Punitive damages

Defendant, Sara Miner discriminatorily denied the Plaintiff’s application because of her history as a victim of domestic violence and thereby, violated the Fair Housing Act. Furthermore, the Defendant breached the contract by failing to repair the damages to the basic

accident due to the negligence of another. According to Matthias Kelly 's distribution and development, the common law of the UK the objective of any award of damages in personal injuries litigation is to achieve as nearly as possible full compensation for the Claimant in respect of the injury sustained In the UK, prior to 1999, economic damages in such litigation were typically assessed by individual judges using "rule of thumb" multipliers. There are three relevant types of tables, the Ogden Tables

Issue No. 1: Is Leo liable for assault towards Ellen? Issue No. 2: Is Leo job responsible for actions? Issue No. 3: Does Ellen have an intentional infliction of emotional distress cause of action? Issue No. 4: Is Leo liable for negligence? Rule No 1: An act intended to create a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm that is either harmful or offensive”. Rule No. 2: The employee required the employee to work under the direction and control of the employer; the employer had inherent authority

in a deal has not been fulfilled. When one or more of the parties involved in the deal do not comply with the agreements in the contract, it is considered breach a contract. They have the rights to take legal action and claims for compensations or damages in a court. Breach of contract includes failing to perform as promised, making it impossible for the other party to perform as promised, or making it known there is an intention not to perform (When Can You Sue for Breach of Contract?,

Question 1: If you decided to take legal action against your employer (assume for the moment that there is no mandatory arbitration agreement in place), how would you go about doing that? How long would you have to take action? Taking legal actions out against your employer requires courage, dedication, and expenses. For an employee to turn and decide to take this particular route, they must have really felt that their rights were violated. It is mentioned in the textbook that, “Contesting an employer

There are most definitely ways that my business could be exposed to breach of warranty claims do to the nature of the product. My company could be subject to both an expressed and implied breach of warranty if my product fails to fulfill my written stated requirements on both quality and effectiveness of my product, a selectively inhibiting hair growth product. Due to the fact that my product would be a one of a kind on the market, I would create an expressed warranty to ensure potentially skeptical

On November 18, 2015 and December 2, 2015, an arbitration took place between Pennbanana Health System (PHS) – the Defendant – and three nurses who were employed there – the Plaintiff, but lost their jobs on account of insubordination. There was an outbreak of Ebola in this hospital, resulting in one of these nurses getting the disease. All three nurses refused working with another Ebola patient after the first patient had died approximately a month prior. Soon after the firing, the Board of Trustees

Question 1 Peng & Lau, a firm of accountants, recently purchased a laptop computer from computer retailer Ace Computers Ltd for $5,000. The laptop was acquired for use by the auditing staff of Peng & Lau during the times when they are working at the premises of clients of the firm. A term of the contract between Peng & Lau and Ace Computers provides that the liability of Ace Computers in relation to any defective computer is restricted to the cost of repairing the relevant defect(s). Soon after the

I am writing you this memo in compliance with the mandatory mediation program the court requires. First, I want to inform you of all the facts from my case. For about six months I’ve been doing business with Mr. Carter, a Sunday school teacher at a Church my wife decided to join. I was there as an effort to explore faith as a Christian with my wife. During conversation I mention that I owned a small local health food product business and was interested in adding some new product lines. He then informed

Torts Problem Assignment IntroductionThrough a physical incident arising during a professional soccer match, Marc sustained loss and damage through his knee injury to which an action of battery may lie against David. BatteryBattery is a direct action in trespass which is either intentional or negligent, and is actionable per se without proof of damage. A direct act is evident through the physical contact between David and Marc. Intention may be present even where the defendant acts impulsively