...describes the lawsuit between Greg Mitchell, Sara Hartman, Dangerfield Inc., Continental Concessions and Sandman Resorts. Sara Hartman arrived at Sandman Resorts, where she planned on staying a week as a guest. Heavy snowfall was increasing at six inches a day and even though the driveway had been cleared earlier that day, snow continued to coat the pavement. Greg Mitchell, the valet parking attendant, gave Hartman a receipt that stated “The Management is Not Responsible for Damages Incurred by Valet Parking Customers” on the back but Hartman did not read it. She began walking in between the cars just as Mitchell started to accelerate forward. When he saw Hartman between the two cars, he attempted to brake but hit the accelerator instead. This caused Hartman to be wedged in between the two cars. In order to help her, Mitchell got out of the car, but slipped on the icy pavement causing injuries to himself. Both Mitchell and Hartman suffered severe injuries from the accident. Hartman sued Mitchell, Dangerfield, Sandman, and Continental, while Mitchell sued Hartman, Continental, Dangerfield, and Sandman for negligence and for the dangerous conditions that caused the accidents. In this scenario, Dangerfield Inc. and Continental Concessions, LLC are sister companies and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sandman Resorts, and s-corporation. Continental Concessions is a limited liability company (LLC), which is a partnership that allows tax treatment with limited liability for the owners (Twoney...
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...Snow removal is necessary during the winter season at Wheeling Jesuit University for the safety of students, staff, student commuters. Snow accumulations can range from any amount, so maintenance employees need to be more prepared before the winter season even occurs. If the university cares for the safety of the students and staff, then the school should be well equipped before the winter season occurs. By pre-treating roads/sidewalks with salt before snow accumulation happens, the safeness of students on campus, and the staff and commuters off campus will be able to get to the university safer manner. Currently at Wheeling Jesuit University snow removal is not taken care of in the best possible way. Employees in charge of removing snow from roads and sidewalks are not well prepared, as if they do not know it was going to snow. On campus, the roads are fully covered with the snow, and the snow is left on the road being packed down as some may walk or drive over the snow. For example, the article No-stick surface says, “the bond between the ice and the pavement is strong, removal by plowing alone may not be effective” (Tuan, Yahia 26). If the roads and...
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...center around the boy, it instead describes how the boy ended up as a part of the Clan mentioned in the title. His mother relives the accident in which the father was lost. The poem’s purpose is to provide an outline, a story, for how the touched upon Clan gathers its members. Dingman equips words choices that provides the poem with a an empty, almost heartbroken tone. The narrator looks back on her relationship with her love who has passed...
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...yourself AND OTHERS in danger? 5 seconds is the minimal amount of time one’s attention is taken from the road when one is texting and driving, which is equals to driving the length of a football field without looking at the road at 55 mph. Teenagers are the most likely to get hurt or even killed in a car accident. In this essay, I will discuss how mobile phones effect the driver and how LOL can quickly transform into RIP. Before going farther, one should know a few statistics. First, in 2011, about 23% of collisions involved cell phones, which makes about 1.3 millions crashes. Texting makes a crash 23 times more likely to happen, dialling makes 2.8 times more likely, talking and/or listening makes it 1.3 more likely and reaching for the device makes it 1.4 more likely. Moreover, 13% of drivers from 18 to 20 years old involved in car crashes have admitted using their phones at the time of the accident. Many people say that it is not a problem, that they can manage using their device while driving, however, it really is an issue, for example, teenagers who text while driving spend around 10% of the time outside of their lane. Even if the teen drivers are most likely to get in an accident, adults are concerned as well. 48% of young drivers have seen their parents drive while talking on a cell phone and 1 15% have seen them texting. Not to...
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...Process / Revelation Outline I head out the door for work knowing that I am running late. I am surprised and stop cold because my car is overlaid with snow and I cannot drive until the snow is cleared off the car. Coming from the North, I am contemplating there probably are many Southerners that have no concept of how to remove snow off their car. This essay will cover the topic of snow on your vehicle and planning ahead for safety. The purpose of this essay is to explain how to get the snow off your vehicle, so you and others will be safer. Before beginning this task we need to evaluate what tools are needed. I don’t care if there is snow, ice or nothing on the ground, if it is cold, I will have gloves on. Not everyone needs gloves,...
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...Thomas, the wife tried to file suit against husband but could not due to the relationship of the parties. Her husband was negligent while driving which caused an accident in which she was injured .The marriage was annulled because she tried to file her claim. Once marriage was annulled she was able to get money from the accident. Interspousal immunity doctrine was modified by The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in the case, Lewis v. Lewis, decided in 1978. The wife sued the husband for her injuries caused by negligent driving. Under M.G.L.A. c. 209 § 6, “a married woman may sue and be sued in the same manner as if she were sole; but this section shall not authorize suits between husband and wife except in connection with contracts entered into pursuant to the authority contained in section two.” In Brown v. Brown, the wife filed suit against her husband. He was in “control of the premises and responsible for sanding, salting or shoveling after a snowstorm, that his failure to do so caused the wife to fall, and that she suffered fractures and incurred medical expenses in excess of $2,500.” The facts of the case based on the cases prior cases before did “not trench remotely upon privileged or consensual aspects of married life.” The couple in this case had an agreement in which he would clear the walkway after a snow storm. QUESTION PRESENTED Under the interspousal immunity doctrine in Massachusetts does the client have the ability to sue their spouse? BRIEF ANSWER Yes...
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...While we continue to enjoy a fairly mild winter and ease our way into spring with warmer temperatures; this was not the case almost 60 years ago. On March 14, 1957, a five-state blizzard shut down most of Minnesota. Stearns County was the center of a storm that brought 8 to 10 inches of snow and 60 miles an hour winds. The St. Cloud Times reported that many veteran observers believed it to be the worst storm since the infamous Armistice Day Blizzard of November 11, 1940. Around the state five people were killed in highway traffic accidents. And throughout Stearns County, nine people were injured in traffic accidents. The drifting snow and poor visibilities made travel almost impossible. Plows were pulled off the roads and many towns and rural...
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...Matt Sullivan The Night My Life Changed Forever My life changed forever in the late evening hours of February 20th, 2011. It was Presidents’ Day weekend and my mother and I had traveled down to Washington, D.C. to do some college visits. It was a perfect opportunity to get away from the city of Philadelphia and get a little vacation, while still being rather productive. At this time, I was still of the mindset that I wanted nothing to do with Philadelphia after I graduated high school; all I really wanted to do was get away so I wouldn’t have to deal with my family and be too close to home. I was still rather naïve and really lacked true perspective about things such as tuition costs and the logistics of traveling to and from college. I was very raw when it came to college decision making. The weekend had been pretty normal, with most of the time spent walking around college campuses and hearing various admissions officers and professors pitch their programs to us as if each school were the number one school in the nation. Colleges have the ability to make prospective students think they could spend the rest of their lives on their campuses and never feel any desire to leave. (Now, as a college student myself, there are few things I appreciate more than being able to leave campus every so often and soak in the comfortable, welcoming feeling that comes with being in my own bed. I quickly came to realize that there are certain things about home that a college campus...
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...Where appropriate, diagrams should be included. 1. A force of 250 N is used to push a heavy box down the street. If the force of friction between the box and the street is 195 N and the box has a mass of 60 kg, what is the acceleration of the box? 250-195=55N right Fnet=ma 55N=60a 55 / 60=a 0.92 m/s^2 2. A force of 40 N is applied to a 6 kg box of books. If the frictional force acting on the box is 16 N, and the box was initially at rest, what is the velocity of the box 10 s later? What is the box’s displacement over the 10 s period? 40-16=24= Fnet Fnet=ma 24=6a 24 / 6= a 4m/s^2= a Vf=vi+at vf=0+4 (10) Vf=40m/s D=VT D=40 (10) D=400m 3. Harry is pushing a car down a level road at 2.0 m/s with a force of 243 N. The total force acting on the car in the opposite direction, including road friction and air resistance, is which of the following? a. Slightly more than 243 N. b. Exactly equal to 243 N. c. Slightly less than 243 N. The answer is b because there is constant velocity there is no acceleration so it cannot be less than because it would provide a fnet which means there's acceleration. Also can't be more than 243 because it would be moving backwards. 4. A 0.50 kg model rocket accelerates from 20 m/s [up] to 45 m/s [up] in 0.70 s. Calculate the unbalanced force acting on it. vf=vi+at 45=20+a (0.70) 45-20 / 0.70=a 35.71 m/s^2 fnet=ma fnet=0...
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...Case name: State v. Starfield Facts: On February 24, 1989 at approximately 1:47am, Ramsey County deputy sheriffs were called to the scene of an accident. The accident was located at Gem Lake where a car was found stuck in a snow-filled ditch. Upon approaching the vehicle, Deputy Lopez found the appellant, Sandra Starfield, sitting in the driver’s seat. His initial observation was that the car’s engine was off and the headlights were turned on, yet the key was not in the ignition nor was it anywhere to be found. In attempt to obtain the appellant’s driver’s license, the officer opened the car door and noticed the smell of alcohol along with her bloodshot eyes, which appeared to him as though she was driving under the influence of alcohol. After...
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...who identified the plastic as a “shelf talker”. A “shelf talker” is a device that is attached to and suspended from a shelf to display sales goods. During trial, the employee testified that he gave the piece of plastic to a member of K-Mart’s security force and the piece of plastic had been lost. Hence, K-Mart did not introduce the piece of plastic at trial. Issue- Is there sufficient evidence that K-Mart was negligent on keeping their floors free of debris? Is there sufficient evidence that Mrs. Morris allegedly slipped on this piece of plastic without noticing it? Rule- According to http://www.hg.org/slip-and-fall.html, Slip and Fall law refers to the area of law governing personal injury claims which involve specific types of accidents wherein the party’s injury is the result of a fall. This area is a subset of Tort law and overlaps with Litigation law. Specifically, slip and fall cases fall under premises liability law. Analysis- Mrs. Morris’ slip and fall caused her injuries to her right hip and leg. The piece of plastic that she retrieved and gave to the employee of K-Mart was lost, the evidence could not be presented at trial. Conclusion- The decision of the judge was in favor of Mrs. Morris. Bell v. Grandville Cooperative, Inc. 950 N.E.2d 747...
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...conditions cause the majority of deaths. INTRODUCTION I. The leading cause of death during winter storms is transportation accidents. Preparing your vehicle for the winter season and knowing how to react if stranded or lost on the road are the keys to safe winter driving. II. Prepare yourself before beginning your journey during wintery weather conditions. III. Dangerous road conditions A. Fog Safety Tips B. Icy Road Conditions i. no cruise control C. Watches and Warnings IV. Winter Storm Preparations A. Mechanics B. Tires V. Winter Driving A. Winter is the most difficult driving season. Not only do you have snow and ice to deal with, but there are fewer hours of daylight as well. Before winter weather arrives, make sure your vehicle is in good condition, especially the tires. Make sure you've got good snow tires, and put them on early. Try not to get caught without them in the first snowfall. Never combine radial and non-radial tires on the same vehicle. On front-wheel drive cars, it's best to put snow tires or "all-season" tires on all four wheels, not just the front. If you must drive, clear the ice and snow from your vehicle, all windows and windshield wipers. Be sure the windshield washer reservoir is adequately filled with a freeze-resistant cleaning solution. Drive slowly. Even if your vehicle has good traction in ice and snow, other drivers will be traveling cautiously. Don't disrupt the flow of traffic by driving faster than everyone else. ...
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...beautiful day outside when we had left Rhode Island after our week of being on vacation. I got in my sister’s car and sat in the passenger seat, like I always do. We weren't nearly close to being home when I realized how important my life was. I saw my life flash before my eyes in a split second, while hearing the screeching of the tires. There were vivid memories that stuck in my mind; home, happiness, and friends. The thought of how I took everything for granted. Suddenly the car jerked and a loud crushing of metal occurred. My chest was burning from the seatbelt, and somehow my forehead felt like it had been punched. This car accident made me realize how important life is and not to take home, happiness, and friends for granted. While listening to the tires yelling; my mind’s first thought was of home, of my family. Snow was falling on my nose and all six of us were in a huge Christmas tree farm. It is a competition each year to see which one of us finds the fattest and biggest Christmas tree to put in the living room. This was the memory that crossed my mind of my family. The memory of how I didn't tell them that I loved them that day, or even the day of the car accident. I had taken my family for granted; I didn't tell them just how much I loved them before the car accident. I thought about how my family would feel if my sister and I didn’t live through the accident. Thinking about my family made me realize just how important my life is. Happiness crossed through my mind...
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...so farfetched. Driverless cars are fast becoming reality. Just as computers did, driverless cars will change the way we live. And like any other innovation, it would free up time for more creative thinking. In recent years, we have seen small improvements to our cars, making them more automated. Bluetooth and GPS play a big role while driving our cars. GPS will navigate for us without using a map, and Bluetooth allows us to go hands free to concentrate on driving. So, is a fully autonomous car good or bad? Google is leading the way trying to make Autonomous vehicles a part of people’s everyday lives. Other car manufactures are making an effort to make driverless vehicles, but, google is by far is ahead of the pact. According to the article How Will Driverless Cars Affect Our Cities? “Google is the most conspicuous developer of autonomous vehicles, but it is hardly alone in pursuing this venture”. (ISSA ROMAM, 2013) Cars without drivers could possibly solve some of our more common issues on the road such as traffic congestion, accidents, and human error. According to the article Driverless Cars Switch into Overdrive, “Google’s driverless cars have logged 50,000 miles on the road without help from a driver. The Google cars can maintain safe driving distances in moving traffic, park, and brake to avoid collisions. They have managed to log all of those miles without any accidents”. (Elise Grafe, 2013) In the article How Will Driverless Cars Affect Our Cities Issa Roma...
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...000 in his career), at some points being over speeds of 300 km/h, experiencing G forces as high as 5.5 G’s, this German racing driver certainly knows how to handle speed, has highly tuned reflexes and a great sense of anticipation! His body was conditioned for extra stamina and handling tight space conditions and extreme heat. His strength and endurance allowed him to handle all of the forces being applied to the muscles, mainly in the neck. A normal person would have an extremely hard time dealing with these forces, and according to Richard Hammond “would feel like their neck and head was going to pop off”. Hammond also notes “nothing can prepare your body, mind, reactions for the assault of a formula 1 car”. Hammond states that when he tested the formula 1 car, that you...
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