A case is filed against the company A, LLC in California court for the leakage of personal information of 650,000 members to public. The company A claims that they have a “forum-selection clause” in their member agreement, putting the jurisdiction of all the disputes in Virginia, and a US Supreme Court precedent that “forum-selection clause” will be unenforceable if it is against the public policy. Also, the policies of the company A have been declared against public policy by Californian courts in other cases of the company A. To Explain: Application of stare decisis in California Court to determine the case.

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Stephen Glass made himself infamous as a dishonest journalist by fabricating material for more than forty articles for The New Republic and other publications. At the time, he was a law student at Georgetown University. Once suspicions were aroused, Glass tried to avoid detection. Later, Glass applied for admission to the California bar. The California Supreme Court denied his application, citing “numerous instances of dishonesty” during his “rehabilitation” following the exposure of his misdeeds. How do these circumstances underscore the importance of ethics?

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Case Summary:A case is filed against the company A, LLC in California court for the leakage of personal information of 650,000 members to public. The company A claims that they have a “forum-selection clause” in their member agreement, putting the jurisdiction of all the disputes in Virginia, and a US Supreme Court precedent that “forum-selection clause” will be unenforceable if it is against the public policy. Also, the policies of the company A have been declared against public policy by Californian courts in other cases of the company A.

To Explain:Application of stare decisis in California Court to determine the case.

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