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Legal Cases Involving Teachers »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses three legal cases involving teachers. The cases involve allegations of misuse of corporal punishment; inappropriate behavior; and the violation of teachers’ rights by the state of Arkansas. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Considerations in Health Services: The Patient Self Determination Act »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page emphasis of the importance of the Patient Self Determination Act in health services. The author reviews the case of Terry Schiavo to stress the importance of having one’s wishes regarded their health care clearly recorded in a legally valid document. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Considerations of At Will Employment »

Number of pages 3

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of business law. Emphasis is placed upon the legal considerations of at will employment and cases are cited. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Critique of the Ashland Case »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper provides a critique of a case submitted by a student. The case involves an oil spill and the legal ramifications of the event. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Decision-Making Styles »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper discussing the adversarial style of the American justice system and musing under which judicial decision-making system the writer would prefer to be judged if charged – but innocent of – a serious felony crime. The accused should prefer rule utilitarianism if innocent, probably a teleological or deontological perspective if guilty. ... View Full Description
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LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ON REAL ESTATE DEEDS »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page quickie talks about real estate deeds, how to read and interpret them. Also included are the most common mistakes and how to spot them in a deed description. Examples provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Disclosure and the Exclusionary Rule »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper explains the rules of disclosure and discusses the exclusionary rule. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Drinking Age 18 »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which argues the legal drinking age should be 18. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Issues »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at five legal questions in Q& A format. Various questions on different areas of the law have been submitted by a student and answered. Questions include issues in criminal and civil law, business ethics and contracts. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Issues for Riordan and Kudler »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper assessing the approach of two virtual companies to the legal matters that arise as a course of business. Riordan Manufacturing's approach is efficient and effective; Kudler's is not. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Issues in Commercial Use of Outer Space »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page paper discussing the evolution and current state of commercial use of outer space, for the purpose of determining an appropriate governing body. There were more than 3,000 active, functioning satellites orbiting the Earth in early 2008, more than 1,000 originating in nations such as Mexico, Germany and Algeria – both developed ... View Full Description
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Legal Issues in Education »

Number of pages 30

A 30 page research paper that addresses specific legal issues as they apply to teaching and education. Topics covered include tort liability, negligence, law pertaining to disabled children, privacy issues, drug testing, search and seizure and others. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Legal Liability and Ships' Registries »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses the liability issues that arise in both public and private law when an American couple is robbed, and the husband suffers a fatal heart attack during the course of the robbery, on a DWI cruise ship with Liberian registry. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Malpractice Case »

Number of pages 7

This seven page paper is based on a fictitious case study provided by the student. An employee is injured while working for employer and hires a lawyer to sue the employer. The employer makes a settlement offer, which the lawyer does not communicate to the employee. Subsequently the employee loses the court case and gains ... View Full Description
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Legal Matters at Bug, Inc. »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper discussing a variety of legal issues affecting or potentially affecting Bug, Inc., a manufacturer of electronic listening devices. Topics include industrial espionage, civil RICO, product liability and a variety of assorted possible torts. Bibliography lists 12 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Memo – COBRA and the Obligation to Inform »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of COBRA. A hypothetical legal memorandum highlights case law relevant to employer obligations to inform employees of COBRA rights. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Memorandum »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page closed objective legal memorandum regarding a whether or not an insurance company should pay double indemnity for a death in which the deceased died because he placed a noose around his neck and cut off oxygen to his brain during the act of masturbation, suffocating when a pulley system jammed. The writer ... View Full Description
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Legal Memorandum »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page legal memorandum presents the issues in a hypothetical case. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Memorandum »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper is a legal memorandum about a case of a woman who's family wants to maintain her life through the use of a feeding tube and her husband wants the feeding tube removed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Naturalism and Legal Positivism »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines the concepts of legal positivism and legal naturalism, and then applies them to the Miranda decision, arguing that naturalism would have been more favorable to Ernesto Miranda. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Precedents and Illegal Proceedings »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper gives four examples where improper procedures, not lack of evidence, ruined a case, and whether the arguments used were correct. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Procedure in an FDA Investigation of False Advertising »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper investigates the case of Miracle Pharmaceuticals and the FDA challenge of its marketing of anti-balding product. The author discusses due process, standing, ripeness, mootness, agency discretion, and exhaustion of administrative remedies. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Questions »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper gives a series of short answers to questions about US law, including contract law and that of wills and estates. The bibliography cites 1 source. View Full Description
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Legal Questions »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper answering 8 legal questions about contract law. Questions cover topics including the sale of found goods, leases, oral agreements for services the statute of frauds and the parol evidence rule. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Questions »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper discusses numerous questions dealing with various aspects of business law. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal questions/Right to Refuse Treatment »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that explores several questions on when people have the right to refuse medical treatment. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Reasoning and Interpretation »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines what is meant by legal reasoning and legal interpretation. The paper begins by looking at how legal reasoning takes place and the different with the different perspectives on the role of reasoning. The paper then looks at how interpretation takes place and the three rules of literal interpretation, the golden ... View Full Description
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Legal Remedies Tort and Victims Compensation »

Number of pages 15

This 15 page paper distinguishes between tort law and criminal law where victims are compensated for their injuries. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Responsibilities Towards Children »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the responsibilities of parents and those with parental responsibility, such as local authorities when looking after a child under a care order, towards the children they care for. This paper considers what responsibilities exist and how far they stretch. The paper is written relating to English law. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Legal Rights: Case Studies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines two particular situations and indicates whether the law enforcement individuals had the legal right to act as they did. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Terms and Concepts »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of some major legal concepts, including the exclusionary rule, Miranda, and search and seizure principles. There are 6 sources. View Full Description
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LEGALITIES OF "RIGHT TO DIE" »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses right-to-die legal issues, basing information on the cases of Nancy Cruzan and Karen Ann Quinlan. Bibliography lists 6 sources. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Legalizing Gambling »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines legalized gambling and argues that gambling should be legal because it is something that involves the pursuit of happiness. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Legislation for Welfare Provision for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK »

Number of pages 16

This 16 page paper considers the legislation ad policies in the UK regarding asylum seekers and refugees and their [poison with regardless welfare provision. The paper starts with the Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 (AIAA) looking at the main acts and polices and the way these affect all asylum seekers and refuges with special ... View Full Description
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Lessons Learned from "A Civil Action" »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper uses Jonathan Herr's book "A Civil Action" to answer questions about the American legal system and whether or not justice can be found within it. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Lethal Injection: Cruel and Unusual Punishment? »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper assessing the reasons behind the Supreme Court decision to temporarily stay the procedure. This paper asserts that once the details of the procedure are worked out and standardized this option will present a less gruesome option that the traditional choices for executions. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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LIABILITY AMONG PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses the question as to whether or not limited liability partnerships, or LLPs are protection enough against potential litigation in the event a company partner is negligent. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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LIBYAN FOREIGN BANK VERSUS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY/ A CASE BRIEF »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper is a case brief on the 1987 case between the Libyan Arab Bank versus the Bankers Trust company of New York and London. Overview and conclusions discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Licenses and Leases »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper looks at UK and considers the differences between a licence to occupancy and a tenancy created by a lease. The paper looks at hw the courts would determine the difference and illustrates this with the used of numerous fully cited cases. The bibliography cites 3 sources. View Full Description
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Liebeck v Mcdonald's »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper that provides an ethical analysis of this famous case of the spilled coffee. The facts are first related and discussed, including those that did not get published in the media. For example, Liebeck, the plaintiff, was not driving the car and the car was not in motion when the coffee spilled. ... View Full Description
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LIFE OUTSIDE VERMONT: DOES A GAY MARRIAGE HOLD UP? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper describes a case study of a gay couple, united under Vermont's civil union laws, and what happens when, traveling in Florida, one member of the couple ends up comatose in the hospital. The paper discusses legally what the other partner's options are, and suggests mediation and alternative resolution as a course of ... View Full Description
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Lifting the Corporate Veil »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper considers the way in which the cooperate veil may be lifted by way of a judicial decisions. The way in which agency may be implied or the companies may be seen as a single economic unit are discussed before a conclusion is reached in the way the law is developing in ... View Full Description
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Lifting the Corporate Veil; Would the Case of Carte Blanche (Singapore) PTE Ltd v Diners Club International Inc. had a Different Result If Heard in the UK Rather than the US »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a well known US case where the corporate veil was lifted on appeal due to the finding that the parent company controlled and dominated the subsidiary. The paper looks at how this case may have ended if heard in the UK where there are similar principles in terms ... View Full Description
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Limited Liability Partnerships »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at the concept and reality of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP’s) under the limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. The paper outlines the background to LLP’s what they are, the way they are set up and how they compare with both company and partnership law. The paper is written with reference ... View Full Description
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Lisa and MJ Electricals - A Case Study »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines a contract law case posed by the student. A consumer makes a purchase by mail order, The goods sent differ to those ordered, and the seller refuses to accept them back. The paper examined the position of the seller and the consumers using case law and legislation. The paper is ... View Full Description
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Literary Works and Copyright »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper looks at the use of copyright to protect literary works under English law. The paper starts by defining what it meant by a literary work and what types of work are included, looking at the concept of originality, the issue of ownership and the period that a copyright will last. Numerous ... View Full Description
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LITIGATION AND THE STATE COURTS -- CALIFORNIA »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper provides an overview of California's state courts and discusses how the judges get the positions. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Litigation Versus Arbitration »

Number of pages 7

4 Case Studies : 7 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses four cases studies that pertain to litigation and/or arbitration. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Litigation: When ADR Does Not Resolve The Situation »

Number of pages 4

4 pages in length. For eighty percent of the cases brought before mediators under the auspices of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the ability for a positive, mutually workable outcome for all parties involved precludes the need for the more time consuming and costly aspects of litigation; for the other twenty percent, formal litigation is ... View Full Description
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Living Wills in America »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not living wills should be allowed in America and considers if an otherwise fully competent adult has the right to die if they so choose. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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