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Mendez was driving a minivan with six passengers when a rear tire made by Cooper Tire lost its
tread. Mendez lost control and rolled the minivan. Four passengers were killed. Mendez and two
others survived. Examination of the tire showed that a nail had punctured it. The survivors sued
Cooper […]
An accident in Florida killed three of the four members of a family from Alabama who were
riding in their Kia automobile that had been bought in Alabama. Suit was filed in Alabama state
court against Kia by the survivor of the accident. Kia requested that the trial be moved […]
Edwards received unsolicited faxes from Direct Access in violation of the Federal Telephone
Consumer Protection Act, which makes it illegal to send unsolicited faxes. Edwards, a Nevada
resident, sued Direct, not a Nevada resident, in state court in Nevada for damages allowed
under the law. Direct contended that the suit […]
Judges in many nations are trained for their offices in law school. They are hired into the judicial
system and work their way up through that system. In the United States, there is no special
training to be a judge; it is an honor bestowed, usually on senior attorneys, or […]
Union Carbide (now a subsidiary of Dow Chemical) decided to locate a new plant in a
depressed area with high unemployment and chose a small town in West Virginia. It built a state-
of-the-art plant that had the latest pollution control technology. It created 2,500 jobs.Later, the
company was attacked for […]
Noonan worked for Staples, the office supply store company. It has a Code of Ethics for
employees. One provision states: “We expect you to keep accurate records and reports..We do
not permit.false or misleading entries in the company’s books or records for any reason.”
Noonan was fired for padding expense […]
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