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    Ls 311 Unit 2 Assignment

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    at hand. There are also several ways that the plaintiff can be compensated for the actions that are being brought about by the complaint. A negligence tort against Jason Davis was brought on by Ms Yvonne Esposito regarding duty of care. Ms Esposito was knocked down while trying to exit the premise of the arts and craft show that she had attended Negligence is defined as an unintentional tort and occurs when someone is injured because of the failure of someone else. Duty of care is the obligation

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    generally‚ officers are not liable for torts committed by its agents. Agents that commit a tortious act (criminal‚ punishable‚ etc.)‚ however‚ can be personally liable along with the principle. For this case‚ the agent‚ Greg Allen‚ was accused of negligence and the Estelle’s’ filed a suit against him as well as the corporation. According to Miller & Jentz‚ the corporation is liable for torts committed by its agents or officers within the scope of their employment. The liability would fall on the corporation

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    ISSUE: Is the Timberlakes own the negligent for duty of care? Should the Timberlakes put public authorities? Should the Timberlakes take occupier’s liabilities? Is there a loss making event for Lindsey Loharn? Law: Law of Tort—The tort of negligence—Duty of care/ public authorities/ occupier’s liabilities. Duty of care: SWAIN v WAVERLEY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (2005) public authorities: Nagle v Rottnest Island Authority (1993) occupier’s liabilities: Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna

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    Aarons V. Peterson

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    ISSUE Is the defendant negligent and liable for injuries to the plaintiff? RULES In negligence‚ a plaintiff must prove: duty; breach duty; causation; and actual injury. Cite A person owes a heightened duty of care where children may be present. Cite ANALYSIS In Aarons v. Peterson‚ the defendant kept a hammer and nails in a toolbox on the floor of his basement. His eleven-year-old son took the hammer and a nail from the toolbox to repair a knock hockey board that he and his nine-year-old

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    Duty Of Care

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    of doing things on their own but are in your care. If there is a basketball session and the floor is not dry or hasn’t been dried properly and a child slips and has an injury the person that is caring for the child in the session can be sued for negligence. It’s the duty of the carer to make sure it’s safe to play in a certain activity. Higher duty of care- is for people that are less able of doing basic things daily on their own (young people and children) Higher duty of care is similar to duty of

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    a) Identify aspects of the media report that relate to the law This article reports about the case filed by Anastassia Zissis suing McDonald’s after the slip on at the back of the Myer Centre. Anastassia Zissis injured due to slip on liquid that been spilled in an access passage. These gave rise to different areas of law such as: Contract Law According to Lambiris (2012)‚ the Contract Law is the law about private agreement that give rise to enforceable responsibilities and rights legally

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    Lamepard-Trevorrow Case

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    concentrating on the claim for “false imprisonment” (sometimes also called “wrongful detention”). (We will consider the case again in semester 2 when we examine the tort of “negligence”.) By reviewing the headnote‚ how many different torts were being sued for? List them. A: - Tort of Misfeasance in Public Office - Tort of Negligence - Tort of False Imprisonment Q2: Using the headnote and the summary of facts given in the judgment‚ briefly outline the sequence of events that led to Mr Lampard-Trevorrow

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    Summary Of Deb's Case

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    The main question here in this case is who is liable‚ negligent and damages. Deb is driving her car when it is involved in an accident with a car driven by Abe. A few moments after the first crash‚ a car driven by Ann hits the two cars disabled from the first crash. Cal‚ a passenger in Abe’s car has a minor injury to his head from the first crash but serious injury to his knees and legs from Ann’s subsequent driving into the first crash. Cal is taken to the hospital where Doctor informs him‚ correctly

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    Strict Liability Amanda Self BA265 Business Law II Abstract While shopping at Carl’s Hardware Store he was injured by a nail gun that Dan‚ an employee was using. When he noticed that the nail gun was assembled improperly he decided to sue the manufacture of the product‚ Eagle Tools Inc. Under strict liability‚ the manufacture has a liability to make sure that all the products that they sell are in working and safe conditions. While this product fits the requirements that strict liability covers

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    SAIN V. CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROVIDING SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES? The scholarly article I chose was of great interest to me for several reasons. The case is an educational malpractice case in which a student-athlete said he was provided false information by his high school consolor and lost his basketball scholarship as a result. I was a student athlete in high school and sports are still a big part of my life. On top of that I am considering teaching and coaching

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