Reasonable person standard

Ludmila Hresil and her niece were shopping at a Sears retail store. There were few shoppers in the store at the time. Hresil spent about ten minutes in the store's women's department, where she observed no other shoppers. After Hresil's niece completed a purchase in another part of the store, the two women began to walk through the women's department. Hresil, who was pushing a shopping cart, suddenly lost her balance and struggled to avoid a fall. As she did so, her right leg struck the shopping cart and began to swell. Hresil observed a gob on the floor where she had slipped. Later, a Sears employee said that it looked like someone spat on the floor, like it was phlegm. Under the reasonabl... click for more

Breach of contract

Allandale Farm, Inc., employed Koch from 1988 through 1997 as the person in charge of farming. Koch was hired for "permanent employment," subject to his ability to make the farm profitable. His compensation included salary and the right to occupy a house located adjacent to the farm, and certain performance-related bonuses. On January 7, 1997, Allandale Farm terminated Koch's employment and offered him $10,000 in exchange for a general release of liability and specified services. The offer letter stated, 'Assuming you have vacated 278 Allandale Road by March 7, 1997 (leaving it in broom-clean condition), have completed the Farm's pesticide reports for 1996, returned to the Farm all the Farm'... click for more

Implied warranty of merchantability

Steven Taterka purchased a 1972 Ford Mustang from a Ford dealer in January 1972. In October 1974, after Taterka had put 75,000 miles on the car and Ford's express warranty had expired, he discovered that the taillight assembly gaskets on his Mustang had been installed in such a way that water was permitted to enter the taillight assembly, causing rust to form. Even though the rusting problem was a recurrent one of which Ford was aware, Ford did nothing for Taterka. Was Ford liable to Taterka under the implied warranty of merchantability?

Describe the employee complaint process

If an employee wants to file a discrimation complaint against an employer what is the process. Explain the discrimination complaint and civil litigation processes. Explain how the complaint begins with the EEOC and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the US Supreme Court. Please use the following sites www.eeoc.gov and www.uscourts.gov. break down the process in lamens terms.

Business law

What are the benefits & limitations for employers & employees of the following laws: a)Worker's compensation b)Occupational health & safety