Legal Overview: David and Brian Case Study

Legal research is not only about discovering how the law applies, it is also about determining how strong case is. Using legal research we are analyzing strength and weaknesses of client’s case, and using counteranalysis we determine how opponent can use weaknesses against us. In this paper we will establish why counteranalysis is important and why do we use it, when we use it and where we can apply it.

On the morning of Thursday November 4th, a group of firemen were called to an old lady’s

When the fire department arrived “the crowd began to yell raise the ladders”(18). The Fire Department did all they could do to help these women, but their equipment was not very helpful because the fire department did not have a ladder long enough to reach past the sixth floor. A mechanist and patrolmen made life nest to catch the woman but to their surprise “woman fell with such force that they went right through the life nets landing on the pavement” (17).

September 11th, 2001 left a huge impact on people’s lives all over the country. Michael Burke, a wall street journalist, discusses 9/11 in the article, “No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11?”. He expresses the bravery the first responders showed on the tragedy of 9/11. On the 10th anniversary, the firemen were not invited to ground zero to watch the remembrance ceremony. The committee that puts on the ceremony sent invitations to politicians, but not the firefighters who put their lives on the line to save others. They were told they could watch on TV instead. Burke is trying to show the businessmen of New York about how wrong not inviting the first responders was, he does this with his descriptive narrative and organizational structure.

Smoke and flames were spewing out of gaping holes bored by American Airlines’ Boeing 767 that crashed between the 93 and 99 floors on the North face of the 110- story building. Each of the North Tower floors were roughly an acre. The top 20 floors engulfed in flames, he was staring at a 20- acre fire raging 90 stories above. He thought in his head that, This is the most unbelievable sight I’ve ever seen. Meldrum parked the fire truck on the West Street in front of the

On the afternoon of March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the 10-floor Asch Building, a block east of Manhattan's Washington Square. This is where 500 mostly young immigrant girls were producing shirts for the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Within minutes, it spread to consume the building's upper three stories. Firemen at the scene were unable to rescue those trapped inside: their ladders weren't tall enough. Exits were locked, and the narrow fire escapes were inadequate. Panicked, many jumped from the windows to their deaths. People on the street watched in horror. The flames were under control in less than a half hour, but 146 people perished, 123 of them women. It was the worst disaster in the city's history.

At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they encountered numerous people leaving the premises admidst the cries of “fire”. The chief in charge immediately ordered that a third alarm be sounded from Alarm Box 1521 which the alarm was received by fire alarm headquarters at 2223 hrs. A

Undoubtedly, this had an impact on the school system. Timelines are strictly tracked to ensure compliance. According to DiNapoli and Bleiwas (2008), there are almost 170 different languages spoken in New York. This can make meeting timelines difficulty since children must be tested in their native language. Although it is imperative that students receive the education that they need it can be very difficult to meet timelines in certain

The Facts: A judge out of a New York Family court found 12-year old Winship (Defendant) had committed an act of stealing money from a pocketbook in a locker that if it had been committed by an adult it would have been a crime. But due to it being a 12-year old, the judge relying on a preponderance of the evidence, the standard of proof required by the New York Family Court Act, led the way of giving good reason that justified the fact that a young person did the crime that he was charged with. Winship had to dealt with a finding like this had to be based on proof beyond a reasonable doubt. This decision was supported by the New York Court of Appeals and sustained the constitutional, but Winship was granted a review by the United States Supreme Court.

Elena Rodriguez was a 33 year old woman living in Cameron Park, Texas. On the day of July 5th, 2011 she thought that all of her seven children were in the house with her, but unfortunately her 3 year old son; Francisco, had snuck out of the house and accidentally locked himself in a van. 2 hours later Elena’s sister found the boy deceased, most likely as a result of being in the hot stuffy van for more than he could handle. Due to losing track of her son too long, Rodriguez was charged with manslaughter. Whether you think that this was the right charge or not, it is a proven fact that this women should not have been charged. It is specifically stated that under common law both the actus reus and mens rea must be present for the act to be considered

Three stories of a ten-floor building a the corner of Greens Street and Washington Place were burned yesterday, and while the fire was going on 141 young men and women at least 125 of them mere girls were burned to death or killed by jumping to the pavement below. The building was fireproof. The fire except the furniture and 141 of the 600 men and girls that were employed in its upper three stories. The victims were suffocated or burned to death within the building, but some who found their way to the windows and leaped met death as surely, but perhaps more quickly, on the pavements below.

The patrons inside the Broadway Lounge, being the farthest away from the lobby, were only alerted to the fire when guests from the main club area ran in looking for an exit. The fire, having started approximately five minutes ago, was now in full force. The smoke, flames, and heat quickly caused all in the lounge to panic and the only available exit, an inward opening door that led to Broadway Street, was blocked shut within moments. (Thomas)

On July 4, 1977 at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall a near fatal tragedy was marginally evaded. In the parking garage after the immense firework show everyone was leaving concurrently. The ventilation system was not equipped to handle the exhaust from all the vehicles at once. The cashiers were oblivious to the insalubrious environment that was being engendered down below in the garage as passengers were passing out from the fumes. As people commenced to repine the cashiers relucted to deviate from procedures ascertaining that they got payment from each

The settlement is confidential and since Hoffman is a minor, his father has parental rights and will need to sign the release. Therefore, we will need a separate release for each plaintiff so that Grey’s father does not learn the amount of Nathan-Nenn’s settlement from our documents. Further, the settlement breakdown is $75,000 for Nathan-Nenn and $7,500 for Hoffman. Can you have two checks issued in those amounts, again so that Grey’s father does not learn the amount of Nathan-Nenn’s settlement from our documents? I have asked plaintiffs’ attorney to tell me exactly to whom the two checks should be made payable and will forward that information to you as soon as I receive it along with the W-9 from the attorney. Finally, I will make sure

The leading cases, CIR v Mitsubishi Motors Ltd [1995] and Commissioner of Taxation v James Flood Pty Ltd [1953] that reflect a taxpayer