltender for the Admirals, was…
freedom. Pharrell went around the country and used various ethnicities to portray the different ways the human population is enslaved. Through music, Pharrell Williams created a very impactful explanation of his emotions using all three rhetorical appeals, ethos, pathos and logos. Freedom should not have to be fought for, but should be a right as soon as you’re conceived in the womb. Pharrell’s song, Freedom, is one of his greatest compositions because he used music and visuals to reveal the…
The case that will be examined in this case analysis is Baker v. Canada. It is a case about a mother, Mavis Baker. Ms. Baker overstayed her visa in Canada. After supporting herself illegally for eleven years, she was ordered deported. She asked to be exempt from the law based upon other circumstances. This case will be analyzed from the theoretical perspective of a legal positivist; conclusions will be made by viewing the case through this perspective. This perspective essentially sees law as…
Lydia Maria Child’s, An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans” was a very ambitious and courageous piece for her to write during this time. In this work she argues and brings to light the slavery epidemic that is still occurring. It was an effort to educate the people on what was truly going on “behind closed doors” with real life depictions and examples of what happens to these slaves. In this piece Lydia analyzes slavery, the treatment on the people and how it affects the…
The case posed questions regarding the conduct of an inmate who participated in assisting fellow prisoners in planning the appeals for a writ of habeas corpus and any other legal papers. The amendment in scrutiny was the 28 U.S.C ~ 2242 that violates such prisoner actions. C. 384 US 436 (1966) Miranda v. Arizona Argued 2/28/66; 3/1/66; 3/2/66 Decided Jun 13, 1966 On March 1963…
PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT AGAINST DANIELS Roosevelt Cannady alleges that on or about April 2, 2015, he was struck by construction scaffolding as he entered a store owned by Saving Incorporated d/b/a Dodge’s Store (Dodge’s Store) and/or Savings Oil Company. He claims that Defendant James Daniels d/b/a ABC Contracting Services (Daniels) was performing construction on the store’s roof at the time, and Daniels’s negligence during construction was the direct and proximate cause of his injuries. On…
Even if appellant had been subject to an illegal arrest, he would not be entitled to the suppression of the evidence because the police station arrest had not been the fruit of the bicycle detention. The court held that when the connection between illegal police conduct and the discovery and seizure of evidence is so attenuated as to dissipate the taint, the evidence will not be excluded. Segura v. United States, 468 U.S. 796, 805 (1984). In 1984, the Court first recognized the inevitable…