actual laws. An attorney is well-versed in this knowledge and knows how to apply the right knowledge, the right laws, the right statutes and the right precedents for your case to provide the best opportunity for winning your…
Introduction You asked me to conduct an objective assessment of the merits of Lakeside Logs case, and to determine whether it is likely that the court will dismiss Lakeside Logs case because it may be bared under the Limitations Act (see Act). Facts On September 8, 2013, Alice Logo, the owner of Lakeside Logs, entered into contract with Historic Renovators for the purpose of renovating Lakeside Logs cabins. Historic Renovators completed work on November 20, 2013. Upon the examination of cabins…
The DNA was linked to Goudeau last year, according to a statement this morning by Sergeant Jonathan Howard, Phoenix police spokesman. Goudeau rates among the most fearsome serial killers in Arizona history. Investigators proved he killed eight women and a man, and sexually assaulted 15 women and girls in a vicious crime spree in 2005 and 2006. Mark Goudeau Mark Goudeau Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Following a jury trial, he was sentenced in 2007 to 438 years in prison on the rape charges.…
The FCA should be carefully considered by potential whistleblowers as the statute of limitations could be as little as six years. The statute of limitations is critical in all cases and can have a severe impact on whether or not a claim can be sought under the FCA. In most cases is best done with an experienced qui tam counsel to give advice how to calculate the statute of limitations as they can oftentimes be complex. There are very little if any, frivolous lawsuits…
Kurtzman (ie., The Lemon Test) must be applied. Under this test, the legislation or governmental program will be valid if the statute or regulation has a secular purpose, the primary effect or purpose neither advances nor inhibits religion, and the statute or regulation does not foster excessive government entanglement with religion. Applying this test, the Court has found constitutional the government supplying textbooks to all students…
The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom Written by one of the United States of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a declaration of the right to religious freedom and separation of church and state. Jefferson first drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1777 but the bill was not passed into law until January of 1786, seven years after being initially introduced to the Virginia General Assembly. Backed by dissenting sects,…
The author has been tasked with reviewing a suit against Widget Corporation and determining the procedural and substantive legal proceedings. This paper will review the merits of the case brought against Widget Corporation and suggest various courses of action for dealing with the lawsuit. The author will review two areas of law by which a case can be brought – contract and tort law. The author will reference the Universal Commercial Code as well as US tort law to present various arguments and…
Facts Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles (2016) is a case whereby a catholic church Monsignor allegedly molested two teenage boys between 1970s and early 1980s, luring them with clothes, meals, and money in exchange for sexual benefits. The victims, now in their late 50’s, decided to sue the archdiocese in 2014. The following recitation regarding facts of the case involving Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles (2016) are drawn from the first operative amendment complaint…
8, para 366 (1973). This statute states the owner of a dog attacking or injuring a person(s) is liable for damages so long as [1] the injury is caused by a dog owned by the defendant, [2] there is a lack of provocation, [3] the inured person is behaving peaceably, and [4] the injured person is legally permitted to be where he or she is during the contact. All four criteria must be satisfied for liability. Previous cases have set precedents for the extent and limitations…
religion.” The tension between this vague Constitutional limitation and the inseparability of religion from American society has generated countless court cases. Since Everson v. Board of Education (1947)—in which Justice Black famously asserted that the First Amendment has built a “wall of separation between church and state… [which is] high and impregnable”—the Supreme Court has…