Michelle fleshner worked for pepose vision institute (pvi), a surgical practice. she was fired after she provided information to the department of labor about pvi’s overtime pay policy. she sued for wrongful termination, and the jury awarded her $125,000. after the trial, a juror told pvi’s attorneys that another juror had made anti-semitic statements during jury deliberations. the comments concerned a witness who testified on pvi’s behalf. according to the juror, the other juror said, about the witness: "she is a jewish witch." "she is a penny-pinching jew." "she was such a cheap jew that she did not want to pay plaintiff unemployment compensation." another juror confirmed the remarks. pvi filed a motion for a new trial on the basis of juror misconduct. the trial judge held that the comments did not prevent a fair trial from occurring. pvi appealed. do you think such comments are sufficient to require a new trial, or must a juror’s bias be discovered during voir dire for it to matter? explain your response in 2-3 paragraphs

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

Every 10 years, the federal government sponsors a national survey of health and health practices (nhanes). one question in the survey asks participants to rate their overall health using a 5-point rating scale. what is the scale of measurement used for this question? ratio ordinal interval nominal

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?