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Stevan Jakovljevic Professor Avdeev Law 2010-05 Fall 2016 Case Brief Term Researched: Duty of Care Case Name: Howard D. Brunson (Plaintiff-Respondent) v. Affinity Federal Credit Union Legal Citation: 954 A.2d 550 (N.J. Super. App. Div. 2008) Date Decided: May 05, 2009 Legal History: Howard D. Brunson the plaintiff filed a four count complaint in the Supreme Court of New Jersey against Affinity Federal Credit Union and Wilcox for being liable to him for malicious prosecution (Count 1); That…

opioid overdoses. While not explicitly saying it, this bill is focusing on treatment of drug addiction instead of punishment for it. This bill was passed just prior to the heroin epidemic of Ocean County, New Jersey. The bill was a bipartisan effort however…

In some areas like Stamford, Ct. and Lexington, Ky.the range between the median income and the cost of living is only 2% I live in Bergen County, NJ, which has a median income to cost of living ratio that is approximately 20%. A person’s disposable income earned in most other parts of the country would go much further than a person in Paramus. Therefore, it appears that my family’s income…

activities in gym class and therefore cannot play, then the whole team is affected and the set up for the next upcoming game has to be completely readjusted. It has recently been reported in “The Record of Hackensack that Cresskill High School in Bergen County” is implementing a new piloted program for juniors who play sports to bypass gym class. According to the report, “The aim of the program is to reduce stress students feel when balancing time and energy for both schoolwork and sports. The…

As Central Intake for Bergen County, I triage the needs of our participants through using a community health screen and then assign those that meet program eligibility criteria to their respective programs either in-house or referring the participant to a partnering agency. This…

One ordinary afternoon, the sun was glaring on the television, the air conditioning was clanging, the stove whistling, with the smell of Texas coming from our kitchen. Me and my brothers, Luke and A.J., were watching nickelodeon. While we were watching tv a commercial came on, “Take a Player to School”. The commercial exhibited many professional athletes visiting many various schools. One player on the commercial that caught Luke’s eye was Michael Strahan. Not only was he one of the captains of…

the 300 men of his 2nd Battalion of the New Jersey Volunteers provided artillery support for the British beginning in November 1776. They learned artillery skills on the job. Morris competed enthusiastically for recruits near his home in Monmouth County. They saw action near New Brunswick, Sandy Hook and eventually New York to supplement British forces. Second Battalion ranks increased with Patriot deserters leaving Valley Forge. The battalion's artillery assignment continued through 1779 ["A…

Golf is probably one of the most frustrating sports, but it’s a great one. It forces you to make smart decisions and makes you strong mentally. It can drive you crazy at times, but also be very giving at other times and that’s exactly why I love it. No one can just be good at golf without putting in the work which is how every sport should be. I’ve spent countless numbers of hours on the golf course and still have room for vast improvements. Golf has done wonders for me, but none of it would of…

1. When people think of the term “business,” they usually assume that it is the science of making profit. However, being a member of the business academy at Bergen County Academies teaches one more than how to generate profit; the experience opens your eyes to another way of interpreting the world. In sophomore year, I had the honor of competing with several other ABF students in Euro Challenge, a national competition where students formulate monetary policy recommendations based on the economic…

about 150,000 dollars, which in this day and age it would amount to two million dollars (Jim Braddock Bio). He would then eventually end his career in 1939 to the defeat of Tommy Fair in a 10 round bout. Some of his famous nicknames were “Bulldog of Bergen”, “Pride of the Irish”, “Pride of New Jersey”, and most famously “The Cinderella Man”. In his career, Braddock put up a very good career. He would tally up a whole 86 career fights, he lost 26 fights in his career (most of them when the…