Like any organization, the structure of the mafia represents the norms and set of values that is the road mat to how the organization would operate. Unlike any company however, the consequences of not following the structure of this organization could get you killed. The Mafia was structured much like any other business (outside of the killings). From everything from organizational; decision making, leadership and reward structure; the mafia was one of the most complex business organizations in…
Mesothelioma settlements Part 3 Mesothelioma verdicts if the plaintiff doesn’t agree to a settlement, the case will go to courtroom. In asbestos-related cases, the plaintiff will receive a verdict at the end of the trial. The compensation varies depending on whether the jury considers the defendants are legally responsible for their actions that harmed the plaintiff. In such cases, the legal responsibility would be for exposure to asbestos and the harm is often untreatable disease (mesothelioma…
Part A 1. Name of company and date of collapse. Identify the name of the business and when the business collapsed or was put into Administration. The company I have chosen to research for this task is Dick Smith Holdings Ltd which was placed into administration on the 4th of January 2016. 2. Reasons identified for collapse. Detail the reasons provided for the collapse of the business. There are a lot of different reasons that all played a major role in the collapse of this company. The issues…
In Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffery Archer Andrews is put into several situations that determine his fate. It should have been his skills to problem solve, however it was pure dumb luck that saved his life and job. As an author and a member of the British Parliament from 1969-74, Jeffrey Howard Archer’s career is reflected in his fiction and his fiction has influenced his career (“Archer” 21-2). In 1959 he trained to be an Army Officer and held a police officer position for five months…
Richard Dickey Scruggs is a famed Mississippi tort lawyer, who was born on May 17, 1946, grew up in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He was raised by his mother, because his father left the family when Scruggs was five years old. His mother worked as a legal secretary at the Ingalls shipyard. Dickie is known for tobacco and asbestos case and amassed more than 1 billion in judgments against various companies. According Joseph B. Treaster, Scruggs became one of the richest America lawyers, by forcing…
FedEx FedEx is charged with illegal drug trafficking in San Francisco at night. FedEx knew for a decade that they were using pharmacies services. They took steps by setting up special credit policies for internet pharmacies to protect its business. They did this because so when the police shut down the internet pharmacies they won't be broke. According to USA Today it stated that FedEx was ignoring all of the warning from DEA- Drug Enforcement Administration also form the FDA- Food and Drug…
In the passage," Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 years of theories", the police and FBI agents discovered that a special piece of artwork was stolen, Rembrandt's Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee. The stolen work of art was worth $500 million dollars, making it known as the largest art theft in American History. Later on, it tells us about our main protagonist, a reporter for the Boston Herald. He tells us about some paint chips he received in1997 from people who were in charge of to…
Have you ever been hypnotized? maybe you’re in a state of hypnosis now. Have you ever tried convincing millions of citizens to overthrow their government in the name of freedom because of a tyrannical government? Maybe not, Hypnosis and overthrowing a tyrannical government are the main plots for the movies Trance and V for vendetta. In summary, the movie, Trance, Simon who is an art auctioneer and a gambling addict gets into a bit trouble because of his gambling addiction. Simon now must steal a…
The United States Congress is the ground for policymaking in our nation. I chose to write about corruption in Congress, because the 535 members of the House and the Senate have the power to place limitations on levying taxes, and solving problems that cause America to be so divided. The legislative branch is able to control almost every aspect of American life in some way. A Princeton University study comparing 1,779 outcomes to what the public actually wanted found that groups representing…
When the American heavy metal band Metallica, unleashed their self-funded movie, the 2013 American IMAX thriller concert film - 'Through The Never,' it stimulated the interest of Metallica's fans, only to leave them perplexed and confused by its plot, which is extremely complex and difficult to follow. The 'Through The Never' film was such a commercial failure that the members of the Metallica band lost millions of their own money. In an interview with the Metallica's fan club magazine, the…