Punitive damages

Federal Express (1995). A courier was harassed by a customer on her route. The customer made such comments as saying she looked better without any clothes on and repeatedly asked her out on dates. She brought this issue up with her supervisor who wrote to the customer asking him to refrain from ?any future conduct that could be perceived as offensive or intimidating?. The harassment continued and the whole building, not just the tenant was taken away from her route. The courts ruled in…

Negligence is consider tort and is a civil wrong committed against the person that the court remedies in the form of action for damages occurred such compensation. Negligence is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would or would not do. It is a form of conduct which is caused by the carelessness of the standard of care on reasonable…

What does IRAC Stands for? Define each component IRAC Stands for Issue, Rules, Application and Conclusion. Issues The question presented that will be resolved in the memo. Rules Are the court’s test or principle on the point, can be also and statute and the legal elements laid out by the statute. Application Lays the factual foundation on which the conclusion can be based. Implies that each fact illustrates a point of law Conclusion Resolves the issue presented in the beginning of…

could have been severely injured or killed. Additionally, there is word that OSHA has been called by an employee complaining that this is an imminent danger situation. Although supervisors, engineers, and I as the EH&S professional are assessing the damage, the first thing that should additionally be done is to cordon off the area to any other workers and discontinue further work with the crane until the danger can be determined. I would leave the engineers to…

Case 13.3 Kohel v. Bergen Auto Enterprises, LLC Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 2013. 2013 WL 439970. Issue: This case involved allegations of breach of contract involving which parties and for what actions? The Plaintiffs Marc and Bree Kohel entered into a sales contract with the Defendant Bergen Auto Enterprise, LLC for the purchase of a used 2009 Mazda. The Plaintiffs alleged breach of contract was when the Defendant refused to supply permanent plates for the 2009 Mazda…

In October 1989, a 7.1 earthquake shook central California in Loma Prieta and made its way to Oakland and around the bay area. This earthquake caused billions in damages with 3,800 people injured and left 62 people dead. My mother was living in Oakland at the time and remembers a lot when the earthquake hit. Although my parents were not together at the time of the earthquake my dad also experienced the shake all the way in Novato, California. The aftermath of the earthquake really caused many to…

special master. Due to the incapability to come up with a settlement and solution the court conducted a third trial for this case in November 2010. During this trial date they looked for ways to determine the amount of damage done by Jammie-Thomas Rasset. They look at the damage and based it on a wide range dollar amount. The wide range they were looking between consisted of $750-$150,000 per song.…

middle class". On he other hand, there are strong cultural beliefs that the poor "should eat differently because they are different." She shows how the poor try to overcome deprivation by buying popular and heavily advertized junk food, which however damages them more than the affluent who are able to afford both junk food and nutritious food and thus balance its negative effects. Similarly, the poor families she has studied regard food and drink as important to social interaction, as others do.…

In Civil Law, negligence is an action done carelessly by the defendant which results in the plaintiff getting harmed. The four elements of negligence are: duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages. The reasonable person standard applies to the defendant, so that the harmful situation can be fixed. The three elements of the reasonable person standard are: likelihood of the occurrence, seriousness of the harm, and the cost to eliminate the harm. The case of California v. Murray (The People of…

hit the ground hard then crawl underneath the table grabbing hold of the legs as ground continues to jerk. What you just experienced was an earthquake. There is often no warning and extensive damage. In 2005 my grandma, who lives in California, was in her apartment when one occurred. Though no serious damage where she lived, however roads cracked, and buildings collapsed and people were trapped nearer to the cause of the earthquake. This is not unusual, but still my grandma was lucky; now…