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    Enantiomers can be identified by their characteristic specific rotations. One dextrorotatory enantiomer rotates polarized light in a clockwise direction and the levorotatory enantiomer rotates polarized light in a counterclockwise direction. See also Miles J. Sweet, The Patentability of Chiral Drugs Post-KSR: The More Things Change, the Most They Stay the Same, 24 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 129 (2009). See Pfizer, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Labs. Ltd., 405 F.Supp.2d 495, 518-19 (2005) See id. at 520. Janice

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    Regarding this case in particular, I would have to agree with the dealership owner, Al Green. Since Hughes already entered into an agreement to buy the Lincoln Continental and took immediate possession of the vehicle, she is now responsible for the car. The dealer followed procedure in presenting the certificate of title once the check was received from the bank. Due to the fact Hughes already put money down on the car in question and drove off of the lot with the title, this makes her the new

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    The Buyer is entitled to possession of Whiteacre because State B enacted the statute that “no conveyance or mortgage of real property shall be good against subsequent purchasers for value and without notice unless the same be recorded according to law.” The first issue is whether Abe has an action of possession against the Buyer. State B requires “actions to recover possession of real property shall be brought within ten years after the cause of action accrues.” It is likely Abe can sue the Buyer

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS POURYA SHAHMALEKI, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. ________ ) KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, ) Defendant. ) DEFENDANT’S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND Defendant submits the following Memorandum in Opposition to the Plaintiff’s motion to amend their complaint. I. INTRODUCTION This Court should deny the Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend because the statute of limitations has ran on his claims and the amendment

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    To begin per Americanbar.org puffery is “publicity or acclaim that is full of undue or exaggerated praise” and is governed by many set standards such as those found in section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. (Talati, 2008) In simpler term overselling your product and talking it up to a certain point but not lying about the object. In comparison, fraudulent misrepresentation is when

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    1. The Plaintiffs have suffered physical and financial loss in relation to the following properties: (a) Onehunga property (‘Onehunga’) (b) Herne Bay villa (‘Herne Bay’) 2. The unlawful actions and omissions of each of the Defendants have caused that loss. 3. The First Defendant is sued for his conduct as the Plaintiffs’ real estate agent in connection with an agreement for the sale of the Onehunga property from the Plaintiffs to Hugh’s Property Portfolio Limited, and the Herne Bay agreement.

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    The case of Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32 was a way for the law to see that law does indeed need to change with society. It deals with tort law and the right of action for intrusion upon seclusion existing in Ontario. It is based on personal privacy and the court heard that the defendant (Tsige) viewed the plaintiff’s (Jones) personal banking records 174 times within a four-year window. The plaintiff and the defendant did not personally know each other but worked at different branches of the Bank

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    or the King 's Bench for ultimate disposition under the law. (suits taffe). During the 19th century, scholars realized the petition process that the king out in place did not work. Scholars had little evidence to understand how kings enforced tort laws against them and their officers. As one author states “What might be called the great disappointment in the development of the petition of right was

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    Louis V Dermot And Ryland

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    Louis v Dermot & Ryland – The Torts of Trespass to the Person (i) Assault Louis would have a claim for assault against Dermot and Ryland on numerous occasions. Their actions satisfy the requirements of assault: intention with a reasonable apprehension of immediate and direct application of unlawful force, without lawful justification. Furthermore, LJ Goff confirms the definition of assault in Collins v Wilcock as ‘an act which causes another person to apprehend the infliction of immediate, unlawful

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    contract with the buyer. Additionally, the stance on negligence in the United States has changed from being bases solely on the theories of negligence, breach of contract, or breach of warranty concurrent with national shift towards strict liability in tort. This case does well do demonstrate that we recognize the duty of either suppliers to manufacturers to give adequate instruction, but the question now arises whether or not it is the inherent duty to also train intended users in the safe operation

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