Lifting of Corporate Veil in Tort Cases in Pursuit of Justice Introduction Limited liability has been the prevailing rule for corporations for more than a century. It creates incentives for excessive risk-taking by allowing companies to avoid the full costs of their activities. Strict application of this rule in all cases would lead to inflexibility and injustice‚ particularly in tort cases. Therefore‚ as suggested by Stephen Griffin—“in the interests of justice and to prevent subsidiary companies
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Tort Actions The most prevalent tort in scenario 2 is negligence. The first act of negligence would be the glass that was found in Anna’s food that caused her injury. The second negligent act was the waiter’s decision to carry a flaming dish through the restaurant without announcing his presence. The restaurant owner’s negligent decision to not install an emergency exit other than a revolving door entrance caused an elderly woman to be trampled and caused several other patrons to suffer from
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Recognizing and Minimizing Tort and Regulatory Risk Plan University of Phoenix Business Law LAW 531 Charlisa Edelin October 11‚ 2010 When operating any business‚ the company always has the potential of facing allegation about the quality of their product‚ their environmental impact‚ and many other forms of complaints. Alumina Inc is such a company. Alumina Inc is facing a possible law suit over allegation about their environmental record. Alumina Inc is facing possible law suit for negligence
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Elements of Negligent Tort Gregory Williams BUS 670 Dr. Mark A. Cohen 19 October 2012 A tort is a civil wrong that is not a breach of a contract. Tort cases and treatises identify different types of wrongfulness‚ culpability‚ or fault and define them in varying ways. ort law contemplates civil liability for those who commit torts. This distinguishes it from the criminal law‚ which also involves wrongful behavior (Mallor‚ Barnes‚ Bowers‚ & Langvardt‚ 2010). These laws have been modified
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History of Tort Law in India and Tort Law in the United States Of America A tort can be known as that area of law wherein the courts provide remedies of permitting a lawsuit for damages in acknowledgement of a private or civil wrong. In India and the United States Of America‚ resemblance in law‚ if any‚ seems to have been inherited from the legal practices as took place in the British era. In India‚ tort law has been only in implementation since towards the end of the British rule. However
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Nursing Jurisprudence Assignment #2 1. Intentional torts share three common elements as described in the text on page 113: There must be a volitional or willful act by the defendant. The person so acting must intend to bring about the consequences or appear to have intended to bring about the consequences. There must be causation. The act must be a substantial factor in bringing about the injury or consequences. Examples of intentional tort include: assault‚ battery‚ false imprisonment‚ conversion
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1. Causation General Test Barnett v Chelsea Hospital [1969] 1 QB 428: P drank some tea which had been laced with arsenic and he presented himself at D’s hospital since he was vomiting. D told him to leave and call his own doctor. P died‚ but it was unclear that even if he had been admitted to the hospital he would have survived. P’s widow sued for negligence. The court held that there was proximity since P had presented himself at D’s hospital‚ and that D was negligent in not treating him.
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Memorandum TO: Janet Jones Supervising Attorney FROM: Susan Steichen Paralegal RE: Potential case of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman on behalf on the minor son DATE: September 22‚ 2012 Questions Presented Did the Church of Divine Light (CoDL) make threats to the minor Sherman into believing that if he left he would be “thrown into the eternal fires of Hell”? Did the CoDL intentionally brainwash Rob Sherman Jr.‚ to cut all contact from his family? Brief Answer Yes. The CoDL had brainwashed the minor
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Critical Thinking in the Legal Environment: Torts and Products Liability University of Maryland University College Introduction Through the use of the precepts of product and service liability law‚ consumers can go to court to be compensated for the injuries and/or losses they experienced when using a particular product or service. Product liability cases are a significant portion of United States litigations; there are approximately one million cases a year (Kubasek‚ Brennan
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Teacher’s role in the classroom is to take place of the parents whilst in school. They also must take reasonable action to decrease the likelihood of injury to students. (Queensland teachers union‚ teachers and law 5th edition page 7) Three elements to establish a negligence case A duty of care was owed There was a breach of the duty Damages occurred because of the breach Duty of Care Two points in order to establish a duty of care Should a teacher
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