In Defense of Negligence Crystal J. Bolden Professor Nekia S. Hackworth Elmo Puppeteer Sued over Sexual Allegations November 28‚ 2012 Relevant Facts in the case of Kevin Clash 1 According to New York Daily News‚ November 2012 the voice behind the little red furry friend Elmo from “Sesame Street” is being sued by three different accusers for inappropriate sexual conduct towards under aged kids. The first accuser came fourth stating that he had sexual relations with Kevin
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Wayne is walking along a footpath near a golf course. He gets struck in the eye with a golf ball. There were no barriers between the golf course and the footpath. The place where Wayne was hit about 100m from a tee (a tee is where players drive the golf ball). Wayne can no longer work as a surgeon and he brings wants to bring legal proceedings against the golf course. REQUIRED Advise Wayne whether he will be successful in legal proceedings against the golf club? ISSUE Has the golf club breached
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Tort of negligence Legal obligation on persons to exercise reasonable care not to cause harm to others in specified circumstances. In order to establish liability for the Tort‚ the victim has to show: 1. He is owned a duty of care by the tortfeasor; 2. The tortfeasor has beached that duty of care AND 3. The victim has suffered resulting damage Duty of care: The “Neighbor Principle” to establish whether or not a duty of care is owed in the context of the Tort of negligence. First one has to establish
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the facts of this case‚ using the information found in the case in LexisNexis. (5 points) The facts of the case found in LexisNexis is: a child was burnt‚ not determined if the coffee was served scolding hot or not‚ no breach of warranty‚ and no negligence of emotional damage. 4. According to the case‚ why was this not a case of negligent infliction of emotional distress‚ and what tort did the court approve? (5 points) The court did approve punitive damages but Burger King had nothing to do with
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Reference: http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/040130.htm Extravasation Follows Chemotherapy Administration. Potential Complication or Nursing Negligence Iacano v. St. Peter’s Medical Center‚ 334 N. j. Super. 547 – NJ (2000) Summary: Intravenous therapy has inherent risks and potential complications. When you introduce chemotherapeutic drugs and known vesicants‚ those risks increase dramatically. In this case‚ a known risk‚ extravasation‚ occurred following administration
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Amputation Mishap; Negligence Carmen Holder HCS/478 February 4‚ 2013 Barbara Gilbert‚ EdD‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE Amputation Mishap; Negligence Confused by a repeating dream‚ Joseph Benson wakes up and realizes the wrong leg was amputated. Even under the best of circumstances‚ mishaps such as this one do occur as a result of negligence and cause unnecessary duress to patients. This paper will discuss the difference between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. I will present my opinion of
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Legal issues September 30‚ 2013 Case of Negligence 1. During the day‚ duct tape had been used on the floor near the boundary lines of a badminton court. In the evening‚ a participant playing badminton caught her shoe on the tape and suffered a torn meniscus in her knee. Arthroscopic surgery was required and a lengthy convalescence ensued. The municipality was responsible for cleaning the community center‚ including the gym‚ and knew that the tape had been placed on the floor during the day
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Negligence kills Carelessness is the main reason for any accident. If a person drives rashly on road one or two may get injured or killed. When a building is constructed with out following any norms it would result in the death of few people. Where as if an event is organized lack of precautionary measures that may lead to the loss of many lives. Even after witnessing number of fire accidents in the city the concerned authorities fail to implement the existing policies for safety of the public
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Medical Negligence‚ Malpractices‚ Law and Bangladesh Perspective Back in 1992 there were hardly any private medical hospitals in Bangladesh. Standard of medical treatments were comparatively lower than now it is but it was at least at the standard as expected from the available expertise and technologies. This is 2012‚ and it is expected that the standard of medical treatment would grow up significantly. During 80’s- 90’s we used to see news of malpractices of so called ‘doctor’ only in villages
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Negligence is the breech of an obligation or duty to act with care‚ or failure to act as a reasonable or prudent person under certain circumstances. Actual loss or harm must occur in order for negligence to be considered. If loss or harm has occurred as a result of negligence‚ the act is considered a tort‚ and damages may be recovered ( money or form of compensation awarded by law as the result of the negligent action). Torts are willful or unintentional wrong doings committed by one individual
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