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    III. Ohio State A. Asset Protection An asset protection trust is a special type of irrevocable trust in which the trust funds are held and invested by the Trustee and are only distributed on a discretionary basis. The purpose of an asset protection trust is to keep the trust assets secure for the beneficiaries instead of being exposed to loss to the beneficiary’s creditors , in a divorce or to predators. The Ohio Asset Management Modernization Act (“AMMA”) was enacted into law and became effective

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    Constitutional Cafe The focus of this paper vis-à-vis the book Constitutional Café by Christopher Phillips will be tenth chapter, which is titled Rights and Responsibilities. This chapter of the book focuses what are defined and codified as rights, what implications both rights and responsibilities hold when speaking of the Constitution and how the Constitutional framework surrounding these two topics has evolved since the Revolution. The two terms sound easy enough to define and assess but the

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    phone video and surveillance society, police departments should procure body-worn cameras as soon as fiscally possible to utilize and support the officers’ version of events during serious or frivolous complaints. Body-camera footage properly secured, affords departments that ability to address costly lawsuits, especially when officers are wrongly accused of misconduct. In 2015, police distrust and civil disobedience resurfaced when a white Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson,

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    persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty, is displayed in many different ways throughout Harper Lee¹s only published novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. To some, the courage manifested by the characters in this book is either offensive, or frivolous, but to those who realize the true meaning of this word, the fortitude and bravery exhibited by certain individuals is considered uncustomary. In fact, To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around courage, as the author of this book describes Jem and Scout¹s

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    For the past 20 years the private corrections industry has continued to grow. With more than 2 million Americans incarcerated in prisons in the Unites States, local governments and states cannot possibly hope to keep up with the high rates of incarceration. They must choose between overcrowding, releasing inmates, or contracting for outsourcing of inmate housing. More agencies are choosing to outsource their inmates. There are many reasons why agencies choose to outsource and I will discuss a few

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    A. Interpreting Insurance Contracts In Maryland, insurance policies are generally construed in the same manner as contracts. Collier v. MD-Individual Practice Ass 'n, Inc., 327 Md. 1, 5, 607 A.2d 537 (1992). An insurance contract, like any other contract, is measured by its terms unless a statute, a regulation, or public policy is violated thereby. Pac. Indem. Co. v. Interstate Fire & Cas. Co., 302 Md. 383, 388, 488 A.2d 486 (1985). We do not follow the rule, adopted in other jurisdictions, that

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    In the 1960s the American oil company Chevron operating under the Texaco brand entered into a contract with Ecuador 's government to extract oil from the basin of the Amazon rainforest. Over the course of the next 26 years Chevron extracted billions of gallons of crude oil that generated huge revenues for the company. In the process this large oil company committed one of the worst accident environmental abuse in history. On the west coast of South America straddling the equator from which he derives

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    Sitting in his wheelchair at the bottom of the stairs, Zack looks up toward the front door and wonders how in the world he is going to get into the building. To Zack, getting up those seven steps is like climbing Mount Everest. For many disabled Americans, Zack’s experience was an all too common daily occurrence until the Americans with Disabilities Act became law. Before the act was passed, disabled individuals struggled to get around and do everyday activities, such as going to church, going out

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    Alcoholism as a Disability

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    Outline Introduction Business Situation Description Analysis with Three Ethical Theories Behavior vs. Disability Negligent Hiring/Retention Government Agency Precedent for punishing alcohol abusers Application of Relevant Law At Will Employment Negligent Hiring Expanded Abuse of Legal System Reasonable Accommodations Home Depot Firing Similar to Blazek Situation Alcohol Policies should Match Practice ADA's Potential Misclassification of Alcoholism Recommendation to Employer Conclusion

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    Workplace Bullying Angela Barbato BUS 600 Management Professor Frank Bucaria February 8, 2014 Workplace bulling is abusive behavior that creates an intimidating and uncomfortable work environment that affects another person or persons safety or well-being (Qualia Soup, 2014). The article Workplace Bullying: Costly and Preventable by Wiedmer, T.L. (2011) discusses work place bullying and its effects on productivity and the work environment. Workplace bulling is malicious

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