you ordered. Therefore you are not to blame because the bar did not baby-sit you like they should have. The above statement sounds ridiculous right? Well it actually happens to be a law in 43 different states‚ and that law is called The Dram Shop Liability law. The Dram shop law makes it possible for a bar owner and servers to be held financially liable if a customer becomes intoxicated at their establishment and then injures someone or causes property damage‚ typically by driving drunk. I myself
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Contracts‚ Torts and Product Liability Name Institution Chapters 6 and 7 of John McAdams book are on contracts‚ business torts‚ and product liability respectively. In order to understand these chapters fully‚ I will provide an appropriate case and the court’s ruling due to the influence of factors discussed in these two chapters. Before I discuss this case‚ an introduction on the keywords in these chapters in relation to business law is necessary. A contract is a binding legal
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commerce liability bill. WHAT IS THE BILL? A civil nuclear agreement between India and United States in 2008 ended New Delhi’s isolation in global atomic commerce and opened up its state-controlled nuclear power market to foreign firms. But the deal could not be implemented until India put in place a compensation regime that limited the liability of private companies‚ especially those from the United States‚ in the event of an industrial accident. So India framed the Civil Liability for Nuclear
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Introduction to Occupier’s Liability in Singapore Occupier’s liability refers to the liability of an occupier of premises arising from the defective conditions or unsafe activities on the premises which result in injury or damage to the plaintiff. In Industrial Commercial Bank v Tan Swa Eng His Honour Lai Kew Chai J rightly held that “the law of occupiers’ liability in Singapore is derived from English common law”. However‚ statues on occupier’s liability in the England are not applicable to
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interest on bonds payable Provision - deficiency income tax assessment TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 500‚000 50‚000 20‚000 64‚000 50‚000 200‚000 40‚000 80‚000 100‚000 90‚000 160‚000 120‚000 75‚000 87‚000 360‚000 200‚000 2‚500‚000 A Convertible bonds‚ due January 31‚ 2007 Noncurrent portion of serial bonds (P2‚000‚000 - P100‚000) TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 1‚000‚000 1‚900‚000 2‚900‚000 B 5‚400‚000 C TOTAL LIABILITIES (Requirement no. 2) 304‚000 PROBLEM NO. 3 - Pistons Company Item no. 2 Item no
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International Responsibility and Liability 1. Responsibility of States 2. Responsibility of International Organizations 3. International Liability 1. Responsibility of States 1.1 General Works In addition to chapters on responsibility of principal textbooks on international law‚ the following works specialized in responsibility are useful. D. Anzilotti‚ “La responsabilité internationale des Etats à raison des dommages soufferts par des étrangers‚ RGDIP‚ t.13 (1906)‚ pp.5-29. R. Ago‚ “Le
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Ch8 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Delta‚ Northwest‚ and United Airlines have all‚ at one time‚ filed for bankruptcy. True 2. In a classified balance sheet‚ we categorize all liabilities as current. True 3. False A line of credit is an informal agreement that permits a company to borrow up to a prearranged limit without having to follow formal loan procedures and paperwork. True 9. False We record interest expense in the period in
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4: OCCUPIER’S LIABILITY Occupier’s liability forms part of the liability arising from the occupation of premises. It is therefore related to nuisance‚ Rylands v Fletcher‚ breach of statutory duty and basic negligence. Occupier’s liability covers liability for damage (usually personal injury) which occurs to entrants on to the premises of the defendant. In the Commonwealth Caribbean‚ Barbados and Jamaica have enacted statutes substantially similar to the English Occupiers Liability Act 1957. Barbados:
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Germany On 1979 the court established the principle of third party liability as foreseen’ in Federal Supreme Court (sixth civil senate) 1 regarding the case of a German branch of a bank provided wrong information to its potential investors and because of that one of the potential investors suffered a big loss and later sued the bank. But in November 1983 in Federal Supreme Court (fourth civil senate)2‚ death negligence in reporting in a case where buyer of a properly sued the valuer because
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Tort Law | Strict Liability | Alabama Law | | Shannon Martin | 12/22/2011 | | Alabama Tort Law is the only truly comprehensive resource on tort law in Alabama. With expert discussion of proof requisites and defenses‚ it covers all the elements of each tort actionable under Alabama law. It provides the information necessary to determine if there is a case and what is needed to prove or defend it. Alabama Tort Law not only provides up-to-date coverage of relevant case law and analysis
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