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    were of unprotectable ideas and themes, in addition to the differences in the total look and feel of the works, the interactions of the characters’, and the plots). However, in Knitwaves, when the plaintiff, a clothing manufacturer claimed that the defendant had copied two sweaters that were created and copyrighted by the plaintiff, the court ruled that the two sweater designs at issue were substantially similar because the alleged infringed work copied the original contribution of the copyrighted work

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    1) The law uses the distinction between primary victims and secondary victims (where they receive no injury but witness the incident of someone with whom they have a close relationship of love and affection and suffer a mental illness). All claimants, prima facie, seem to suffice this criteria for a secondary victim. Furthermore, they all have a medically recognised psychiatric illness, PTSD. As all the claimants here are secondary victims, they must all show that the psychiatric illness was reasonably

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    it. Although it is read without comprehending, the person signing the contract would still be bound by it. In L’Estrange v Graucob, the claimant purchased a cigarette vending machine and signed the order without reading the clause. She sued the defendants as it did not work but the court argues that, once signed, she was automatically bound by the clause regardless of whether she read it or not. However, in other cases, it can be argued that there are other exceptions that would be convinced that

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    No. ________ LEWIS E. OLSON ALBERT DOBIASH (Note Send the Interrogatories separate) Defendants. In accordance with Rules _____________________________ of the Wisconsin Rules of Civil Procedures, Plaintiff requires that you answer the following Interrogatories in writing and under oath. DEFINITIONS As used herein below, the following words have the meaning hereafter set forth: 1. “Defendant”, “you”, and “your” refer to the party or parties to whom these Interrogatories are directed

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    Anonymity for defendants Unfortunately today, the identities of those on trial are not hidden. If someone glanced in a newspaper they would be able to find the names of many people who are trying to prove their innocence. While this may be reassuring for the people who want to know who to avoid on the street corners it is not exactly a fair system. You are likely to find all defendants deepest darkest secrets in the media. It somehow does not seem prudent that people are crucified due to their identities

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    Phillips Funeral Home, Inc., J. Leary, R. Record, M. Grenald, Defendants 3. Plaintiffs and Defendant’s do not dispute involvement in an automobile accident that occurred on November 3, 2010. 4. Damages sought for personal injury as a result of automobile accident for all Plaintiffs 5. Motion filed by Defendants J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home, Inc., and J. Leary to dismiss complaint of Plaintiff’s. 6. Cross Motion filed by Defendants R. Record and M. Grenald to dismiss complaint of Plaintiff’s. 7

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    The District court improperly granted summary judgment as a reasonable jury could find that Prufrock suffered a tangible detriment when he was denied tutoring and received the worst English grade of his college career after he rejected Professor Crewel 's offer to "take care of things" for him if he was "a good boy".(Prufrock Dep. 4:5-24, June 1, 2014.)To determine whether plaintiff suffered a tangible detriment, courts consider whether 1) plaintiff suffered a material loss and 2) the loss resulted

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    tort cases and Judge Marsha L. Russell was presiding it as well as encouraged five sets of group to talk Plaintiff Brian DMD Moore vs Defendant Wilbur Lucas, Plaintiff BQ Management, LLC vs Defendant Dameka Carroll, Plaintiff Mercy Medical Center vs. Defendant Melvin R. Cook, Plaintiff Apartment Services vs Bethea J Scherrie and Plaintiff Regional Management vs Defendant Cynthia M Crook. The case numbers for the five cases are 0004632-2014, 0020559-2014, 0020690-2014, 0020636-2014, and 0011960-2014.

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    Reasoning Reasoning (A) This court’s reasoning clarifies the ambiguity and responds to the defendant’s appeal regarding the application of “learned intermediary” into 3 sections. 1. Defining “Learned Intermediary” and what it means to the case in South Dakota Law. 2. How this applies to the deceit claim 3. How this applies to the failure to warn claim Learned Intermediary doctrine places the responsibility on the manufacturer to clearly warn physicians of the risks of their product. In this case

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    Find and discuss a British Columbia case that discusses and applies and/or interprets the Builders Lien Act. In your discussion be sure to summarize the salient facts, identify the issues before the Court, the arguments of each of the parties and provide a summary of the decision. Oasis Windows Ltd. Against Coppergate Development Inc. And Houser Homes Inc. Salient Facts The Plaintiff, Oasis Windows Ltd. filed a claim of Builders' Lien against Coppergate Development Inc. and Houser Homes

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