In this case‚ Nona was approached by Samseng on her way home after work. Samseng then threatened by pointed a gun onto her head and asked Nona to surrender her money. In order to take legal action against Samseng under assault‚ the issue must first be fulfilled the elements of assault. The first element of assault is the mental state of the defendant. In this case‚ the defendant has the intention to commit the assault on Nona. The intention of the defendant is specific as when the defendant acted
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tort paper on nuisance Nuisance Nuisance is a common law tort. It means that which causes offence‚ annoyance‚ trouble or injury Under the common law‚ persons in possession of real property (land owners‚ lease holders etc.) are entitled to the quiet enjoyment of their lands. However this doesn’t include visitors or those who aren’t considered to have an interest in the land. If a neighbour interferes with that quiet enjoyment‚ either by creating smells‚ sounds‚ pollution or any other hazard that
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1. Teddy’s Supplies’ CEO has asked you to advise him on the facts of the case and your opinion of their potential liability. Write a memo to him that states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws that apply and any precedent cases either for or against Teddy’s case that impact liability. Include your opinion of the "worst case" of damages the company may have to pay to Virginia. (Points : 30) Dear Sir‚ I believe
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“Hot Coffee”‚ most people do not know the real meaning of tort reforms. The reason for these proposed changes are based on the facts that people were getting greedy and wanted to make easy and fast money‚ thus were suing for anything they considered damaging for them. Simultaneously lawyers were taking up this opportunity to make money out of the lawsuits that were filed by their clients. Based on the publication in the Legal Dictionary on tort law (web)‚ juries have tried to make sure that the petitioner
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Negligent Tort Deaundra Chatman BUS670: Legal Environment (MFH1446A) Instructor: Leah Westerman Date: January 15‚ 2015 Negligent Tort Manufacturing industries are in the business of making products for the consumer industry‚ products that supposed to be sustainable and have the potential to improve the lives of the people using them. In most cases‚ they get it right; they make a product that does not have any problems when it comes to using it. However‚ in some situations‚ there happens
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Asset-Liability Management “Asset-Liability Management (ALM) can be defined as the ongoing process of formulating‚ implementing‚ monitoring and revising strategies related to assets and liabilities to achieve an organization ’s financial objectives‚ given the organization ’s risk tolerances and other constraints”[1]. ALM also is known as balance sheet management. In banking activity the gap between assets and liabilities can bring some consequences where the following risks are arose
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Drivers Consider an Umbrella Liability Policy In our litigious society‚ you may want to have an extra layer of liability protection. That is what a personal umbrella liability policy provides. An umbrella policy kicks in when you reach the limit on the underlying liability coverage in a homeowners‚ renters‚ condo or auto policy. It will also cover you for things such as libel and slander. For about $150 to $300 per year you can buy a $1 million personal umbrella liability policy. The next million will
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Negligence is a type of Tort law‚ which is a legal term that means criminal wrong‚ as opposed to a civil wrong‚ having mandatory duties for all citizens in that jurisdiction. In this law‚ the aims are deterrence‚ compensation and justice which can basically induce as protect people’s bodies and property in order to make people behave properly. Negligence placed an important role in tort law system. Apart from negligence‚ there are certain torts that specifically protect particular areas such as Defamation
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Table of Contents Introduction Accountants’ Liability to the Client and Third-Party A) Breach of Contract B) Ordinary Negligence (Accountant Malpractice) C) Fraud a. Constructive Fraud (Gross Negligence) b. Actual Fraud Accountants’ Liability under Common Law for Third-Party A) The Near-Privity Doctrine B) The Restatement Doctrine C) The Foreseeability Doctrine D) The Balancing-Factors Doctrine Accountants’ Liability under Statutory Law Third-Party A) Securities Act of 1933 B) Securities
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In Liability‚ by Lorde develops the central conflict when you cause damage it’s your fault by using "Says he made the big mistake of dancing in my storm. Say it’s poison." But most of all maybe the breakup was her fault. She might’ve caused the problem because she’s famous which probably caused her to not spend enough time with her boyfriend. Lorde uses a metaphor to describe how her relationship was like in the past. (FIX) In fact‚ in Verse 1 she says‚ "I do my best to meet her standards
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