(DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services) In Davidson v. Cannon, a case heard immediately after Daniels, the Court reiterated its newfound belief that "where a government official is merely negligent in causing the injury, no procedure for compensation is constitutionally required." (The Battered Child 8) The future impacts of Joshua DeShaney’s case will last a long time, and effect many future cases.
Dustin Seal, a junior at Powell High School, Knoxville, TN drove his mom’s car to Friday-night football game with his friends who had put a knife in the glove compartment without his information. Over a suspicion of drinking alcohol, school vice principal searched Dustin’s car and found a hunting knife. Being unaware of the knife Dustin got suspended with pending expulsion from Powell high by the principal. Following with several appeal processes School board sided with the school principal on expelling Dustin. His father sued the school board for violation of Dustin’s right under fourth and fourteenth amendments to Federal court ruled in favor of Seal and the case was settled with $30,000 award to Dustin. six months after the award Unfortunately
Key Facts: (Who are the parties? What are they fighting about? Who is suing whom for what?) Susan Kirkpatrick, Appellant; John Zitz and Transamerica Insurance Company, Appelles; Kirkpatrick originally filed a complaint in trial court for a skunk bite she received while in a pet store owned by John Zitz.
The bottle in fact contained the decomposed body of the snail. The plaintiff consumed a part of the continents which were poured in tumbler. The bottle was a dark opaque. The glass sealed with metal cap so that its contents could not be ascertained by inspection. The plaintiff bought an action against the manufacturer of the beer to recover the damages which she suffered serious effects on her health by shock and sever gastro-enteritis.
Main issue: Did Bozeman have knowledge of the harassment, and should Bozeman’s knowledge of McLeod’s harassment of Williamson be imputed to the City for purposes of holding that it knew or should have known of the harassment and therefore can be held liable for negligently failing to take prompt remedial action? 6. Court Deciding: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 7. Decision: The decision of the District Court was affirmed.
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
The Hill v. Ohio County involves a wrongful death case in which the hospital refused to admit Juanita Monroe. She thought she was in labor. As a result, she delivered her child at home without medical attention and died shortly after giving birth. The plaintiff was Lorene Hill, administer of Monroe’s estate, against Ohio Country Hospital. The question arises whether there was a breach of duty by the hospital in accordance to the institution’s admission policy.
While Mrs. Mabee carried the jugs from the front door toward the back of the house, one of the jugs shattered and spilled on her body and on the dining room floor and furniture, causing severe damage. 2 & 3 -The Product was so defective that the product was unreasonably dangerous and cause the plaintiff’s injury. It was evident the product was defective since as soon the jugs were handed over to Mrs. Mabee by the delivery driver, the jugs shattered causing injury instantly. Jeanny
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 301; J.L., 410 N.J. Super. 159 at 166. In T.B., a mother was under the assumption that her parents were home; mistakenly left her child at home alone, the Division of Youth and Family Services found that the mother was negligent. T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 297. However, the court held that the defendant did not fail to "exercise a minimum degree of care" under N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b), therefore her conduct was not grossly negligent or reckless. Id. at 302.
The case arises from an accident which occurred on September 26, 2009 after Timothy Lesko attended a Gun Bash. Michael Trail claimed serious injuries from the accident. Timothy Lesko claimed that he was not the driver and does not know who was driving while the accident occurred. Procedural History
The McCune vs Myrtle Beach Indoor Shooting Range case contains much of accurate interpretations of the law when pertaining to contracts of adhesion. In this case, a defected mask allowed a paintball to hit Christine McCune’s eye. The effect of this event led McCune to become blind in one eye. There is no evidence suggesting that the employees knew of this malfunction. This case best describes the contracts of adhesion because there was not any gross negligence from the park.
FACTS: Jenny Stracner an employee of the Laguna Beach Police Department was told by several people that there several vehicles were seen in front of Greenwoods resident and the vehicles were only there for a couple of minutes. Stracner investigated these claims by staking out the residence and witnessing the vehicles at the residence for herself. After staking out the residence, she asked the garbage man to isolate garbage picked up and Greenwoods residence and hand them over to her. While looking through Greenwoods trash, Stracner located evidence that led her to believe Greenwood was involved with drugs. Stracner then received a search warrant and found large amounts of cocaine and other substance in the residence.
The plaintiff stated she normally leaves her keys in her car allowing her 14 year old son to drive on their property all the time. But on this particular day the plaintiff’s son allowed the defendant’s daughter to drive the car on and off the property which cost the defendant’s daughter her life. The defendant countersuit for pain and suffering and for the loss of her daughter’s life. In this case the judge dismissed the plaintiffs case and
Gretchen Fordham has been immersed in real estate since the day she was born. Growing up in North Florida, she watched her father start and develop a highly successful commercial construction company. Drawn by the industry, she began working for her father’s company in high school where she learned the ins and outs of commercial construction along with the benefits of hard work and commitment. After moving to Bay County in 2013 with her husband and two small children, she decided to make the switch to residential real estate. “I instantly fell in love with Bay County and its many communities and wanted to help ease the stress of moving for other families.”