Bias v. Advantage International Upon the completion of Len Bias’s collegiate basketball career at the University of Maryland, Bias on April 7, 1986, reached an agreement with Advantage International who consented to counsel and maintain his affairs. The Advantage representative who was assigned to his case was A. Lee Fentress. The Boston Celtics picked Bias on June 17, 1986, in the first round of the National Basketball Association draft. Then, two days later on the morning of June 19, 1986, unfortunately Bias died of a cocaine overdose.
In the case of Gallina v. Mintz Levin, Gallina male co-workers were made discriminatory comments after finding out that she had a young child (Walsh, 2013). Gallina spoke with others in the firm and partners in another office firm (Walsh, 2013). The partners that shared the offices with Gallina were upset to hear that she had seeked others thoughts and opinions on the matter at hand (Walsh, 2013). Gallina was eventually terminated based terminated based upon the evaluations that were negative from the partners in her office, even though the other partner outside firm had given her great evaluations (Walsh, 2013). Gallina falls under a protected class through the Title VII, Civil Rights Act.
Case Name and Citation HAYDEN vs. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 716 N.E.2d 603 (1999) Court of Appeals of Indiana Summary of the Key Facts in the Case On September 16, 1995 William Hayden and Letitia Hayden attended a football game that was played on the University of Notre Dame’s campus. William and Letitia were season ticket holders with the university that sat in their reserved seats, which were located in the south endzone behind the goalpost.
Holding: (What rule, definition or standard did the court use to resolve the dispute?) Kirkpatricks ' complaint against Transamerica Insurance Company adequately states a cause of action, in which the court reversed the lower courts decision and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the appellate courts
1. What was the legal issue in this case? What did the NLRB decide? This case is based on 26 former employees of MasTec Advanced Technologies, Inc. (MasTec), who sued the company alleging that their employment were terminated after an appearance on a TV news show, complaining about unfair new pay formula and the instructions to lie to the customers in order to meet with the telephone lines installations rates. As is mentioned in the textbook in the MasTec Advanced Technologies' case, the new pay formula indicate that the technicians would be paid $2 less for basic and additional outlet installations, but would earn $3.35 for each receiver they connected to phone line.
. I believe the two situations are different because the arbitration clause in the insurance policy, that was sold by Sphere Drake Ins. Co., was well known by Rosalie & Matteo Corporation, the party that bought the policy. In the Brower vs. Gateway case, the arbitration clause was stuck in paperwork, that was stuck in the box that the computer came in. Brower had no idea about the clause until it was time to file the lawsuit.
William Humphrey was a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission whose term ended in 1938. President Franklin Roosevelt requested Humphrey’s resignation in 1933 to replace him with a commissioner whose views corresponded with the presidents. When Humphrey refused to resign, President Roosevelt fired him. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 only allowed the president to remove commissioners for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. This case originated in the Court of Claims.
Problems in Tenure Litigation The case Howard University v. Best, 547 A.2d 144 (D.C. Cir. 1988), is the second appeal arising out the employment contract of appellee Dr. Marie L. Best with appellant Howard University. In Howard University v. Best, 484 A2d 958,990 (D.C. 1884) (Best I), Dr. Best stated claims of indefinite tenure, sex discrimination, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as a result of, not being awarded indefinite tenure but a late notice for a non-renewal of her contract ( Kaplin, W. A., & Lee, B. A. ,2013). In the trial, the verdict was in favor of Dr. Best, holding the University had breached its contract with her by failing to provide timely notice of non-renewal.
The case that sparked my interest on equal protection was Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan. This case allowed Joe Hogan, a registered nurse enrollment in two state supported coeducational nursing programs, but denied him enrollment in the Mississippi University for Women’s School of Nursing’s baccalaureate program, on the grounds that he was a male. The significance of the case is that parties seeking to uphold a statute that classifies individual’s gender must carry the burden of showing an "exceedingly persuasive justification" for the classification. Also, single-sex admissions policy of MUW 's School of Nursing cannot be justified on the ground that it compensates for discrimination against women.
(EEOC, 1964a) The argument is that Anna’s claim against her employers is valid on the basis of gender discrimination (EEOC, 1964b). Anna’s supervisor Michael would never have taken the actions that he did with Anna had she been a man. Once those actions were demonstrated to have an adverse reaction on both the work environment and employment, no remediation actions were taken
In the 1970s the “fair trade law” was in place requiring consumer electronics retailers to sell merchandise at the same price. This would prevent any form of price competition from forming. This would put small business, such as Crazy Eddie’s, at a disadvantage. Small business couldn’t afford to purchase the amount of advertisement that larger retailers could. This provided Eddie Antar, the owner of Crazy Eddie, the motivation to circumvent the law.
The Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of Education 349 U.S 294, dealt with the segregation of black children into “separate but equal schools.” The Brown vs. Board of Education was not the first case that dealt with the separating of the whites and blacks in schools. This case was actually made up of five separate cases heard in the United States Supreme court concerning the issue of segregation in public schools. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Briggs v. Elliot, Davis v. Board of Education of Prince Edward County (VA.), Boiling v. Sharpe, and Gebhart v. Ethel were the five cases that made up the Brown case. Thurgood, Marshall, and the National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NCAAP) handled these cases.
Both articles discuss what purpose The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should serve. However, the authors have different views regarding NAFTA. I am analyzing the second article because I appreciate the way the author portrays NAFTA. The author, Mark Milke, focuses on the benefits of the free trade agreement by using normative, positive, and analytical statements. These statements help him further the case he is making in his article.
The courts decision seems reasonable as both the defendant and plaintiff had breached a duty of
• This article talked about Bill Clinton signing & the speech of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The main purpose of NAFTA was to create a free-trade zone (an area where goods can travel freely without paying important duties) including Canada, the United States, and Mexico (Voices of Freedom). In the speech on singing NAFTA Bill Clinton promoted the signing of NAFTA and asked Americans to accept globalization as an inventible form of progress. He also promised two main things. The first thing he promised was that this agreement was the path to future prosperity.
