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    Tort Scenarios

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    Tort Scenarios BUS/415 Introduction In week three we were provided with two scenarios and were asked to analyze the tort actions found in both. The first scenario involves fans and participants at a football game; including a father and son‚ and angry fan‚ stadium workers‚ and other spectators. Actions that transpire include the spilling of beer on one fan by another‚ a shove of one fan of anther‚ a fall‚ injury‚ yelling‚ and repercussions of the stated actions. The second scenario we analyzed

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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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    Tort of Negligence

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    LGST101: Business Law AY 2011-2012‚ Term 1 Group 8 Project Written Analysis Tort of Negligence Prepared for: Professor Melvyn Chew   Written By: Jamie Lim Jia Qi (#12) Joel Koh Yong Kiat (#14) Low Hwan Hong (#23) Oh Zhan Yuan (#24) Ong Hui Ming Maria Nicolette (#25) G12 Throughout the course of this report‚ to determine if the plaintiff is owed a duty of care in negligence‚ we will adhere by the Singapore single test of negligence laid out in the case of Spandeck Engineering

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    Torts Notes

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    THE ROLE OF TORT LAW Compensatory Function: -Compensation for people who are injured by a wrong‚ injury to the person ‚ or to the property Torts law can be divided into trespass action on the case and statutory torts TORT LAW REFORM Torts law used to be judge made‚ similar to common law 20th century statues came in Workers Compensation scheme‚ Motor Accidents Scheme‚ Occupational Health and Safety (Factories Act)‚ Dust Diseases Schemes. Drug Compensation Schemes (uk). Characteristics

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    Tort and Act

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    contractual liability * There are some similarities between tortious and contractual liability Both tortious liability and contractual liability are civil law obligations‚ so the remedies of all two them are only damages‚ injunction or specific performance without punishment as well as the civil courts have jurisdiction to hear contract and tort claims. Moreover‚ breaching of both types give rise to an action for damages. For example‚ to contrasting liability‚ see case Jackson v Horizon Holidays Ltd

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    TORTS PRETEST

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    TORTS – PRETEST (5 points each) Question 1 A HARMFUL OR OFFENSIVE CONTACT IS AN ELEMENT OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TORTS? intentional infliction of emotional distress conversion BATTERY slander Question 2 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES IN TORT ACTIONS COMMONLY INCLUDE ____. assumption of risk contributory negligence comparative negligence ALL OF THE ABOVE Question 3 ASSAULT‚ BATTERY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT ARE EXAMPLES OF ____ TORTS THAT INVOLVE INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON’S BODY. INTENTIONAL

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    Defamation in Tort

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    TORT TUTORIAL 7 * Differences between libel and slander. Is the distinction of practical significance? Defamation protects an individuals reputation.  Slander refers to a malicious‚ false‚ and defamatory spoken statement or report (non- permanent)‚ while libel refers to any other form of communication such as written words or images.(permanent) The fundamental distinction between libel and slander lies solely in the form in which the defamatory matter is published. If the offending material

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    Torts - Defenses

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    must be damage caused to another person; 4. There must be a causal connection between the fault or negligence and the damage; and 5. There must have been no pre-existing contractual relation between the parties. DEFENSES GENERALLY AVAILABLE IN TORTS CASES IN RELATION TO THE ELEMENTS OF A QUASI-DELICT: 1. NO NEGLIGENCE This is a defense of denial that is a COMPLETE DEFENSE against any imputation of negligence. The defendant‚ in order to be absolved from liability must be able to

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    Tort Liabilities

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    Tort Liabilities Nursing homes have the potential to have tort liabilities if the problems are not corrected if harm should occur. A nursing home is a busy place and with different people coming and going throughout the day. A nursing home is a high demand for care of residents. Nursing home staff should be knowledgeable about the resident’s quality of care and should be licensed to perform the care that is given. Possible Tort Liability: Resident that wanders. These residents are

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    torts and damages

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    Torts and Damages I . Concept/ Definition The term “Tort” is of Anglo-American law-common law which is broader in scope than the Spanish-Phil concept which is limited to negligence while the former includes international or criminal acts. Torts in Philippine law  is the blending of common-law and civil law system. Quasi Delict refers to acts or omissions which cause damage to another‚ there being fault or negligence on the part of the defendant‚ who is obliged by law to pay for the damages done

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