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    person is killed due to the misconduct or negligence of another person. It is often referred to as wrongful death. The family members of the deceased person may opt to file a wrongful death claim. For example‚ if a parent lost a child in a car accident‚ then he or she may be able to file a lawsuit against the responsible party. There are several elements that must be present in a wrongful death case. Those elements include death of a person‚ negligence and the surviving members of the family must

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    Torts Defenses to Negligence‚ Pg. 106‚ 4.7 In the case of Peterson v. Donahue‚ Neal Peterson sued David Donahue for negligence after a ski collision that occurred while both parties were on the ski slopes. Eleven year old Peterson was coming down the slopes very fast when he collided with forty three year old‚ advanced skier‚ Donahue who was skating across the slope toward the parking lot. Donahue saw Peterson seconds before the impact which knocked him out of his skis ten to twelve feet down

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    Negligence and Points

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    1. What court decided the case in the assignment? (2 points) The court decided for the defendants to prevail because premises liability and negligent infliction of emotion. 2. According to the case‚ what must a party establish to prevail on a motion for summary judgment? (3 points) Establish grounds for there enough cause for a motion. 3. Briefly state 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

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    Tort of Negligence

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    ASSIGNMENT 8:  Tort of Negligence Issue 1: Chew’s Losses - $300‚000‚ Anxiety‚ Medical bills and the Closure of his stall. Suing Chew under misrepresentation A special relationship between Chew and Don [Hedley Byrne v Heller] Representor has reasonable grounds to believe his statement was true. Is a term; as Chew would not invest in the bonds if not for Don’s words. Sue for negligent misrepresentation (Using “But-for” test to assess damages) Suing under the Tort of Negligence‚ Chew has to prove:

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    Nurse Negligence

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    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. The question arises‚ could the nurses have acted

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    Trina's Negligence

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    found negligent by having a water spill on the floor. However‚ the factors of the time frame‚ that the spill was open and obvious‚ and that Trina did not know of the spill could remove her negligence. Additionally‚ Karen Logan was contributorily negligent here‚ absolving Trina of any negligence claim. Negligence To be negligent‚ the condition of defendant’s property must present an unreasonable risk of harm to people on the property. Here‚ the puddle of water in the middle of the floor was not

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    Tort of negligence

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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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    IRAC Brief Shareholder Class Action Week 6 Amy Ramkey‚ Anita Hicks‚ Charles Cohen‚ Christina Medina LAW531 Business Law June 2‚ 2014 Professor Sonja Dickens IRAC Brief Shareholder Class Action Introduction: Issue: Whether World Acceptance Corp violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making false and/or misleading statements‚ as well as failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company ’s business‚ operations‚ and prospects. (www.marketwatch.com) Rule: The rule that applies

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    Negligence kills

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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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    State v. McNeely 358 S.W.3d 65 MO. (2012) Facts: The defendant was stopped by a Missouri state highway patrolman for speeding and during this stop the trooper noticed that the defendant was displaying all the tell-tale signs of being intoxicated; blood shot eyes‚ slurred speech‚ and the smell of alcohol on his breath. This stop then changed from being a speeding stop to a DWI investigation. The trooper had the defendant get out of his truck and perform standard field sobriety tests. The defendant

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