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1 Lindh v. Surman (742. A. 2d 643 (Sup.CT.PA.1999)) chap 23 August 1993, Rodger Lindh proposed with a $17,400 engagement ring to Janis Surman. Two months later the engagement was broken with a mutual understanding. Rodger and Janis reconciled, with Rodger again proposing with the same engagement ring, which Janis accepted. Unfortunately a year later Rodger broke the engagement off again and asked the ring back. This time however Janis refused to give back the ring. Rodger sued and Janis appealed. The main purpose of this article is to decide whether the receiver of an engagement ring must return the ring or its equivalent value when the donor breaks the engagement. Pennsylvania law treats the giving of an engagement†¦show more content†¦Judgment is in favor of the Huberts. 3 MDM Group Associates, Inc.v. CX Reinsurance Company Ltd. 165 P.3d 882 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007) ch 35 MDM group is an insurance broker; they developed a program for insuring ski resort against the risk that the number of â€Å"paid skier days† would fall below a specific minimum. CX Reinsurance is one of the companies that agreed to offer this type of service for one year (starting 1997-1998). The first two years there were no claims; unfortunately, the season 1999-2000 was very low for the insured resorts, as the resorts claimed for their right of receiving some of the money that they lost due to the weather conditions, CX declined to renew the insurances policies after the year expired. MDM initiated action against CX for breaching fiduciary duty claims. CX defended themselves by saying that a principal cannot owe a fiduciary duty to an agent as a matter of law. At the end the jury found for MDM and awarded it $6750783 in damages 4 ABKCO Music Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. 722F.2d988(2dCir 1983) ch35 In 1963 a song called â€Å"He’s So Fine† was a big hit, the holder of its copyright, Bright Tunes Music Corporation, sued in federal district court, G. Harrison and Harrisongs Music, Ltd. Bright Tunes claimed that Harrison’s song â€Å"my sweet love† (handled by ABKCO Music inc) infringed its copyright to â€Å"He’s so fine†. Bright Tunes didn’t resume the suit until 1973; at this time theShow MoreRelatedInformation Security Plan Survey Essay1627 Words   |  7 PagesThe application package provides you with the following information: For your application to this program you are asked to prepare a high-level summary of an information security program. Your summary should demonstrate that you are able to read, understand, apply, and write about common information security concepts at the  apprentice level. 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