BMGT 380- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 97 pages long!)

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Business and Management
• Course: BMGT 380
• Professor: Jennifer Gershberg

Document Summary

When laws are in conflict: u. s. constitution defeats everything, state constitution defeats other state laws, treaty vs. federal statute, most recent one wins, statutes defeat administration regulation, statutes and administration regulation defeats common law. Parties: hagan & parker plaintiff/appellant, coca-cola defendant/appellant. Facts: they were tested and saw they were hiv negative and due to the impact. Rule it was thrown out: most states have a rule called the impact rule, you cannot sue on the basis of emotional distress unless you"ve suffered a physical injury, negligence is a state law claim. Holding: the court below got this wrong by throwing it out, we"re remanding it back, sending it back to that court to have it fixed based off the suggestions. Rule/reasoning: consuming a contaminated substance is enough to be used in the. Impact rule: the burden should be put on manufacturers to produce consumable beverages.