TORTS CAN – FALL 2010 - GOOLD Lecture 1: Introduction to the Law of Torts Tort= area of law that deals with wrongdoing. Criminal=public wrongs‚ tort=private Tort= law concerned w/ rights & remedies associated with legal relationships between individuals. - What is wrong with this definition of torts? Fails to take into account key aspects of tort law. Three ways to define torts: (1) Areas of law recognised by courts as torts (e.g. the subjects in the syllabus) (2) Area of law concerned
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Animal law has been taught in at least 119 law schools in the U.S.‚ including Harvard‚ Stanford‚ UCLA‚ Northwestern‚ University of Michigan‚ Georgetown‚ Duke‚ and Lewis & Clark and is currently taught in at least 117 schools.[8][9] Animal law is also currently taught in 7 law schools in Canada.[8] In the U.S. there are Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) chapters in 132 law schools‚ with an additional seven chapters in Canada. SALDF chapters are student groups that are affiliated with the Animal
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Tort Reform XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX University Tort Reform In the past several years‚ the focus surrounding tort law has grown significantly. Why all the attention? Most people say it is because of the increase insurance liability and the recent up rise in ridiculous lawsuits. One of the most recognizable suits out there is the infamous “McDonald’s Hot Coffee” Lawsuit. This well known lawsuit sparked controversy and propelled
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Small Business Idea Quincy Williams ACC/561 March 4‚ 2013 George Bray Small Business Idea There are numerous of people in today’s society were planning an event such as birthdays‚ anniversaries‚ and weddings is high stress and complicated. Starting an event planning company will be a great idea for small business. This will be a great opportunity for the fast pace society of today’s flow. Being able to solve an issue such as planning an event large or of the smaller scale is a high benefit
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TORTS I OUTLINE Professor K. Chadwick Development of Liability Based on Fault a. A tort is a civil wrong‚ other than a breach of contract‚ for which the law provides a legal remedy. b. Area of law that imposes duties on persons to act in a manner that will not injure other persons c. A person who breaches a tort duty may be liable in a lawsuit brought by a person injured by that tort d. Initially‚ you had to have a writ from the King in order to have a claim in court. There were two writs
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Vicarious Liability * Employer’s liability for employee’s wrongdoing committed by employee in course employment- strict liability/ absence of wrongdoing by defendant * Employer will not be liable unless employer-employee relationship/ employee must commit a tort/ must be during course employment * Casual potency important * Must be committed by an employee- employer/employee relationship: * Distinguished between contract of employment/contract for employment * Ready
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University of Phoenix Business Law 531 Alternative Dispute Resolution Assignment Professor Jack Tandy December 19‚ 2010 AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE FOR UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX LEARNING TEAM MEMBERS This agreement is entered into by and in between ________________________ and ______________________‚ who are both currently students at the University of Phoenix. Whereas both parties have agreed to enter the Alternative Dispute Resolution process‚
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Business Law I January 31‚ 2013 Corporate Structure Assessments Part A: A sole proprietorship is a type of business entity that is owned and run by one individual and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. The owner receives all profits (subject to taxation specific to the business) and has unlimited responsibility for all losses and debts. The IRS does not consider the sole proprietorship as a separate business entity. The owner reports
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BUSINESS LAW ESSAY PLAN ➢ Acceptance must be communicated to be effective. ➢ Where the parties contemplate acceptance by mail‚ acceptance will be complete as soon as the letter is properly posted. Postal rule definition ➢ Actual communication versus constructive communication ➢ Actual acceptance (real) versus constructive acceptance (postal rule) (Graw p.89) ➢ Contract is an agreement which the law enforces. ➢ Contract law is the basis of business law ➢ Two main sources:
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show why I agree with the statement. The reason as to why Contract law exists is because it is there to make sure people keep their promises to one another. A contract is made up of a promise of one party to do a certain thing in exchange for a promise from the other party to do another thing. The law will enforce on them if either party breaks away from the promise‚ as promises are what contracts are all about. Contract law is based on several Latin legal principles‚ the most important of which
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