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    Chapter 12 Torts

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    Chapter 12 Torts The Basis of Tort 1. The Purpose of Tort Law a. Damages Available in Tort Actions Compensatory damages (including special damages and general damages) : compensate or reimburse the plaintiff for actual losses Special damages: compensate the plaintiff for quantifiable monetary losses. General damages: compensate individuals (not companies) for the nonmonetary aspects of the harm suffered‚ such as pain and suffering. b. Punitive Damages: Only when the defendant’s conduct was particularly

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    surrounding Oregon’s 1984‚ intentional contamination case; lack of vigilance and complacency among restaurant owners‚ managers‚ and employees played a significant role; thus‚ simplifying the intentional act. With that said‚ the recommended strategy is enhanced education‚ training‚ and dedicated employee observational stationing (salad bar). Although no solution is foolproof these enhanced safety measures add multiple levels of security aimed at the prevention of future intentional contamination with minimal

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    Dilemma One: Clash of Racial Realities‚ Tiffany‚ one major question was‚ “were interviewers reacting to her race‚ or did she misinterpret their verbal and nonverbal behavior. Dilemma Two: The Invisibility of Unintentional Expressions of Bias‚ Tiffany did not ask her fellow teachers in the student lounge the meaning behind their comments about her hair‚ one can imagine that they might feel stunned and surprised to learn that Tiffany felt offended. Dilemma Three:

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    children‚ and of course the children themselves. Unintentional injuries continues to be the leading cause of death among children older than 1 year‚ adolescents and young adults. The leading causes of unintentional death in the school age child are: (HG‚ 2014). 1) Motor vehicle crashes 2) Firearms 3) Drowning 4) Falls 5) Burns 6) Recreational/sport activities The leading cause of intentional death among this school

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    Negligent Tort

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    Negligent Tort Negligence is neglect or disregard. Tort is a legal misgiving. Negligent tort is a type of tort in the legal system. The concept encompasses that of which an occasion where an individual’s “acts leading to injury are neither expected nor intended.” (Yell‚ 1999) In this paper‚ the elements of a negligent tort‚ the concepts of proximate causation and duty of care‚ and types of remedies for finding tort liability will be explored. Elements of Negligent Tort There are three

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    Tort Law

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    in the Field of Torts Induces Efficiency and Fairness 1. Introduction Over the past several years the body of laws governing compensation in tort law has substantially transformed from its common law origins. In the course of what many have advocated in the name of "tort reform‚" more than half of the United States have revised‚ or attempted to revise‚ one or more aspects of tort liability and damage principles to a greater or lesser degree. Tort law is‚ of course

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    INTRODUCTION “Assault” and “battery” in the context of tort law are viewed as separate offences unlike in viewpoint of criminal law where the two are typically components of a single offence. In this essay‚ the writer will discuss ‘assault and battery as understood in tort law. To properly exhaust these two torts‚ it is best to evaluate them separately according to their definitions and the help of their related case laws. Assault and battery are intentional torts meaning that in these two offences‚ the tortfeasor

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    Tort and Act

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    punishment as well as the civil courts have jurisdiction to hear contract and tort claims. Moreover‚ breaching of both types give rise to an action for damages. For example‚ to contrasting liability‚ see case Jackson v Horizon Holidays Ltd 1975 and to torious liability‚ see case Scott v Shepherd 1773. And the person who wronged sues in the court for compensation. * The difference of tortious and contractual liability In tort claim‚ anyone who has suffered losses because of a wrongful act of defendant

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    Tort Reform

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    BUS 2100 – Business Law TORT REFORM Tort reform is a group of ideas and laws designed to change the way our civil justice system works. It’s designed to make it more difficult for injured people to file a lawsuit‚ make it more difficult for injured people to obtain a jury trial‚ and to place limits on the amount of money injured people receive in a lawsuit. In my opinion it’s just all a load of crap that takes a dump on our already sketchy legal system. It takes the rights of the people out of

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    Tort Law and Cases: A Comparison of Two Cases and Their Potential Frivolity8/22/2010 | Introduction “A tort is a civil wrong resulting in injury to a person or property”; that is brought before a court to compensate the injured party (Bagley & Savage‚ 2010‚ pg 251). In order to prove an intentional tort‚ the following conditions must be met: 1) Intent 2) Voluntary act by the defendant 3) Causation 4) Injury or Harm. The following tort cases‚ Pearson v. Chung and Liebeck

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