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“A Civil Action” Assignment (test grade)

“A Civil Action” Assignment (test grade). Write a 3 paragraph paper on the movie “A Civil Action” Insert a header: Name, A Civil Action, Date Paragraph 1: Summary of the movie Paragraph 2: Challenges of being a lawyer and the reasons it is “more than just about the money”

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“A Civil Action” Assignment (test grade)

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  1. “A Civil Action” Assignment(test grade) • Write a 3 paragraph paper on the movie “A Civil Action” • Insert a header: Name, A Civil Action, Date • Paragraph 1: Summary of the movie • Paragraph 2: Challenges of being a lawyer and the reasons it is “more than just about the money” • Paragraph 3: Reasons you would or would not like to be a lawyer • Grading Guidelines • Header • One full page • Size 12 Times New Roman or Callibri • Double Spaced • 3 paragraphs

  2. 15-1 Protection through Government Action

  3. Consumers Protected by Government • Consumer-individual who acquires goods that are intended primarily for personal, family or household use

  4. Consumer Caveats • Caveat emptor—let the buyer beware • Caveat venditor—let the seller beware

  5. Class Actions • Class actions—allows one or several persons to sue not only on behalf of themselves but also on behalf of others similarly wronged

  6. Governmental Procedures • Cease-and-desist --an order requiring the company to stop the specified conduct • Consent order—a voluntary, court enforceable agreement to stop an illegal or questionable practice • Restitution—which permits a party to a contract to recover money or property given to the other party

  7. Protection Against Inferior Services and Goods • Licensing—professions: doctors, nurses, teachers, pharmacists, realtors, insurance agents…etc. • Businesses: hospitals, private schools, insurance companies • Unsafe Products— • CPSC—Consumer Product Safety Commission—issues safety standards for most consumer protection • FDA—Food and Drug Administration—requires production facilities be clean • Adulterated—products that do not meet the minimum standards for purity and quality set by the FDA

  8. Protection Against Unfair Trade Practices • Unfair trade practice—any method of business that is dishonest or fraudulent or that illegally limits free competition • Federal Trade Commission Act: prevent unfair trade practices in interstate commerce (business conducted between two or more states) and intrastate commerce (business conducted within one state) • Competition—keeps prices low for consumer, price fixing is illegal

  9. Samples of Unfair Trade Practices • Price fixing • Misleading Advertising • Illegal lotteries • Unfair Pricing • Mislabeled goods

  10. Bait and Switch—improper business practice involving luring buyers to the store with an understocked, low priced good and then redirected them to a more expensive product • Not deceptive if number of item is stated

  11. Corrective Advertising-requires the advertiser to admit the wrongdoing and state the truth in prescribed number of future advertisements

  12. ILLEGAL LOTTERIES • Confidence games—fraudulent device whereby the victim is persuaded to trust the swindler with the victim’s money or other valuables in hopes of a gain (pyramid schemes)

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