DeVry University Coker v. Pershad Case Analysis

Description

Each student will write and submit a short paper. Your response should be well-rounded and analytical and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice. For full credit, you need to use the material from the week's lectures, text, and/or discussions when preparing your analysis.

The assignment should consist of a Word Document, approximately 2-pages in length. Your paper should follow the case brief format as outlined in Modules>Introduction and Resources>Case Analysis - Overview, and include a summary of the relevant facts, the law, judicial opinion, etc.

Research the case using the case citation in the DeVry Library under databases (select - HeinOnline), FindLaw.com, and other legal sources. Research the parties and circumstances of the case itself.

You may select any case from the following list of 7 choices:

Case/Citation

Case

1 Coker v. Pershad

Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division 2013 WL 1296271 (2013)

2 Gossels v. Fleet National Bank

Appeals Court of Massachusetts 876 N.E.2d 872 (2007)

3 Gaddy v. Douglass

Court of Appeals of South Carolina 597 S.E.2d 12 (2004)

4 Laborers' Intl Union v. Local 873 AFL-CIO and Shelby

Case 28-CB-065507 (May 3, 2013)

5 Teresa Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

United States Supreme Court 510 U.S. 17 (1994)

6 Cassandra Jenkins v. American Express Financial Corp.

Supreme Court of Minnesota 721 N.W.2d 286 (2006)

7 Brian Pietrylo and Doreen Marino, Plaintiffs v. Hillstone Restaurant Group dba Houston's, Defendant

United States District Court, D. New Jersey Civil Case No. 06-5754, September 25, 2009