* A tort (in French‚ meaning “wrong”) is a wrong or injury to another than a breach of contract I. Introduction to Tort Law * Tort Law’s primary objective is to provide compensation for injured parties. * Secondary objective is that it discourages private retaliation by injured person’s and their friends * Third objective is that it satisfies our collective sense of right and wrong by providing that someone who creates harm should make things right by compensating those
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When it comes down to the basics strict liability actions and negligence actions go hand and hand. When the elements and defenses come into play the actions may differ‚ however‚ where one might not apply the other might apply depending on the extent of care taken by the tortfeasor. Negligence is defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring others or the property belonging to others. This would be if somebody does not exercise the amount of care that a reasonable careful
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iA Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business structure allowed by state statute. LLCs are popular because‚ similar to a corporation‚ owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. Other features of LLCs are more like a partnership‚ providing management flexibility and the benefit of pass-through taxation. Owners of an LLC are called members. Since most states do not restrict ownership‚ members may include individuals‚ corporations‚ other LLCs and foreign entities
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Limited Liability Company and Partnership Jasamine L. Stephens Finance for Decision Making FIN/419 October 10‚ 2011 Maria Johnson Limited Liability Company and Partnership Every business venture begins with a dream and a basic idea. Beginning a business is a decision that must be made by first deciding what type of entity to establish. There are several factors that need to be decided such as will the new business have one or multiple owners. The most common forms of a business
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Class Action is a piece that does not directly involve a tort tale‚ however the case portrayed in the movie could easily depicted as one. In order to convert this case into a tort tale‚ we have to have a brief overview of the events that occurred in the movie. To start‚ the defense attorney (Maggie Ward) for Argo was the daughter of the attorney who was representing the clients who were suing Argo (Jed Ward). According to the movie‚ a certain model and year of an Argo (Fictional car company) automobile
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Brief Overview of Limited Liability Companies Introduction Limited Liability Company (LLC) is often considered as the hybrids of general partnership and corporation. It often referred as a general partnership where the partners have no personal liability and a limited partnership where there is no general partner or a partnership surrounded by a corporate shell (Seipel‚ Tunnell & Zimmermann‚ 1995). The LLC is first adopted in Wyoming in 1977 and then in Florida in 1982. However‚ LLCs
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THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY A popular form of business‚ especially with small businesses‚ is the hybrid form of business‚ the limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP)‚ which combine the best features of a partnership and a corporation. In 1988‚ the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that the LLC may be treated as a partnership for tax purposes‚ while retaining its limited liability for its owners. Since this ruling‚ every state has passed legislation permitting
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? Limited liability company The idea began to resonate in my mind about a year ago that I should have a career that I would love and really enjoy going to work for. Soon after I came to that conclusion it dawned on me that that job for me would be to own my own coffee shop. Choosing what the business does is only a drop in the bucket when it comes the steps of creating that business. First I need to decide whether I should go into this business venture with someone else‚ otherwise known as
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ERM and Product Liability Tort LAW 531/Business Law ERM and Product Liability Tort The product liability video scenario presents a dispute between Quick Takes Video and Non-Linear Pro. Non-Linear Pro leased a video editing system to Quick Takes Video. It is the opinion of Quick Takes Video that the editing system is not performing as promised. Since it appears that Non-Linear Pro has misrepresented the quality of the product‚ Quick Takes Video can bring a lawsuit to Non-Linear Pro for breach
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Garden Club Guests and Liability Nicola Grover Professor‚ Theresa Dike November 27‚ 2011 LEG 300 The difference between an invitee and a licensee is the level of duty of care owed to each by the landowner. A person who enters the premises of a landowner by invitation‚ as part of the general public for a lawful purpose‚ would be considered an invitee. The landowner must provide an invitee reasonable care to keep the invitee safe from harm. This means the landowner must be aware of impending
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