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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Chapter 4 Torts and Cyber Torts true/false questions 1. Tort law provides legal remedies for property damage. ANSWER: T PAGE: 102 TYPE: + MISC: AACSB Analytic Skill Level: AICPA Legal 2. Punitive damages are intended to punish a wrongdoer and deter others. answer: T PAGE: 103 TYPE: N MISC: AACSB Analytic Skill Level: AICPA Legal 3. A person may commit an intentional tort if he or she acts knowing with substantial certainty that certain consequences will
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Court — Suit No 432 of 2011 Vinodh Coomaraswamy JC (as he then was) 29–31 October 2012; 1–2‚ 5–9‚ 19–20 November 2012; 11 March 2013 Tort — Negligence — Breach of Duty Tort — Occupier’s Liability — Who is an Occupier Tort — Negligence — Res Ipsa Loquitur Tort — Breach of Statutory Duty — Essential Factors Contract — Contractual Terms — Implied Terms 31 December 2013 Judgment reserved Vinodh Coomaraswamy J: 1 On 3 April 2011‚ a train coming into the Ang Mo Kio MRT station (“AMK
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TORTS EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE NEGLIGENCE • Negligence: The failure of individuals to appreciate the risks caused by their conduct. • Synonymous with carelessness did not intend to cause harm to Plaintiff • To determine whether negligence exists‚ must ask: 1. Was the Defendant’s conduct unreasonable? 2. Did the Defendant cause the Plaintiff’s injury? Elements of Negligence: 1. Duty by the Defendant to the Plaintiff 2. Defendant breached the duty of reasonable care 3. Defendant’s actions were
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2.3 Atypical Plaintiffs 6 2.4 Unborn Child 6 2.5 Mental Harm/Nervous Shock 7 2.6 Statutory Authorities 8 2.7 Pure Economic Loss/Negligent Misstatement 11 3 Breach of Duty 12 3.1 Section 5C 12 3.2 Obvious risks 12 4 Causation 13 4.1 Res ipsa loquitur 13 4.2 Novus actus interveniens 13 4.3 Causation in medical “failure to warn” cases 14 4.4 Multiple causes of injury/death 14 5 Remoteness 15 5.1 Eggshell skull rule 15 6 Defences 16 6.1 Professional working within professional standards
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Contents Question 1 2 (i) Jane‚ a youth worker‚ confiscates a flick knife from a member of her youth club and gives it to her supervisor 2 (ii) Tony‚ an antique dealer‚ displays an old military knife with a spring opening device in his shop window with a price ticket attached to it. 2 (iii) Fola buys an unopened box of kitchen utensils from a car boot sale. Without examining the contents closely she donates the box to a charity shop. The box is found to contain a flick knife. 3 Question2 5 Critically
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235 Exam 2 Spring 2014 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Punitive damages are intended to punish a wrongdoer and deter others. ____ 2. Self-defense is a defense to an allegation of assault or battery. ____ 3. To commit an intentional tort‚ one person must intend to harm a certain other person. ____ 4. A party cannot recover damages for severe emotional distress absent a showing of physical injury. ____ 5. Defamation is one person’s use of another’s name without
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Q.1 Define Tort and explain its essential elements. Distinguish Tort from breach of contract and Crime. Ans. The term “Tort” has been derived from the Latin term “Tortum” which means to twist.It means twisted‚ crooked‚ unlawful‚ or a wrongful act rather than an act which is straight or lawful. Tort may be defined as a “Civil Wrong” which is repressible by an action for unliquidated damages and which is other than a mere breach of contract or breach of trust” Tort is a civil wrong as opposed
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Ch. 7: Negligence: Elements of a claim: 1. D owed a duty of care to the P 2. breached that duty 3. Breach was the actual & proximate cause of the injury. Duty & Breach of Duty: 1. Person must act as a reasonable person would’ve in the situation 2. P must establish that defendant failed to act as a reasonable person would’ve 3. Defendant owed duty to plaintiff if he was among those who would foreseeably be at risk of harm from the behavior 4.Breach of duty: actions compared to those of a reasonable
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Final Exam Final Quiz Multiple choice Quiz Exam 1 1) George‚ an employee‚ breaches a fixed-term employment contract by quitting before the end of the term. What can his employer‚ MNO Inc. recover as damages? A. All amounts already paid to the employee under the contract. B. The costs of hiring a replacement employee plus any increase in salary paid to the replacement employee. C. Nothing‚ because courts do not order anyone to perform a job against his
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