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Merger

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A quick definition of Merger:

A merger is when two things come together to become one. This can happen in different ways, like when one company absorbs another company and takes over all their stuff. It can also happen in other areas of law, like when a court decision settles all the issues in a lawsuit, or when a person gets ownership of a bigger piece of land that includes a smaller piece they already had. In contracts, a merger can mean that an oral agreement becomes part of a written agreement, or that a duty or obligation changes because of new circumstances.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The act of combining separate things.

Examples:

  1. Corporate Law: When one company absorbs another company, it is called a merger. The surviving company takes over all the assets and liabilities of the company being absorbed.
  2. Civil Procedure: When a final judgment is made in a lawsuit, all claims involved in the lawsuit are brought together. This means that the plaintiff can only enforce the judgment awarded and cannot bring any of the claims again because the award seems too small. This effect of a final judgment is called merger.
  3. Criminal Law: If a defendant is charged with both a lesser included offense and a more serious offense, the lesser included offense is absorbed into the more serious offense. This is done to avoid double jeopardy.
  4. Property Law: When a person owns both a lease of land and fee simple ownership of the same land, the lease is absorbed into the fee simple ownership.
  5. Contract Law: When an oral agreement discussing a business deal is merged into the final written agreement on the same deal, any terms of the oral agreement usually cannot be enforced if they are contrary to the terms of the written agreement.
  6. Contract Law: When a duty or obligation is modified due to changes in surrounding circumstances or operative facts, it is called a merger.

These examples illustrate how merger can refer to the combination of different things in various areas of law, such as corporate law, civil procedure, criminal law, property law, and contract law.

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imagine if it was like Berkley applications
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
Election status: Complete
1a2b3c4d26z
11:22
For months
triplethread
11:23
erection day
soapy
11:23
Shoutout to Robinhood's election bet not resolving until January
triplethread
11:23
is anyone else like certain that trump will win
ambitiouslizard
11:23
he aint winning
triplethread
11:23
i like being a pessimist
ambitiouslizard
11:24
he lost his re-election, why would he win this one?
1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring
my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality
safe is always better
All good points
triplethread
11:34
@TheAdoptedOne: amazing
I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:36
I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to
1a2b3c4d26z
11:37
but that's literally just going off vibes
it looks like Berk vid is in response to a known prompt. My thinking is it may be a counter to AI by getting people to have to respond to what is essentially an essay prompt but on video
"I think really it’s more the USNWR change that emphasizes employment outcomes in school rankings. Schools want to admit people who have the skills to be more likely to land great jobs even more than before, and being a good interviewer is a very important for that. They want to see you have the soft skills." from a reddit comment
1a2b3c4d26z
11:38
One funny thing when talking to lawyers at work is that they will always say how they wish more law schools had interviews to make sure you can like... talk to people and form sentences
getting lunch no one say anything funny or do anything cool for 15 mins
triplethread
11:43
my dick fell off
Trump dropped out of the race
TheMidwestMonger
11:46
Any chance Notre Dame releases earlier this year?
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