Imperfection in liability system The products liability system has been criticized on equity‚ distributive‚ and efficiency grounds. The equity arguments often express a belief that cases should be inside on the basic afford and negligence. In particular‚ firm consider it in equitable to be assessed damage when there was nothing that could be done to prevent the injury. Objection had been made to the inability to use state-of-the-art design as a defense in cases governed by strict liability. In the absence
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Assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity are the three components that make up a company’s balance sheet. The balance sheet‚ which shows a business’s financial condition at any point‚ is based on the equation of assets equals to liabilities plus owner’s equity. This equation is also the framework track of money as it flows in and out of a company. Starting with the first penny a company earn‚ will be recorded in a general ledger each and every transaction using double-entry system of debits and credits
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Managing Assets and Liabilities: Strategies for Insurance Companies October 2008 Financial Services Commission of Jamaica Insurance Seminar - October 30‚ 2008 Michael Hafeman‚ FSA‚ FCIA‚ MAAA Context for Asset-Liability Management Risks and Risk Tolerance Risk Measurement ALM Techniques Organizational Issues Supervisory Objectives Managing Assets and Liabilities: Strategies for Insurance Companies 2 What is it and why is it used? Managing Assets and Liabilities: Strategies for
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The article “Understanding Medical Assistant Practice Liability Issues” by Carolyn Buppert informs about the liabilities of medical assistants. The author points out two issues here: liability for malpractice and exceeding scope of practice. A medical assistant should not exceed his or her scope of practice; otherwise‚ he can face serious consequences. For example‚ if a medical assistant gives a patient the wrong advice‚ and the patient suffers an injury‚ the medical assistant and his employer can
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predominantly sell hamburgers‚ various types of chicken sandwiches and products‚ French fries‚ soft drinks‚ breakfast items‚ and desserts. In most markets‚ McDonald’s offers salads and vegetarian items‚ wraps and other localized fare. The product liability lawsuit that I will discuss is Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants. This case got national recognition and became a flash point in the debate in the U.S. over tort reform after a jury awarded $2.9 million to Stella Liebeck. In February 1992‚ Seventy-nine-year-old
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Product Liability: Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers‚ distributors‚ suppliers‚ retailers‚ and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. The claims that most commonly associated with prodcut liability is negligence‚ strict liablity‚ breach of warranty‚ and various other consumer claims. Each type of product liability claim requires different elements to be proven to present a successful claim. A products
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strict liability for some criminal offences? Strict liability offences are offences which do not require proof of mens rea. This means that the prosecution only needs to prove that the defendant voluntarily committed a forbidden act without considering if the defendant had the intention. Strict liability is contained in statutes or statutory instruments‚ and occasionally found in common law. Common law offences of strict liability include criminal libel and blasphemous libel. Also liability is rarely
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The Exclusionary Rule and Civil Liability Mark McCormick Kaplan University CJ-299 Professor Donna Yohman August 30‚ 2014 In 1914‚ Weeks v. United States was decided by the Supreme Court. In Weeks‚ the Court made a landmark decision relating to illegal search and seizure by law enforcement called the Exclusionary Rule. The Exclusionary Rule provided that evidence “illegally seized by law enforcement officers in violation of a suspect’s right to be free from unreasonable
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Topic: Liability of Promoters During Pre-incorporation contracts Table of Contents Introduction 3 Research Methodology 6 Research Questions 7 Chapter 1: Promoters and Pre-incorporation Contracts 8 Chapter 2: Fiduciary duty of the promoter 11 Chapter 3: Breach of the pre-incorporation contract and the Liability of Promoters 13 Conclusion 19 Bibliography 20 Introduction A company is an entity which is recognized and created by the law. It can only contract when the law deems it to come into
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php?ref=MjBfMDVfMDRfMTNfMV8yN18xNjgzMjU= Of disasters‚ negligence and liability: Nimtoli tragedy revisited Published : Saturday‚ 04 May 2013 In case of fire in garment factories and accidents in unauthorized buildings‚ the regulators like the Fire Service or Rajuk come up with arguments that the factories or buildings do not have licence or permission‚ But they cannot avoid the ‘tortfeasor liability’‚ writes M S Siddiqui The economy of Bangladesh has been growing‚ on an
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