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Substance Induced Insanity
Psychosis is a psychiatric state that can either be enduring or temporary. A person suffering from the condition may experience memory lapses, incoherent speech or thoughts, lack of concentration, delusions and/or hallucin Continue Reading...
Furthermore, both statutory and tort law at the time were ill-equipped with regard to provision of environmental safeguards and taking care of the fall-out of an environmental crisis . In fact, at the time that Hoover Chemical Corporation was dumpi Continue Reading...
In addition to reckless and intentional action that results in injury, amateur coaching decisions, recommendations, and strategies can lead to injuries and can be considered elements of avoidable risk, constituting a breach of duty based on the expe Continue Reading...
Framework Analysis & Review
As is also noted in the methodology of this report, the overall basis and goal of this report is to assess the widespread and national-level Dutch construction fraud scandal that erupted and came into full bloom in 200 Continue Reading...
Ethical and Criminal Responsibility
The employers have ethical obligations to undertake corrective and preventive actions as managers gain awareness of their legal responsibilities. For this reason, the top management should be aware of the reasons Continue Reading...
Small Business' Need for a CPA
One of the critical investments a small business can make to mitigate loss and risk is hiring a CPA and putting that CPA on the 'management team.' As Wells notes in his groundbreaking research, "Denise, a bookkeeper Continue Reading...
Confidentiality and Informed Consent
Confidentiality has for a long period of time been embedded as the foundation of professional social work values. This is primarily because social workers show honesty and respect through safeguarding the confide Continue Reading...
Mandatory Vaccinations
Ours is a privileged country. Serious communicable diseases are largely controlled in the United States, partly because we have a comprehensive network of public health systems to address pandemic threats, ready access to supp Continue Reading...
The Texas City DisasterIntroductionThe Texas City Disaster of 1947 was a man-made disaster with far-reaching consequences. This paper will delve into the background of this disaster, explore the causes that led to such a catastrophe, discuss the ethi Continue Reading...
Role of Risk Management in Medical Malpractice
The role of risk management in the health care industry begins with many preventative actions. One of the most argued and sensitive subjects in the last decade has been that of medical malpractice. Seve Continue Reading...
Managing the soaring health care costs due to litigation and mismanagement should be a key concern to any healthcare organization. Attempting to manage those costs oftentimes will run into barriers such as government regulations that require doctors Continue Reading...
John could close down this one aspect of the business and keep the rest as it is, but that would not eliminate the potential for a threat to his reputation, either. He has not had a problem with selling the other lines, but he could have at any tim Continue Reading...
These claims are virtually all based on the concept that corporations - particularly multinationals -- should be held accountable for their actions within their sphere of operations. "Corporations, for their part, have responded in numerous ways, f Continue Reading...
Human resource management is one of the essential components to the competitiveness of global firms. Corporations that perform exceptionally regarding human resource management tend to integrate strong discipline in their people with attention to str Continue Reading...
"Divorce mediation confronts one of the most difficult conflicts that exist on earth, the breakdown and ending of the intimate, complex marriage relationship." The desire of individuals to remove divorce from the adversarial legal arena is fundament Continue Reading...
Internet: Privacy for High School Students
An Analysis of Privacy Issues and High School Students in the United States Today
In the Age of Information, the issue of invasion of privacy continues to dominate the headlines. More and more people, it s Continue Reading...
Website Evaluation: Nolo.com
One of the biggest legal information clearinghouses online is the website Nolo.com. Based in the United States, and therefore mainly only applicable to that country, Nolo.com offers a wide range of informational articles Continue Reading...
Civil Liability
The issue of the use of force and civil liability amongst police officers has been the subject of debate for many ears. The Rodney King trial and subsequent riots brought a great deal of attention to the excessive use of force and th Continue Reading...
Polish Companies Reacted to Ethical Issues and Changes in Business Standards Since the Fall of Communism in 1989?
Poland's Economy Pre-Communism's Fall
Poland's Natural Resources
Minerals and Fuels
Agricultural Resources
Labor Force
The Polish Continue Reading...
Excessive Use of Police Force in the State of California
Excessive Force in California
The objective of this study is to examine the use of excessive force by police officers in the State of California. Toward this end, this study will conduct an e Continue Reading...
Defending the Blackmailer
An introduction to blackmail
Blackmail is a term used when someone gives threats to a person whose secrets he/she knows along with the fact that they want to hide those secrets. While blackmailing the blackmailer asks for Continue Reading...
XI. Conflict of Laws Principles
The unique nature of corporations creates interesting problems in regard to determining where a corporation can be sued or where the corporation can decide to file its own cause of action. A corporation can also ele Continue Reading...
Automobile Drivers be Prohibited from Using Cellular Telephones?
Although penalties vary according to jurisdiction, driving while intoxicated is against the law in all of the 50 states because the practice is known to be dangerous to the perpetrato Continue Reading...
Merrill, in the UK. Following his experience with heart surgery using innovating surgical techniques, the physician noted the problems he experienced in understanding all of his alternatives compared to a simpler earlier procedure, and finally trust Continue Reading...
More times than not, a patient will argue that he did not understand what the physician stated to him; even amidst documented proof the medical professional and the patient did engage in an informed conversation. "The fact that a meeting took place Continue Reading...
Such people may not generally take shelter under the canopy of hackers but as a result of the more serious attributes of their motivation. (Hacker Motivation) Most of the people are anxious about the probability of being an objective for exploitatio Continue Reading...
Goal setting works well for simple jobs -- clerks, typists, loggers, and technicians -- but not for complete jobs. Goal setting with jobs in which goals are not easily measured (e.g., teaching, nursing, engineering, accounting) has posed some probl Continue Reading...
fiduciary" affect the law of agency?
The Business Dictionary website defines a fiduciary relationship as one that is "special" and that is between two parties. Examples of such relationships include agent and principal, testator and trustee, testat Continue Reading...
Inner Office Memo Editing and Enhancing
Inneroffice Memorandum
Mrs. Alexander, Senior Partner
FROM: Brandon Lee, Junior Counsel
RE: Mrs. Alexander Denise - Galactica National Bank, Et. al.
Fact Summary:
Miss Alexis Denise had bank accounts with Continue Reading...
... If gun manufacturers are responsible for violence, why not the makers of the steel used in the guns?" (Levy, 2004, p. 80)
The application of the principles of assumption of risk and product liability to incidents that are ever more removed from Continue Reading...
" When a person files for bankruptcy, a person's trust, conscience, moral responsibility and accountability are all jeopardized.
Trust
Trust has always been an important factor in any credit transaction. With the increase of informal credit sales s Continue Reading...
O.J. Simpson Trials: Criminal vs. Civil
One of the most confusing aspects of the OJ Simpson saga for laypersons was that Simpson was apparently tried twice for his crimes, despite the protection against 'double jeopardy' or being retried for the sam Continue Reading...
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the nation's largest healthcare system through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), including 152 medical centers (VA Continue Reading...
Health Care Reform Effecting Public Health United States
Healthcare reform is an integral part of the United States healthcare system. Below is an evaluation of the effects healthcare reform has had on healthcare in the U.S. Internet sources as well Continue Reading...
Drug Policy
American Drug Policy: Marijuana
Marijuana is one of the most vilified drugs in history and it very difficult to see just why this is so. The United States used to have a thriving agricultural concern that consisted of hemp (marijuana) f Continue Reading...
Exclusionary Rule
The Future of the Exclusionary Rule
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, otherwise known as the Bill of Rights, were designed to protect citizens against abusive state power. These protections include preventing the g Continue Reading...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Discuss whether there has been a violation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
There are no court rulings that can shed light on the issue. However going by the Continue Reading...
In other words, the Court looked at why Nelson was suing Saudi Arabia, and determined whether those claims were based on Saudi Arabia's actions as a sovereign nation or on its actions as a business.
Sovereign immunity should continue, even if it re Continue Reading...