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    Whether or not MIT was liable for the injured athlete. Rule: The jury found that each defendant‚ as well as the plaintiff‚ was negligent and that the defendants’ negligence was the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. Analysis: Both the plaintiff and the defendant are negligent in this case‚ but the defendant’s negligence lead to the injuries. With the defendant knowing the length of the landing pit and its location very close to a hard surface provided an unsafe environment for pole

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    THE DUTY OF CARE IN IRISH TORT LAW Author: Anna Louise Hinds‚ B.Corp.Law‚ LL.B (N.U.I.)‚ LL.M (Bruges). Examiner – Legal Framework Formation 1. Introduction The duty of care arises in the tort of negligence‚ a relatively recently emerged tort. Traditionally‚ actions in tort were divided into trespass and trespass on the case‚ or simply ‘case’. Trespass dealt with the situation where the injury was immediate‚ in other words direct and foreseeable. Actions based in case however‚ covered consequential

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    potential hazards‚preventing mistakes or accidents and making the right wise choices about the certain steps taken in a role. If duty of care is not met in a role the the person who was responsible can be held responsible and accountable for the negligence that has happened. There are many examples of how we do this in my setting. Within the workplace we carry out daily checks to ensure that the environment inside and outside is safe for the children and young people‚ we do this in the morning

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    The Negligence of Proper Care by Doctors Introduction Opening/Vague Statement: All doctors have the duty to provide their patients with the proper care. Specific Statement: To neglect the proper care/help to a patient is medical malpractice. Malpractice happens throughout the world. Thesis Statement: The penalty for malpractice should be much stronger. Main arguments: A. Hard to win a malpractice case B. Not many claims C. The impact and the amount of people affected Development:

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    to become tired‚ irritated and inefficient. There was no evidence of any similar device in use on two-man trams anywhere in the world. Will the plaintiff succeed in his negligence claim? Explain your reasoning. Answer: In this case‚ the plaintiff claimed negligence against the Sydney tramway authorities. In order for a negligence to be established‚ the authorities have to be proved owned a duty of care to the plaintiff. In this circumstance‚ it refer to the safety of tramway passengers. Whereas

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    other normal person would do‚ which was leave the store in a hurry due to the fact she had someone important to be. The second tort claim would be breach. A breach is a violation of a law or duty. The defendant must breach his duty to be liable for negligence. In this Patty

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    become caught up in major litigation‚ costing the company major expenses. In this memo I will identify common tort and risk found in the organization of Alumina‚ and describe different measures to manage risk. Some common torts found at Alumina are negligence‚ defamation/slander/libel‚ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)‚ and strict liability is tort liabilities uncovered. Alumina Violation Alumina is an aluminum maker base in the United States and has operation in eight countries. The aluminum maker

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    Assignment 1: Law and Healthcare HSA515 Health Care Policy‚ Law and Ethics Dr. Harold Griffin January 22‚ 2012   Identify and explain the four elements of proof necessary for a plaintiff to prove a negligence case  The first element that a plaintiff must prove is that the defendant owed him or her legal duty of care.  Generally‚ this duty of care is a legal notion that states that people owe anyone around them or anyone who could be around them a duty to not place them in situations

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    Rebecca & ‘Zorba’s’ Restaurant case‚ the main issue is whether negligence exists of the defendant? There are three prerequisites must be present before the tort of negligence can arise: a duty of care must be owed by one person to another; there must be a breach of that duty of care; and damage must have been suffered as a result of the breach of duty. (FoBL‚ 2005‚ p70) In addition‚ another element must be satisfied to prove negligence is the causation. This essay will analysis Rebecca v. ‘Zorba’s’

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    University of Phoenix Material BUGusa‚ Inc.‚ Worksheet Use the scenarios in the Bugusa‚ Inc.‚ link located on the student website to answer the following questions. Scenario: WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ Advertisement Has WIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ committed any torts? If so‚ explain. Wiretime‚ Inc.’s ad in the well-known industry magazine stated that BUGusa‚ Inc. electronic recording devices are low quality and not reliable for more than a month (University of Phoenix‚ 2013). This tort is defamation since

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