Case: Gary L. Britt, CPA, J. D.

The plaintiff (Southern Prestige Industries, Inc.) initiated an action against the defendant (Independence Plating Corp.) in a North Carolina state court for a breach of contract. The plaintiff alleged that defects in the defendant’s anodizing process caused the plaintiff’s machine parts to be rejected by Kidde Aerospace. The defendant being a New Jersey corporation and having its only office and all of its personnel situated in the state filed a motion to dismiss citing lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court denied the motion and the defendant appealed arguing that there were insufficient contacts to satisfy the due process of law requirements

The case involving Birch & Davis International, Inc., and Warren M. Christopher, the United States Secretary of State was decided on September 13th, 1993. The case involved procurement procedures conducted by the Agency of International Development (Open Jurist). The issue centered on exclusion of bids made by Birch & Davis International, Inc. Birch challenged the exclusion to the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals and they decided that the actions taken by the agency were fair. The case got to the Federal level when Birch appealed the decision by the board.

M international (M) and W Inc (W) decided to enter a long term litigation, due to a patent rights violation. M being the demandant and W the respondent. Not enough information was provided in relation to the charges or the patent.

My spring internship with Charles L. Levy Law Firm introduced me to the complexities of children protective services (CPS) cases and contractual law. While working with Mr. Levy on CPS cases, I was able to observe over 30 civil cases at the Waco courthouse and help supervise child visits. I developed a more complete understanding of the importance of CPS cases through attending meetings with caseworkers, investigating suspect parents, and visiting children that had been placed in new homes. Mr. Levy also gave me the opportunity to collaborate on various insurance cases that exposed me to legal materials, such as depositions, that are common in many legal practices. Although tedious at times, helping Mr. Levy with insurance cases was interesting

On February 17, 2017 a probation warrant was issued for Michael Thompson at CC201507178 for the instant violation offense at OTN: G 766308-4 for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Disorderly Conduct, Driving While Operating Privileges is Suspended or Revoked and Possession of Drug.

In 2003 at a private retirement party in Oklahoma City, OK, a state senator approached the homeowner with the intention of purchasing her property. With a modest salary of less then $50,000, this state senator was in a limited position to purchase a $475,000 home situated on prime political real estate given its proximity to the state’s capitol. Fortunately for this senator, he did not have to come up with the funds for the home on his own. Public records indicated that the home was registered to a company run by the senator’s former business partner, Kenneth Wagner, and financed by a bank managed by a former associate of his, Albert Kelly (Eder 2018). This ex-state senator is named Scott Pruitt and his generous friends Wagner and Kelly now hold top aide positions under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Understanding the connections between Pruitt’s past and present such as this will help explain his arguably questionable actions as head of the EPA.

A paralegal should not sign papers on the name of the lawyer he or she is working. This is potentially a violation of any applicable laws or rules of civil procedure that require a lawyer signature on particular documents. “Under no circumstances should an attorney permit a nonlawyer employee to sign the attorney's name, together with the nonlawyer's initials, to notices of hearing and other pleadings.” (Professional Ethics of the Florida Bar, Opinion 87-11). Under the Rules of Professional Conduct (Chapter 4, Rules Regulating the Florida Bar), an attorney may delegate functions to a nonlawyer employee so long as the attorney supervises and retains responsibility for the work. Rule 4-5.5, Comment. A paralegal can only place the lawyer’s signature electronically with the consent of the lawyer and only after the document has been reviewed by the lawyer. (Professional Ethics of the Florida Bar, Opinion 87-11 (Reconsideration).

Jacquelyn Young hired the law firm of Becker & Poliakoff to represent her in her federal employment discrimination lawsuit against her employer. The firm associate that filed the action made a mistake by attaching the wrong U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) right-to-sue letter. The court dismissed the claims. The law firm did not try to re-file using the correct attachment, or try to dismiss the motion. Thirteen months later, the law firm informed Young that the claims had been dismissed, and that the firm was withdrawing from representing her further with the case.

Presence or absence of a fixed maturity date: Although fixed maturity dates existed, postponing maturity suggests a lack of intent to require repayment. This factor supports the treatment of the advances as equity because the directors did not intend to request repayment and continually extended the maturity dates, never enforcing them.

Terry L. Johnson is a Casselberry, Florida resident. Johnson, age 56, is a Florida-licensed CPA and the sole proprietor of Terry L. Johnson, CPA. Johnson’s CPA firm had its PCAOB registration withdrawn July 2015. Two months after becoming registered with the PCAOB, Johnson acquired eighteen new issuer audit clients. Majority of those clients were previously audited by an auditor who w

What is the implied average collection period for the end of March? For the end of June?

Elizabeth Blackwell showed herself as a dedicated and diligent doctor during five years of work in Neurological Associates, and made a significant contribution to the profit margin of the partnership. The partners were delighted with hiring Blackwell in 2005 and they introduced her to medical physicians at a conference. But the referral base Blackwell went through was not the result of that investment by the partnership but instead it was the evidence of her professionalism in neurological sphere.

A few weeks earlier, John M. Case, board chairman, president, and sole owner of the

Question: What is the economic rationale of the venture? Prince Geographic location Located in Mediterranean region, attractive to Jersey because of manageable source of goods Preferential investment policies in Tunisia:  Unrestricted remittance of dividends  Capital repatriation in case of liquidation  Modified regulation to avoid double taxation of dividends Jersey Headquartered in UK, access to the European market for garments Jersey had multi-national manufacturing and sourcing experiences, great opportunity for Prince to lower its business risk through diversification Jersey can provide:  state-of-the art fabric technology  recognized design competence  well established brand

Newspaper Owner 1 is a “diversified media company that generates most of its revenues through newspapers sold around the country and around the world” (pg. 122). Competition for subscribers and advertising revenues