By virtue of Article 28, it has restrict the buyer and the seller rights to require specific performance. As this can be seen in the case of Magellan International Corporation v Salzgitter Handel GmbH, where the court held that when the CISG enable a party to claim specific performance, Article 28 will allows the seized court to look for alternative reliefs under its own substantive law in a like case. Also, in the same case, the court held that if the national law would grant specific performance and it is no conflict with the CISG, this means that there is no problem arises. If the national law disallow to grant specific performance, then the alternative relief is to award damages. This is shown in the case of Zurich Chamber of Commerce which heard on 31 May 1996, where the Arbitral Tribunal pointed out that Russian law rejected to grant specific performance. Thus, pursuant to CISG, a judgment for specific performance cannot be entered if the national Court rejected such claim. The Arbitral Tribunal then awarded the buyers damages for their actual loss. …show more content…
This means that the creditor may resort to both options at the same time. This has been provided under the case of ICC Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce, France, 2004 where the Arbitral Tribunal held that the claim for liquidated damages does not exclude a simultaneous claim for specific performance. Thus, in the final decision, the Arbitral Tribunal concluded that the claims for specific performance under the specific performance provision of CISG could co-exist with the claims for liquidated damages under liquidated damages
To recover losses from the debt owed, Husky filed a complaint in the bankruptcy case of Ritz, arguing Ritz’ transfer of assets form one company he owned to the other, is “actual fraud” under the Bankruptcy Code’s discharge exceptions 11.U.S.C.. §523(a)(2)(A), and does not negate his liability to Husky. The District affirms Ritz was liable under state law, however the debt did not originate by “actual fraud” and could be discharged under bankruptcy. FACTS In 2003 to 2007, Husky International Electronics, Inc., supplied components used in electronic devices to Chrysalis Manufacturing Corp., when the respondent was the Director, resulting in a debt of
Driver of vehicle 1, Renneker stated she picked up four customers for a carriage ride before traveling southbound on South Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard. Renneker said she observed the bridle over the horse eyes fall off; at which, she stopped and exited the carriage to reapply them. Renneker said she advised the passnegers to exit the carriage while she was reapply the bridle. Renneker said as she was reappling the bridle a helicopter took off from the landing paid and she believed it spooked the hourse. Renneker said the house took off running southbound on South Leonor K Sullivan.
As I mentioned earlier not everyone is aware of what The Family and Medical Leave Act is, what the law is for, and how it can be or should be used when they should if the company where they work employs more than 50 people. By law employers are supposed to inform all employees about FMLA. In the case of Jeffrey Angstadt verses Staples Contract and Commercial, Inc. Angstadt was wrongfully fired because he did not know about the FMLA and could not balance his work responsibilities and taking care of his ill wife.
Predication: On 11/11/17, Asset Protection Manager (APM) Kristin Catucci contacted APM Jakub Orlando regarding Customer Service Associate (CSA) Anthony Stoddart who was suspected of taking money out of the register for personal benefit. Facts: On 11/14/17, APM Orlando reviewed CCTV footage along with POS electronic journal to confirm this allegation. CCTV footage reviled that CSA Stoddart took money from the bottom of the register and placed it into his pocket.
Laura Richart S. DioGuardi Criminal Law & Procedure 22 September 2016 CJ2300 Assignment 1: Case Brief Case: Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) Procedural History: Fred Korematsu was a Japanese- American who was sent to an internment camp following the enactment of Executive Order 9066 in 1942. This executive order required that all Japanese- Americans, some Italian- Americans, and some Jewish refugees be taken from their homes and placed in internment camps around the United States, with many being on the West Coast. This was in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and was intended to prevent supposed espionage. Korematsu refused to transfer from the original camp in Manzanar, CA that he was placed in and was arrested and
In the movie, A Civil Action, personal injury lawyer, Jan Schlichtman and his law firm, file a law suit against Beatrice Foods and W.R. Grace & Company. The prosecution’s case is based on the premise that these two leather companies contaminated the water supply, in Woburn, Massachusetts. The motion brought before the court requested that the eight plaintiffs be compensated for “negligence, conscious pain and suffering, and wrongful death. ”1 Schlichtman presented medical evidence that illustrated an unusually high incidence of cancer in the small town of Woburn.
Yes, the Tennants did settle, Nathaniel writes, "The tenant settled." He further states, "The firm would receive its contingency fee. The whole business might have ended right there. But Billot was not satisfied" (Rich 11) Even though the Tennants settled he went on to pursue a class action lawsuit against
One of the first Supreme Court Cases that have happened to obtained Women’s Rights was in 1971. In 1971, there was a Supreme Court Cases called Phillips V. Martin Marietta Corporation. In of this court case Phillips tried to apply for a job of being of a preschool teacher and was denied. Phillips wasn’t the only one who applied and didn’t receive the job, since 80% of the applicants were denied because the were all women. So, once has just Phillips found out that she was denied from a job, just by her gender she took it the authorities to show them what Martin Marietta Corp. was doing.
Because the arrest and drug conviction were not challenged in the federal removal proceedings, the Court in Moncrieffe v. Holder did not have before it the full set of facts surrounding the state criminal prosecution of Adrian Moncrieffe. However, examination of the facts surrounding the criminal case offers important lessons about how the criminal justice system works in combination with the modern immigration removal machinery to disparately impact communities of color. By all appearances, the traffic stop that led to Moncrieffe’s arrest is a textbook example of racial profiling.3 Over the last few decades, the modern immigration enforcement system has evolved into a criminal immigration removal system, with the U.S. government frequently
There were many court cases that were discussed in class regarding the mob versus the individual. The most important ones were the United States v. Schwimmer, Roe v. Wade, Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, and Brown v. Board of Education. In all but one of the cases above, the Mob (the government) used its power to stop the individual from pursuing their American dream. The individual was right in all of the cases because they had the right to express themselves and pursue their dream; and the government had to right to stop them from following it. Starting with the Schwimmer case, the individual was right because the government was not giving her a valid reason as to why they were denying her citizenship.
In 2013, the Supreme Court case Moncrieffe v. Holder refuses a Board of Immigration Appeals to removal from the United States of a lawful permanent resident based on a long term criminal conviction related to sole possession of small amounts of marijuana. The case finally made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which is considered a rather technical question of the interpretation of the U.S Immigration laws. Local police departments have long been accused of profiling Hispanic, African-Americans, and other minorities of race in law enforcement activities, including run of the mill traffic stop. Critics fear that immigration enforcement by state and local authorities will lead to increase of racism. Many Americans have shown concerns with the implementation of racist discrimination of the U.S immigration laws by state police agencies and local authorities.
Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of America, 254 U.S. 143 (1920) U.S. Sup. Ct. Facts: 1886 marked the invention of a caramel-colored soft drink created by John Pemberton. Coca-Cola got its name after two main ingredients, coca leaves and kola nuts. The Coca-Cola Company is suing Koke Company of America from using the word Koke on their products. They believe Koke Company of America is violating trademark infringement and is unfairly making and selling a beverage for which a trademark Coke has used.
FACTS In December of 1990, Gerry DiNardo was hired as the head football coach by and for Vanderbilt University under a five-year contract. Under this contract, “liquidated damage provisions” were outlined for both parties, with section 8 of the employment contract specifically detailing the liquidated damages he should owe to the plaintiff/appellee should he terminate his five-year contract with Vanderbilt and be “employed or performing services for a person or institution other than the University” within the five-year term of the aforementioned contract. In August of 1994, the Athletic Director for the University, Paul Hoolahan, offered the defendant/appellant a two-year extension of the contract. An addendum was drawn up by Vanderbilt’s Deputy General Counsel that would extend
Tony Bombassi Case Brief- U.S. v. Martha Stewart and Peter Bacanovic, 305 F. Supp. 2d 368 (SDNY 2004) December 5, 2016 Facts Martha Stewart was CEO of her own publicly traded company. Bacanovic was a stock broker at Merrill Lynch who handle the stock sale. The criminal charges against Stewart and Bacanovic came about on December 27, 2001 after the sale of 3,928 shares of stock in ImClone Systems, Inc.
A Civil Action is a movie based on a true story about an epic courtroom showdown where Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious personal-injury attorney files a lawsuit against two of the nation's largest corporations. He accuses, Beatrice Foods and W. R. Grace Company for causing the deaths of children from water contamination by the illegitimate dumping of chemical wastes into natural water sources. The first issue brought up in this movie is concealing or misrepresenting of the truth also known as deceit. Deceit occurs when an individual withholds or misrepresents information by making false statements with the intent of altering another person’s position on a matter. In the movie, Jan does some personal investigations after he notices that there’s