baseball, labor unions, agricultural co-ops, and insurance (regulated by state)
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shielded from anti-trust
false claims act, from post-Civil War period, all those doing business with government
can't make crazy high prices, if someone is the whistle blower and gov gets back
,money then they get 15-20% of collection
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qui tam
product misuse, assumption of risk, smart user, federal preemption, statute of repose,
state of art defense
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defenses to product liablity
"the thing speaks for itself", jury can find defendant liable because event wouldn't
have happened without negligence (airplane crash)
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res ipsa loquitur
not always illegal, just when you abuse the power; may be barriers to entry; focus on
how much control they have and how they try to keep it; gov stopped big merger of
health care co because would have been too powerful
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monopolies
,during marriage, everything gained is shared between the two
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community property
180 days, for unequal pay it's 180 days after each unequal paycheck (thanks Obama)
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discrimination statute of limitations
gov: only for reasonable suspicion or threat to public safety (pilots)
private: no restrictions, but may be state laws against it
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drug testing at work
trying to reduce large accounting firms from engaging in bad conduct; Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board, auditor independence and rotating audit
partners, corporate responsibility means responsibility for accuracy of reports, fraud
accountability, white collar crime penalty increased, corporate tax returns
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, SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley)
corporations do not have the right to remain silent, could hurt employees and make
them guilty but must disclose, required to surrender documents an individual wouldn't
have to
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fifth amendment
ordinary care expected of someone
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duty of care
actual damages; special damages (out of pocket costs) and general (pain and
suffering)
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compensatory damages
"you'll get fired unless"
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shielded from anti-trust
false claims act, from post-Civil War period, all those doing business with government
can't make crazy high prices, if someone is the whistle blower and gov gets back
,money then they get 15-20% of collection
Give this one a try later!
qui tam
product misuse, assumption of risk, smart user, federal preemption, statute of repose,
state of art defense
Give this one a try later!
defenses to product liablity
"the thing speaks for itself", jury can find defendant liable because event wouldn't
have happened without negligence (airplane crash)
Give this one a try later!
res ipsa loquitur
not always illegal, just when you abuse the power; may be barriers to entry; focus on
how much control they have and how they try to keep it; gov stopped big merger of
health care co because would have been too powerful
Give this one a try later!
monopolies
,during marriage, everything gained is shared between the two
Give this one a try later!
community property
180 days, for unequal pay it's 180 days after each unequal paycheck (thanks Obama)
Give this one a try later!
discrimination statute of limitations
gov: only for reasonable suspicion or threat to public safety (pilots)
private: no restrictions, but may be state laws against it
Give this one a try later!
drug testing at work
trying to reduce large accounting firms from engaging in bad conduct; Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board, auditor independence and rotating audit
partners, corporate responsibility means responsibility for accuracy of reports, fraud
accountability, white collar crime penalty increased, corporate tax returns
Give this one a try later!
, SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley)
corporations do not have the right to remain silent, could hurt employees and make
them guilty but must disclose, required to surrender documents an individual wouldn't
have to
Give this one a try later!
fifth amendment
ordinary care expected of someone
Give this one a try later!
duty of care
actual damages; special damages (out of pocket costs) and general (pain and
suffering)
Give this one a try later!
compensatory damages
"you'll get fired unless"
