Tort There are three pillars of tort liability, namely: 1. wrong (tort) 2. Damage 3.alaqh causality between fault and damage. First: the wrong (tort) Is a breach of an obligation, and consists Altgosaira error of two elements: Second, damage It is harm to the person aggrieved than necessary financially compensated or morally because it touches such a right or legitimate for other interest, whether right or interest to life or the right to safety somatic, or not to touch the emotions,…
McKichan v. St. Louis Hockey Club, L.P was a 1998 personal injury case that made its way up to the Missouri Court of Appeals. The incident in question occurred on December 15, 1990 during a minor league hockey game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Milwaukee Admirals in Peoria, Illinois. The Peoria Rivermen is a subsidiary club of the defendant. The injury in question occurred during the third period of said hockey game when the plaintiff, who at the time was a goaltender for the Admirals, was…
Vicarious liability can be defined as holding an accused criminally liable for the unlawful conduct committed by another. It is associated with special relationships, for example the employer-employee relationship whereby the employer is held liable for a delict committed by their employee acting within the scope of his or her employment. It is a manifestation of strict liability from the perspective of the employer as he or she can be held liable for a crime in regards to which he or she does…
2. That on or about April 2nd, 2013 the Plaintiff was asked by Defendant James Dwight Coombs to Transport Household Appliances and Items, with the Plaintiff’s Truck and Trailer only, a Conditional reasonable agreement was made with Defendant James Dwight Coombs over the phone, the morning of said incident. Defendant Benny Hans Sorensen Communicated with the Plaintiff later in the day asking the Plaintiff to make another trip, to move more said Items. The Plaintiff communicated with the…
Question 8 Under the heading of offences involving criminal negligence, and section 220 stating that, “every person who by criminal negligence causes death to another person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable”, the case of F.J. (2008) set how the section should be applied. In the case, the accused failed to act and prove the necessaires of life to this foster son by not protecting him from the abuse the son suffered from the spouse; nevertheless, the accused was acquitted of charges.…
When it comes to confidentiality between people, the trust is sometimes broken which can be beneficial or have no benefit for the person(s) involved. The formal term for this is called paternalism which is the “override of a person’s actions or decision-making for his own good” (Vaughn). There are two different levels of this and they are classified as strong paternalism and weak paternalism. The more controversial of the two is the strong paternalism because it is the override of a person that…
failure to warn requires the existence of a duty of care, a breach of that duty and damages suffered as a direct result of the breach. Where no duty exists the defendant cannot be held liable. Bees are considered domesticated and for liability to attach for injuries caused by domestic animals, the appellant must show that the animals were accustomed to do mischief or the defendant caused the acts of negligence which resulted in the harm. Imposing a duty of care requires an analysis into the…
be. I will reveal the type of investigations I would follow. And lastly, I will evaluate the doctor’s response as well as William Cors’ response from the video. Where did the organizations go wrong? First and foremost, these organizations violated Duty of Care; “a legal obligation of care, performance, or observance imposed on one to safeguard the rights of others” (Pozgar, 2015, p. 66). St. Barnabas Hospital suspected that Cullen was trying to kill or harm other patients by poisoning saline…
Joan’s Theory Dr. Witt was negligent in failing to order an X-ray on multiple occasions, which caused injury to Joan. Issue: Did Dr. Witt treat Joan with a professional standard of care? Rule: “To establish professional medical negligence the evidence presented by the patient must show a violation of the degree of care and skill that required of a physician.” Smith v. Finch, 681 S.E. 2d 147 (Ga. 2009). Analysis: In order to establish a prima facie case against Dr. Witt, Joan will need…
Milford Memorial Hospital. Prior seeing the doctor, the nurse asked the family if they wanted any doctor specific, since they didn’t know anybody at this hospital, they were okay to see anyone. In here, they’ve met the defendant Dr. Graybeal, who was on duty at the moment. The doctor ordered an X-ray and identified the patient had a fracture of her bone. Soon, he put her broken leg in a cast. After the service at the ER room, the patient, later on, saw Dr. Graybeal for her treatment couple times…