ethical issues such as; duty to report‚ duty to warn‚ confidentiality and privileged information. The first case scenario was about a foster child by the name of Dominic who was taken to the emergency room by his foster parent. Dominic was unconscious when he arrived at the hospital and he had a bruise under his eye and several bruises on his body. The foster parent explained that the child had suffered bruises from being jostled in his car seat. Ms. Brown‚ the nurse on duty‚ accepted the explanation
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3.24 Negligence‚ liability to third parties theory: negligence- any conduct that is careless or unintentional in nature and entails a breach of any contractual duty or duty of care in tort (that is ‚ those who the auditor could reasonable foresee would rely on the auditor’s report)‚ owed to another person or persons. (a) What are the liabilities‚ if any‚ of the auditor? To whom is the auditor liable? The liabilities are that the auditor had failed to detect a significant embezzlement by a
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Table of Contents Introduction Law plays important roles to protect benefits‚ obligations and bringing fair for everybody in society. This report gives information about tortuous liability‚ contractual liability‚ vicarious liability‚ the tort of negligence and defences. After that‚ I can determine liability of person who is responsible when violations as well as providing advices for the legal problems in business of VJSC. (3.1) Contrast liability in torts with contractual
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however; the company’s negligence to act reasonably and responsibly made it easier for the delinquents to attack the victims. BUGusa had the duty to make sure light bulbs were working properly‚ and all areas of the parking lots remained well lit up (Melvin‚ 2011). However; BUGusa did not act responsibly‚ and imposed unreasonably risk to them‚ it breached its duty by not maintaining working light bulbs‚ therefore; failing to meet obligations to keep vendors and its employees working in a safe environment
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where the defender voluntarily commits an act or fails to act when the law imposes a duty of care and this failure to implement the legally required standard care causes the pursuer to suffer a personal injury or loss or damage. Negligence is harm which is caused unintentionally. Negligence claims arise because the defender owes what is known as a duty of care to the pursuer and‚ unfortunately‚ a breach of this duty occurs and as a result the defender suffers loss‚ injury or damage. In order to succeed
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1. Reasonable care means having the duty to avoid injuring others‚ both bodily injury and property damage. It also refers to when someone uses ordinary prudence under the circumstances to avoid injury or other loss. 2. A breach of duty is when someone’s unreasonable conduct endangers someone to whom they owe a duty of care to. 4. The standard of care in most negligence cases is the degree of care that the law requires in a particular case. In most cases‚ the standard is reasonableness. What an
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Running head: NEGLIGENCE PAPER 1 Negligence Paper HCS478 September 9‚ 2013 Negligence Paper Mr. Benson‚ a 62 year old male who suffered from poor circulation caused by diabetes underwent surgery for below the knee amputation. When he woke up from surgery he realized they amputated the wrong leg. Undergoing surgery is traumatic enough‚ but having the wrong limb removed is a mistake that has irreversible effects. Negligence and malpractice will be discussed‚ followed
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through the same conditions. Because of the reason given‚ the objective of person being sued is of no importance since only the illegal action is important. Proving carelessness requires making clear that the defendant obliged to pay a duty to the petitioner‚ the duty was violated‚ the offence was the actual and contiguous reason of the injury‚ and the petitioner is subject to get compensation to
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Law of Negligence‚ the Panel is requested to examine the formulation of duties for Tom and the bar owner; the causation of Tom and the bar owner; the foreseeability of harm by the two parties as well as the remoteness of the risk. Furthermore‚ it is important to understand if there is any contributory negligence for Tom and the bar owner (Attorney General of Western Australia‚ 2008). To begin with‚ the bar owner hold the duty of care to Tom as he was the customer to the bar. The bar owner should
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Bubbles West Street Newport Isle of Wight PO305BF Dear Jo Blogs RE: Thinking of working in Care Profession It’s nice that you are thinking of joining the Care Profession‚ you must understand that as a Health Care Assistant you have a duty of care‚ this comes with roles and responsibilities. You must act in the best interests and welfare of the service user; by this you must do your best to keep the service user from any harm‚ to prevent this you must keep the environment clean and tidy
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