The case of Tammy Lou Fontenot v. Taser International, Inc. was about a wrongful death case named Darryl Tuner, a 17-year-old male employed by a grocery store. Darryl was fired for “insubordination” and refused to leave the grocery store. Police were called, and eventually used a Taser in order to take him into custody. Turner died as a result of the Taser being delivered to Turner’s body. Tammy Lou Fontenot filed suit against the City of Charlotte and Taser International seeking money damages for the alleged wrongful death of Darryl Turner.
Additionally, she and the victim were both outside when the accident occurred, as opposed to the mother in Krysmalski. R9. Mazzagatti v. Everingham by Everingham provides Ms. Nordlund with the strongest
This case was tried by jury, they found for the plaintiff and awarded $10 million in damages. Taser filed posttrial motions
Case 442 U.S. 707 Fare v. Michael C. February 27, 1979 through June 20, 1979. This case involves Michael C., a sixteen year old juvenile, brought to the police station in California by Van Nuys police on a murder investigation. The juvenile was read his Miranda prophylactic protection rights before being questioned; he requested to speak to his probation officer but was denied. Michael agreed to speak with the officers and also waived his rights to counsel. While doing this, he brought forward incriminating statements against him that in return, the juvenile landed himself in court on a murder trial.
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: affirmed trial court’s Judgment for the defendant, CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND [i.e. affirmed plaintiff’s convictions by the trial court]; b. United States Supreme Court: reverse Court of Appeals and trial court’s convictions of the plaintiffs. 8. Facts of the case: • Moore lived in her home together with her son Moore Dale and her two grandsons; John Moore and Moore jr. • John Moore joined the family after his mother had passed on. • John’s father had been living with Inez and her family until the trial period; it is however not clear whether he was living there when the citation was issued.
Legal Analyses YEAGER v. DICKERSON Synopsis The case was based on Donna Yeager as the plaintiff on attorneys who released medical information in the course of a child custody hearing when Yeager asserts a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The plaintiff claimed of wrongful death, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, invasion of privacy and HIPAA violations as stated on FindLaw. However, the defendants contested that KRS 446.070 does not give Yeager a right of action where a Federal statute preempts state statutes and does not expressly provide such a right (FindLaw, n.d.).
Figure skating can be extremely competitive, especially when it comes to the two well-known skaters, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. These two had been figure skating since a very young age, and they both were constantly progressing. However, on January 6th, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a baton in the back of her knee, causing her extreme pain. This attack occurred two days before the Olympic trials, which meant she may not be able to compete (Source C). Harding ended up receiving a large fine, probation, community service, and banned from skating ever again after she admitted to hindering the prosecution.
Britney Spears and Joyce Brown are two women who suffered from mental illness, and both got their rights stripped away from them due to their mental illness. This raises the concern on rights for the mentally ill, and when that line can/ should be crossed. In the case concerning Britney Spears it is important to note that she did have a close relationship with her mother, but never with her father. Spears father was an alcoholic.
OJ Simpson was married to Nicole Simpson. After years of a troubled marriage Nicole was allegedly having an affair with Ronald Goldman, both died on June 12, 1994 from multiple stab wounds. OJ was arrested, where he stood trial for the deaths of Nicole and Ronald on November 9th 1994. It took 11 months for the jury to reach a verdict. On october the 3rd 1995 the jury acquitted OJ of both murders.
In this episode of “Criminal Injustice,” with David A. Harris, Harris and guest Beth Schwartzapfel, who is the author of two articles on this set of problems and is a staff writer on the Marshall Project, talk about the Brady v. Maryland rule as well as how this rule is violated daily to the point where it negatively impacts the whole system and why it is long overdue for change on this issue. Back in 1963, the Supreme court decided the case of Brady v. Maryland. In this case, the government withheld crucial evidence from the defense. The supreme court said that if the prosecution has material evidence in its possession that would exonerate or even lessen the punishment the defendant then the prosecution would have disclosed that evidence.
The reason O.J. was found not guilty of murder and acquitted in criminal court, but found guilty of the tort of harm and ordered to pay damages in the civil court lies in the structure of our legal system, in regards to criminal cases and civil cases. The distinct difference between criminal cases and civil cases provides further explanation regarding the O.J. Simpson case. Criminal cases deal with crimes against society. It is the government, not the victim, who brings action against the charged individual. In criminal cases, the penalties can include a number things including jail time.
Megan Reese Argumentation and Persuasion Paper III Why O.J Got Away with Murder: A Murray Ogborn Application Physical evidence, DNA proof, and a violent past history could seal the fate of OJ Simpson in the controversial murder trial of his wife Nicole Brown. Although so much damming evidence pointed that he was the murderer, on October 3rd 1995 a jury reached the verdict of not guilty. How does a murderer get away with murder when there is a vast amount of scientific evidence and testimonials presented to a jury? Murray Ogborn, a redound trial lawyer, would argue that the District Attorney (D.A) did not tell the right story, and thus the jury could not remember or relate to all the factual evidence presented during the 9
When talking about Bill Cosby and him allegedly raping over 50 women, it is going to take time to get to the bottom of this trial. I feel as though if the women had been rape they should have said something back when it first happened. This has been untried and unpunished fro fifty years; why would anyone take the time out to try and put him in jail all these years later? I feel as though some of those women are lying because if the rape was that serious, they would have spoken up when it first happened. If I were to get raped, I would go to the police right after it happened and I would put the man that did it away fast so he wouldn't hurt anyone else again.
Orenthal James Simpson, commonly called O.J. Simpson was a former Hall of Fame football player. O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder after the deaths of his exwife, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman, in June 1994. On October 3, 1995, O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of murder. The case began on June 20 and lasted over eight months.
