Entries by Daphne Hanson

The parties must have a “Meeting of the minds”

Let’s recap: Remember that in order to form a contract the parties must have a “meeting of the minds” in other words, there must be an agreement to form a contract. Accordingly, the element of intent is of prime importance. In contract law, intent is determined by what is called the objective theory of contracts, […]

Revenge Porn and Invasion of Privacy

Read Digital Update, Revenge Porn and Invasion of Privacy, at page 119 of your book then respond to the following questions for 40 points. For an additional 10 points comment on one of your classmate’s posts stating whether you agree or not with their assessment of question #2 and why or why not. Book : […]

The Scott v. Carpanzano case excerpt

Read the Scott v. Carpanzano case excerpt at pages 91and 92 and respond to the following questions: (Please number and repeat the question followed by your response.) Book: Business law 14th edition 1. Briefly state the facts of the case, including the procedural facts (what happened in the lower court and how did it get […]

An area of housing Projects in Phoenix

On August 23, 2011, late in the evening, Officer E was patrolling an area of housing projects in Phoenix. The area was a high crime area, “known for burglaries, sexual assaults … children being abducted from the housing projects … homicides, shootings, stabbings that occur right around that same exact area.” As he was traveling […]

The Hospital’s ethics committee

The local newspaper has published a letter to the editor (found on page two of this document) arguing that the hospital you work for is guilty of an ethical violation.  You are on the hospital’s ethics committee.  The director of the hospital comes to you and requests that you provide her with an analysis of […]

A Negligence suit

Review the fact pattern found BELOW. You are a paralegal in a law firm that has been retained by the Hanks to determine whether they should proceed with a negligence suit. Using the prompts that follow the fact pattern as guidance,  a client letter to send to the Hanks assessing the strength of their claim. […]

The Victim reported being sexually assaulted

The victim reported being sexually assaulted and said that she didn’t know who her attacker was. In the course of the investigation, Officer O investigated Defendant, who was in the area on the night of the crime. Based on a hunch, Officer O decided to see if Defendant would answer some questions. Officer O asked […]

The ICJ Statute and the Genocide Convention

On what provisions of the ICJ Statute and the Genocide Convention did Ukraine seek to rely in arguing that the ICJ had jurisdiction to hear this case? How does the issue of jurisdiction at the provisional measures stage of litigation differ from the issue of jurisdiction generally before the ICJ? Please answer with reference to […]

The Commissioner of the Indoor professional lacrosse league

You are the commissioner of the indoor professional lacrosse league for which the current CBA expires at the end of this year.  Recently, several high-profile lacrosse players have been arrested for possession or use of illegal recreational drugs.  Consistent with the World Anti-Doping Code, the international lacrosse federation has banned several athletes for two years […]

The Sexual assault to the Michigan State Police

In 1992, a Plaintiff reported the sexual assault to the Michigan State Police; and a detective told her that his “hands were tied” and that she had to report it to the athletic department.  In its report describing the ensuing investigation, the Michigan State University (MSU) cleared Nassar of wrongdoing. A few years later, Nassar […]