Shlensky v. Wrigley 95 Ill.App. 268, 237 N.E.2d 776 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 1968) Facts William Shlensky (plaintiff) was a minority shareholder of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Shlensky brought derivative suit against major shareholders, owner, and corporation for negligence and mismanagement. Major shareholder and president, Phillip Wrigley (defendant), owned about eighty percent of shares. Shlensky called for the installation of lights at Wrigley Field so night games could be scheduled because
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Q1) The ‘Black Sox’ Baseball scandal happened when the White Sox baseball team lost to the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. There was an air of suspicion surrounding the match; many believed that the game was set-up. Months after the game, it was confirmed that 8 of the White Sox players (Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, George "Buck" Weaver, Charles "Swede" Risberg and Claude "Lefty" Williams) were paid to throw the game. They were later
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Sharlene Wilder Get more familiar with your opposition I’ve grown up in the Bronx where there’s multiple personalities and certain cultures that I've gotten use to. The way a person dresses or just by the way he or she looks are so typical in my community because kids take trends to the next level and use the trends to define them as a person; so in my community I do not see unfamiliar too often. When I do I get overjoyed and want to learn a lot more about them and how he or she is
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Monday, March 12, 2012 My Cousin Vinny: a story about legal education The Abnormal Use blog is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the release of the movie My Cousin Vinny by publishing a series of comments and interviews and also by sponsoring a multi-blog discussion on the movie. Go here to get more information. When my students ask me to recommend movies, I give them a list I have prepared over the years in which I have organized the titles under certain main “themes
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A Descriptive Report on Group Culture at the Mayo Clinic (Author’s name) (Class) (Date) (Course and Section number) (Instructor's Name) Introduction A company’s group culture can be one of its greatest assets or liability. A company’s group culture can be defined as its system of shared values, assumptions and beliefs that detail to its people the desired or least desired behavior. These values strongly influence both the employees’ behavior and overall organizational performance.
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“What Makes a Top 100 Hospital” What Makes a Top 100 Hospital? What would make Mayo Clinic one of the most recognized hospitals in the nation? We will discuss the many reasons and what it takes to be so well recognized and the many benefits that Mayo Clinic has to offer. “The Mayo Clinic has not only been recognized by numerous agencies for its quality in health care, but it has been recognized more so than any other academic medical center in the nation.” (Kroker, 2013) In 2012, Mayo earned
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physical activity had less effect on productivity. Employees with higher body mass indexes exhibited less productivity regardless of other factors. Putting Exercise Over Work The study authors, led by Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Ph.D., of Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, pointed out that worksite wellness programs that improve employee health generally lead to increased productivity. But the study provides new insights into how stress affects productivity, particularly in combination with exercise
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1. Why did the Parisian workers revolt in June 1848? Answer Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself emperor Bread shortages had led to massive inflation The government shut down the National Workshops The military seized control of the factories 2 points Question 2 1. What is Japonisme? Answer Imitation of Japanese art Prints colored in flat areas Japanese woodblock prints Japanese wrapping paper 2 points Question 3 1. Why did
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describe. I am currently staying at an hotel located at 63rd and Wallace. I was able to attend the opening ceremony of the Chicago World's Fair, and boy it was crowded. I have never seen this many people gathered in one place. President Grover Cleveland was also at the fair and pressed the button signaling the opening of the Chicago World's Fair. The one thing that surprised me the most was this ride called the Ferris Wheel. I have never seen anything like it before, it is like a big wheel that
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4 factors you have to have to make an Industrial Revolution and that America had were: 1) willing investors, businessmen, excited about the potential for industry in the United States. 2) abundant natural resources 3) a huge flow of hard-working immigrants 5) US's self-determination to prove itself in front of the world, especially in front of England. (There existed some strong feeling of resentment toward England since the Revolutionary War. ) All these factors were the strong basis for industrial
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