Wal-Mart because they have the “deepest pockets” and would most likely be the only defendant with enough money to pay out compensation. Wal-Mart would be vicariously liable for Dales actions. b) The causes of action taken on Dale are the tort of false imprisonment‚ the tort of assault and battery‚ and negligence. If the customer‚ Bob‚ has not stolen any goods there is no justification for holding Bob. Bob was intentionally restrained against his will‚ and there was no lawful reason to do so. This restraint
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LA110 Torts and Litigation I Week 4 Homework Assignment Part 2 Assignment: Answer all questions in paragraph format. Chapter 9 page 143: Review Questions 1 - 15 1. A vicarious liability is one person or a third party‚ may be found liable for the act of another or shares liability with the actor. 2. Imputed negligence is places upon one person responsibility for the negligence of another. 3. A respondent superior is a master liable in certain circumstances for the wrongful acts of his
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Midterm Essay Part A: The question here being addressed is “can women have sexual agency under patriarchy?” Yet to even begin answering this question‚ we need to understand just what this question is asking. First‚ what is sexual agency? Agency‚ in its simplest form‚ is the ability to act in a way that accomplishes your goals. To have agency in an area of your life is to have the capacity to act in a way that can produce the results you want. When discussing agency in the area of sex‚ it includes
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Qn5: Explain the role of Khula in traditional Hanafi Law‚ in traditional Maliki Law and in the present law of Egypt. Under Islamic law‚ divorce can take place in three forms‚ namely by talaq (repudiation of wife by husband)‚ by khula (by mutual consent) or by faskh (decree of the court dissolving the marriage). It can be said that If Talaq is defined as the right specifically granted to men to divorce their wifes ‚ khula can be said to be its equal for women as it gives them the right to raise
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George sued Jerry under a theory of intentional infliction of emotional distress‚ alleging various grievances. Jerry has moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that even if everything George alleges in the complaint is true‚ George has failed to allege an adequate basis for liability under a theory of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The issue at hand is should the court deny the motion to dismiss. The essential elements of an action for intentional infliction of emotional
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Midterm Study Guide – Communication Studies 334 * There will be 35 questions * The following chapters will be covered on the exam: 1‚ 4‚ 6‚ 7‚ 10‚ 13 * 27 multiple choice questions‚ 8 true/false Here are some areas that you should focus on: * Communication and shared meaning; signs and symbols; ambiguity * Defining communication * -communication is an exchange of messages for that purpose of creating or influencing the meaning that others assign to events * -meanings
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scope of the exam) – it is to provide students with a sense of the structure/format/style of this exam GNG4170 – Engineering and the Law Mid-term: 60 marks‚ 2 hrs Wednesday‚ June 23‚ 2010 Q1: True/False plus a brief explanation – if ‘true’‚ your ‘explanation’ should add one further idea/principle related to the sentence [1 mark for each of T/F and related explanation x 5 = 10 marks] (a) if person A is punched by person B‚ 2 separate legal actions (“battery”) could be started against B. (b) because
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Introduction Substantive Grounds of Review: Unreasonableness Unreasonableness as a ground of review is difficult to define with any clarity or certainty and as a direst result has often been branded as a problem ridden aspect of administrative law. The concept of Wednesday unreasonableness‚ formulated in the case of Associated Provincial Picture Houses v. Wednesbury Corporation [1948] and further developed in Council of Civil Service Unions v. Minister for the Civil Service [1985] per Lord Diplock
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Effectively writing Comparison and Contrast Essay (DB-Unit 5) Learning the patterns of writing was very helpful in this course. My preference was comparison and contrast. It gives you the chance to investigate both sides of a topic. By using this for writing‚ it gives you the ability to explain and research the likeness and differences between several different subjects. It allows you to make decision as to what subject or topic is the best choice and will help the reader to make a sound decision
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momentary and involuntary. Third‚ it determines what defences are available to the defendant Many academic papers differentiate strict and absolute liability offences by the availability of the defence of mistaken yet honest belief‚ a common law defence. Where they are available liability is strict‚ where it is not available liability is absolute. The situation is made complex in case where defence are provided in the statue for the defendant to escape
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