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McCann v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Louisiana Eastern District Court 210 F.3d 51 (1st Cir. 2000) Fact: Debra McCann and two of her children (Jillian, and Jonathan) were shopping in Bangor, Maine Wal-Mart on December 11th, 1996. After about an hour and a half, the McCann’s paid for their purchases and proceeded to leave the store. On the way out two Wal-Mart employees (Jean Taylor and Karla Hughes) blocked their path to the exit and stood in front of the McCann’s’ shopping cart. Note Taylor may have actually put her hand on the cart. The employees told McCann that her child had previously stolen from the store and was not allowed in the store. Defendant’s employees told McCann they were calling the police. Defendant did not actually†¦show more content†¦McCann was rewarded $20,000 in compensatory damages by the jury. 2. No. United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit rejected Wal-Mart’s appeal claiming that the plaintiff (McCann) did not prove false imprisonment under Maine law and that the courts jury instructions on false imprisonment were a mistake. 3. No. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuits rejected Wal-Mart’s second appeal stating the district court should have charged that actual, physical restraint. Basically wanting a description of what was not confinement. 4. Yes. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit accepted McCann’s cross-appeal. The defendant (Huges) denied McCann’s son (Jonathan) the bathroom. Wal-Mart’s policy say’s to ask prior shoplifters to leave the store and not to rather detain them. The action of Hughess pointing her finger at Jonathan accusing him of stealing was not considered reckless or negligent but â€Å"outrageous†. Jonathan was awarded $10,000 and $5,000 awarded to his mother and sister each. Reason: The Maine District Court focused on McCann’s claim that they were falsely imprisoned in the Wal-Mart store by Wal-Mart employees. The court looked at elements of the tort of false imprisonment under Maine law. The defendant referenced to the police is enough to say reasonable people would believe either that they would be restrained physically if they wanted to leave. The definition of false imprisonment can beShow MoreRelatedAmerican Express: Branding Financial Services - Essay10204 Words   |  41 PagesExpress bought First Data Resources for $50 million. First Data was a computerized billing operation that processed Visa and MasterCard transactions for banks. This was only a warm-up for Robinson, and in 1981 AMEXAMEX merged with Shearson Loeb Rhoades Inc., the second largest public brokerage firm in the country behind Merrill Lynch. AMEXAMEX continued its expansion into a financial conglomerate by purchasing two additional brokerage houses and a real estate company. The international investmentRead MoreAmerican Express: Branding Financial Services - Essay10213 Words   |  41 PagesExpress bought First Data Resources for $50 million. First Data was a computerized billing operation that processed Visa and MasterCard transactions for banks. This was only a warm-up for Robinson, and in 1981 AMEXAMEX merged with Shearson Loeb Rhoades Inc., the second largest public brokerage firm in the country behind Merrill Lynch. AMEXAMEX continued its expansion into a financial conglomerate by purchasing two additional brokerage houses and a real estate company. The international investmentRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesEducation, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., PermissionsRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 PagesIs the Amazon business model the right model looking ahead ï ¬ ve years or more? How can Am azon continue constantly to innovate and enhance the customer experience? What was the optimal trade-off between customer beneï ¬ ts and company proï ¬ tability? Is Wal-Mart a threat? This case was prepared by Professor Gary J. Stockport and MBA students Marnie Butson, Zohrab Ismail and Daniel van der Westhuizen, The University of Western Australia Business School (UWA). It is intended as a basis of class discussion