The evоlutiоn оf the conventionаl supermаrket into а combination store, food-based superstore, and supercenter can be explained by which retail concept?
Pritchаrd v. Binney Stаnd Systems, Inc. U.S. Cоurt оf Appeаls fоr the Twelfth Circuit Joanne Pritchard, a lifelong inhabitant of East Carolina, was injured when the retractable bleacher where she was sitting collapsed during a basketball game at her grandson's middle school in Riverville, East Carolina. Joanne suffered serious injuries to her hips and back from the fall. She had recently retired from a career as an administrative assistant. She underwent a slow recovery over a period of months, and is still partially limited in mobility. Joanne filed this product liability suit in East Carolina federal district court against Binney Stand Systems, Inc., the manufacturer of the bleachers. Binney is a Pennsylvania corporation with its headquarters and main assembly plant located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Joanne sought $600,000 in damages as compensation for her ongoing physical impairment as well as the pain and suffering she experienced after the fall. Binney filed an answer denying liability. The case proceeded to discovery and eventually to trial. After a two-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. It awarded $400,000 in damages to Joanne for physical disability, pain and suffering. Next, Binney filed a post-judgment motion arguing that the court should reduce Joanne's damages to $250,000 in accordance with East Carolina's statutory cap on "noneconomic damages." Enacted by the East Carolina state legislature in 2017 as part of a "tort reform" measure, this law provides: In any civil action arising from a claimed bodily injury, the amount of compensation which a trier of fact may award a plaintiff for noneconomic damages shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000) dollars. E.C. Rev. Stat. § 18-305(b). ("Noneconomic damages" are compensatory damages for harms such as physical disability and pain and suffering. They are distinguished from "economic" damages such as those for medical expenses and lost income.) Joanne responded that Binney waived its ability to assert this argument by failing to raise the West Carolina noneconomic damages cap in its answer. The federal district court disagreed, concluding that the limit imposed by the state-law cap was not waivable like an affirmative defense. It entered judgment for Joanne in the amount of only $250,000. Joanne has appealed from the district court's judgment. You are a judge on the three-judge panel of the federal court of appeals that is hearing this case. You must explain your vote to affirm or reverse, in a way that will persuade your colleagues on the panel to join your opinion. Joanne seeks reversal of the district court's ruling that, even though Binney did not raise the issue until after trial, her damages should still be reduced in conformity with the East Carolina damages cap. Joanne reiterates the argument she made below – that the cap's limits should be treated as an affirmative defense, waived if they are not timely raised in the answer. She begins by arguing that this issue is controlled by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(b) and 8(c), which ordinarily govern the pleading of affirmative defenses in federal court. Furthermore, says Joanne, even if the matter is not controlled by the Federal Rules, the damages cap should still be deemed to be an affirmative defense in federal court. She cites federal judicial decisions from the Twelfth Circuit (your court) showing that federal courts do regularly treat damages caps created by federal law as waivable, affirmative defenses. Joanne argues that it makes sense to treat a cap imposed by state law (as here) the same way; thus, Binney waived the cap by not asserting it as a defense in its answer. In response, Binney argues that it does not matter how federal courts (or the FRCP) would normally treat such an issue, because this is a state law damages cap, and it is not treated as a waivable, affirmative defense by East Carolina state courts. Thus (argues Binney) the federal courts are obligated to handle the issue in the same way here, since Joanne's claim arises under East Carolina law. And indeed, Binney cites a 2018 opinion in which the East Carolina Supreme Court held that the state's noneconomic damages cap was not waived merely because a defendant failed to raise it in their answer. Thus, Binney argues, the state court's approach to the issue must control here, so the federal district court was correct to reduce the award. Did the federal district court err when it reduced Joanne's damages award to $250,000? Explain. END OF EXAMINATION
13. A cоmmerciаl gаrаge leases an electrical pоwer rоuting system from a manufacturer. The garage is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Texas. The manufacturer is a Delaware corporation whose principal place is in Oklahoma. After an electrical fire damages the garage, it sues the manufacturer under diversity in a Texas federal court, seeking damages of $250,000. The garage contends that the fire was caused by a defect in the power system that the manufacturer leased to the garage. In its answer, the manufacturer wishes to assert a claim for relief against the garage for breach of contract, alleging that the garage has fallen behind and failed to make several scheduled payments it owes to the manufacturer under the lease. Is the manufacturer likely to be able to assert this claim in its answer?
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