The aim of tort law is to compensate the claimant and to deter defendants’ discuss whether the rules of causation and remoteness of damage fulfil this aim. The rules of causation state that the claimant has to prove that the defendants breach of duty was the factual cause of material damage‚ when considering the facts of Barnett v Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee (CKHMC) where the claimants husband became ill after drinking tea which had arsenic‚ when taken to hospital‚ the doctor
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Week Two Student Guide This week you are introduced to the concept of torts and the risk management process. This may help you identify how an organization can minimize the tort liability risk for a company. The readings analyze intentional torts and negligence with the intentional torts against persons‚ as well as examples of cases that address this issue. You study unintentional tort (negligence)‚ and you discuss the seminal case of Palsgraf v. The Long Island Railroad Company. The readings
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Business Law 101 9A 4/19/2012 Chapter 4 – p99 Question: 4.5 Does Whittens “work: satisfy the requirements for a claim grounded on negligence? Yes‚ the plaintiff alleging claims that Whitten’s work was “substandard‚ not to code‚ unsafe and not done in a [workmanlike] manner. Whitten failed to act with duty of care and breached his contract by doing bad work. The tort of negligence occurs when someone suffers injury because another’s failure to live up to a required duty of care. Negligence
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1. Definition of Law As defined by Steven J. Skinner and John M. Lvanncevich‚ A law is a standard or rule established by a society to govern the behavior of its members. Federal‚ state‚ and local governments‚ constitutions‚ and treaties all establish laws. Laws have a direct and substantial impact on how business firms conduct various activities. Law‚ as it is‚ is the command of the Sovereign. It means‚ law has its source in sovereign authority; which is accompanied by sanctions‚ and the
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To discuss whether or not there are valid contracts made between Charles v. Alex and Betty v. Alex‚ the formation of the contract have to be discussed. To form a legally binding contract‚ the elements of offer and acceptance; present of consideration; intention to create legal relation; capacity; legality of object; compliance with formalities; and genuine consent must be present all together. In the case of Charles v. Alex‚ to determine whether or not Alex was entitled to sell the apartment
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Natural Law – denotes a system of moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature and that people can discover through the us of their natural intelligence‚ or reason. Positive Law – Or national law (the written law of a given society at a particular point in time)‚ applies only to the citizens of that nation or society. Legal Realism – the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs. Constitutional Law – The law
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Legal Issues in Management Final Case Study Christine Stout Southern Oregon University Business law – case study The case study of John and Stacey has so many complicated elements that apparently all the stakeholders involved apart from the two mentioned could sue or be sued against. This paper assumes that this is the scenario for this paper. The characters involved are John and Stacy‚ a restaurant owner‚ the owner of a townhouse‚ the owner of the mink on which John tripped and subsequently
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logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page i North Carolina Torts logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page ii logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page iii North Carolina Torts second edition David A. Logan Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law Wayne A. Logan William Mitchell College of Law Carolina Academic Press Durham‚ North Carolina logan 2e 00 fmt 2004-1-6 12.38p Page iv Copyright © 2004 David A. Logan Wayne A. Logan All
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Business Law Practice Questions MULTIPLE CHOICE (answers at bottom of page) 1. Paul filed a lawsuit for false imprisonment against Dan’s Bookstore. During a visit to Dan’s Bookstore‚ Dan stopped Paul as he left the store. Dan accused Paul of stealing a book from the store. After briefly looking into Paul’s shopping bag‚ Dan determined that Paul did not shoplift. He apologized to Paul and released him. On these facts‚ Dan will likely: a. b. c. win the case‚ because the shopkeepers’ privilege
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