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    (Hook)Many children like to play sports but there are a lot of reasons why children should not be in any competitive sports. (Summary)I think sports are dangerous, stressful, and can be very expensive.(Thesis)Children should be taken out or never signed up for any competitive sports. First off when playing sports it can be very dangerous and you get seriously injured. In the passage “Listening to Wisdom from a 10-year-old son about his head injury” It states “Football and head injuries…...N.F.L

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    I. The court acknowledges the Potters lawsuit for restitution of sums paid on the property and it was not for expectancy damages. Clearly, the court stated, “By selecting the remedy of rescission and restitution, rather than expectation, or reliance damages, Potters chose what is usually the smallest awardable recovery.”(case, pg.4) Therefore, the court claims the remedy for this lawsuit was a fair decision. Since the market value of the property decreases their total recovery and

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    The court case of “Hamptons Landscaping Serv. Inc. V. Sherman”, was decided on November 8th 2017, and was a court case in the Suffolk County , County Court, which I had the pleasure of attending to for this assignment. The judge for this court case was Stephen J. Hackeling. This court case involved the plaintiff Hamptons Landscaping Service Inc., who had been represented by Lieb at Law, P.C. This side of the case then was seeking summary judgment to recover $17,217.00, from the defendants Michael

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    Introduction The statutory claim for unfair dismissal recognises that the common law cannot give adequate protection to the employees through the contract of employment, in that wrongful dismissal claim depends upon a breach of contract of the employment, usually in the form of inadequate notice being given by the employer. Many dismissals can be considered unfair that do not amount to the breach of the contract, for the wrongful dismissal claims look not to intention, motive, or the effect on an

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    Examples of non-pecuniary relief are particularly rare in investor state arbitration. In the vast majority of cases, investors request damages, as opposed to non-pecuniary relief. This preference for damages often reflects practical considerations, such as the difficulty of obtaining restitution of property that has already been liquidated. Moreover, the filing of an investor-state arbitration often signals the end of

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    pay injured workers for their pain or suffering, and most of the time these benefits are simply not enough. In contrast, a third party lawsuit allows an injured person to seek compensation for all of his or her damages, including damages for pain and suffering and other non-economic damages. This allows injured people a better chance of supporting themselves long term after a serious injury. In some states, like Pennsylvania, an injured person’s employer may either initiate or join a third party

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    Sports injuries are a serious thing among teenage athletes and can affect them in numerous ways. It affects both them the players and their teammates, because there is a shortage of a player. The biggest problem that all athletes face is getting injured in the sports they are playing especially high school sports. When you are playing a sport the last thing on your mind is to get injured and get out of the game. Your alternative goal is to scored and beat your opponent. Sports injuries are serious

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    to the ground and hurt himself, can be considered as a wrongful act. This is established by Article 6:162 in the Dutch Private Law, which measures the wrongful act. Furthermore, this wrongful act has caused damages to the claimant’s son, which can be represented by the monetary damage (the medical costs) worth of €2500. The

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    great standing to sue against the neglectful driver and the company associated with the ownership of the vehicle. Regardless of the diversity of their residency/ citizenship, the affected party can proceed to sue the corporation responsible for the damages caused by their staff and property; reason being that they are protected under the Constitution’s diversity of citizenship, and the privileges and immunities clause. Furthermore, these two constitutional clauses in addition to the commerce clause

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    SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims (“Agreement”) is made and entered into between APRIL STAR DAVIS (“DAVIS”) and THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT BURNS (“BURNS”), with reference to the following facts: RECITALS A. BURNS provided legal services for DAVIS pursuant to a fee agreement dated September 23, 2015; retainer deposited into ROBERT BURNS TRUST account on, September 22, 2015. As part of those proceedings, BURNS sought

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