Barry is an investment banker in NYC. Although he currently has several criminal charges pending against him, Barry is being sued by Toni in civil court for “emotional damages” due to a very public and embarrassing breakup in one of her favorite restaurants. Toni had already sued him once previously for this exact same issue in the exact same court of law. Toni’s most recent lawsuit would be denied by this court of law on the grounds of what legal principle?

Clarissa’s Corruption Corporation (CCC) has been making national news for its controversial usage of bribery as well as not paying taxes. As a result of CCC’s unsavory business practices, the United States Congress would like to terminate the corporation. While CCC is incorporated in Connecticut, the corporation does business in several states. Ordinarily, would the federal government and/or Connecticut have the power to dissolve CCC? If so, through what means?

Giacomo is a LSU shoe quarterback who is known for his ability to quite literally throw away the game when it matters most. One day, during his rigorous shoe throwing exercises, he negligently knocks an innocent civilian unconscious with a stray purple and gold cleat. Giacomo was promptly arrested and taken to jail to await trial. The judge assigned to his trial happened to be a passionate Gator fan who was excited about a potential national championship season for his beloved Florida football team, which Giacomo had spoiled a few years ago with yet another stray cleat. As a result of the judge’s (understandable) resentment towards Giacomo’s previous national championship sabotaging episode, the judge sentenced Giacomo to a lifetime in prison for his current crime. The judge’s comically harsh sentence could be described by which of the following legal theories?  

Victor is six years old. His dad is a local salesman that goes door-to-door throughout the community selling kitchen supplies and utensils. One day, little Victor’s dad tells Victor to join him so that the dad can show Victor the nature of salesmanship. Victor’s dad successfully makes a sale of a set of kitchen pans to Samantha for $150. During his sales talk with Samantha, Victor’s dad told Samantha, “this is my son, Victor, who has nearly graduated . . . . from kindergarten.”  Little Victor smiled but said nothing at all, while simply holding the display sign for his dad. Three months later, Samantha sees Victor riding his bike past her house and she screams for him to stop. Samantha tells Victor how much she loves her kitchen pans and how she wants a set for her sister. Victor says nothing. Samantha gives Victor $150 to place the order. Victor still says nothing. Months go by and no pans are delivered to Samantha. Outraged, Samantha calls Victor’s dad, only to learn that he has no such order for her. Samantha demands a refund of $150. Is Victor’s dad liable to Samantha for the $150 Samantha presented to Victor?

In the town of Quincy, Maryland, there are two high schools, Quincy Central (Central) and West Quincy (West), which have an intense rivalry that spans multiple sports as well as academics. In 2022, before the annual rivalry football game, a group of approximately ten mischievous Central students decide to pull a prank which will help them win the game. They kidnap Gunnar, the West starting quarterback and tie him to a chair in a gymnastics equipment closest. As a result, West is required to use its less skilled second-string quarterback who is a freshman and has never started a game, which results in a lot of turnovers, dropped passes and ultimately a loss for West. It is quickly discovered through Snapchat by the West students, that Central students were responsible for this. In 2023, a group of West students ambush Colton, the Central starting quarterback at Chipotle Restaurant while he is eating his pre-game lunch. They throw burritos, queso and soda at him. They then drag him out and then tie him to the bleachers in the gym, causing him to miss the game which results in a West victory. No one was criminally charged as a result of either incident, nor were any lawsuits filed by either party. The above scenario can be best described as:

When creating a cover letter, what pieces of information do you want to include in the body of your letter?

Cheryl works for Pony Puzzles Sales Company but is fired on Monday, June 17. That same day Pony Puzzles Sales Company asks for the return of Cheryl’s uniform, order forms, and puzzle samples, and Cheryl says she will bring them in later that week. Also on the 17th, a newspaper article is released announcing that Cheryl no longer works for the company. Daniel loves Pony Puzzles and has been a customer for over a year. He does not read the newspaper article. On Wednesday, June 19, Cheryl shows up at Daniel’s house to sell him the latest pony puzzle. Daniel has ordered from Cheryl before, and she is wearing her same uniform. Unlike the past, Cheryl is asking for a large payment in cash and acting oddly nervous. Daniel makes the payment but never receives his puzzles. Which of the following accurately describes who could be held responsible and why?

Chambers is a used car salesman in Athens, Georgia. When he’s not picking up garbage from the low-priced vehicles that he scams his customers with, he acts as an agent on behalf of his boss, York. As part of Chambers’s agency duty, he is explicitly instructed by York to deliver one of the cars currently on their sales lot in Athens to one of their other locations in Inglewood, California on York’s behalf. The trip is a little over 2000 miles long and will take several days of driving to complete. Chambers understands that the assignment is time sensitive and must be completed within the current week. Despite this knowledge, he proceeds to go several hundred miles off his instructed route and make a pit stop in Boulder, Colorado. While there, he parties for two whole days and goes on a drunken rampage, destroying dozens of mailboxes in a quiet residential neighborhood with the very car he was told to deliver. Eventually he finishes the remainder of his trip as originally planned and delivers the car, but to the wrong address. As a result, the disgruntled manager of the Inglewood location decides to sue York personally for the failed delivery. Additionally, York discovers that he is also being sued by the residents of the Boulder neighborhood who no longer have mailboxes. What legal argument should York use to defend himself from these lawsuits?

For every 5 hours of work, an employee is guaranteed, by law, half an hour of paid break time.

This law governs health and safety practices in Ontario workplaces. Hint: it applies in Ontario but that isn’t indicated in its name.