Negligence

policies. The General Liability policy will protect the firm from damages that occur from injury occurring on a property connected to the firm and property damage. Any number of issues could arise including accidents, injuries, and claims of negligence that could put the firm in danger of dealing with a law suit. The General Liability policy will…

Euthanasia is defined in numerous ways in current literature. However the oldest definition given for euthanasia derives from the Greek words which are ‘Eu and Thanatos’ meaning ‘a good death’ In current literature Euthanasia is also referred to as ‘Mercy killing’ (Devakirubai & Gnanadurai, 2014). Another literature describes Euthanasia as the deliberate bringing about of the passing of a patient by act or oversight in the setting of medical care (Keown, 2005). A patient who requests death due…

receive an injury from a third party, you may be able to get help from one of these lawyers, especially if you are certain the other individual was at fault in the situation. One situation where a personal injury attorney could help is with medical negligence cases. Some of these lawyers specialize in the medical field, and you could be due a sizeable amount of money if you were injured as a result…

Ethical and Legal Case Analysis Case Study It was the start of a morning shift in the ward. The night duty nurse, Nurse A comes with four patient files to the nurse’s station to Nurse B, the morning shift nurse and says, “We will do the handover here. Today we have Ms Rainbow who is a real colourful character; she changes from the sweetest angel to a screaming torture all at once. She is a IV drug user and brought in here through emergency after finding her unconscious in the street. Looks like…

Additionally, Plaintiff appears to contend that Bethel Ridge was negligent to leave Mr. Tolley unattended outside for a very brief moment while a nurse went inside—at Mr. Tolley’s request—to retrieve his lighter so that he may smoke. It is unrealistic, however, to contend that Bethel Ridge had a duty to continuously and specifically monitor every one of Mr. Tolley’s actions. In determining, the extent of Bethel Ridge’s duty, generally applicable hornbook law would suggest that a Court would…

The legal principle upon which a case is decided on is called the ratio decidendi. With reference to cases Donoghue v Stevenson ,Tucker v News Media Ownership Ltd and Caparo Industries plc v Dickman, I will be arguing that it is better to state the ratio of a case broadly. In section I, this essay will examine the flexibility that broad rationes bring in relation to Donoghue v Stevenson. In section II I will reason how broad ratios avoid silos, with regard to the flood-gates argument. Section…

It is a form of strict liability, in that the defendant may be liable in the absence of any negligent conduct on their part. Imposing liability without proof of negligence is controversial and therefore a restrictive approach has been taken with regards to liability under Ryland’s v Fletcher. There have been attempts to do away with liability under Ryland’s v Fletcher but the House of Lords have retained it. Ryland’s…

by Dean Prosser: “It is as if a magic circle were drawn about the person, and one who breaks it, even by as much as a cut finger, becomes liable for all resulting harm to the person although it may be death. The defendant is held liable when his negligence operates upon a concealed physical condition, such as pregnancy, or a…

In this case resident should clearly explain the patient's family, who is performing the surgery and take informed consent from them. Hospital can be sued for inadequate supervision and negligence in patient care. Supervising physicians that are not present during the patient care can be “vicariously liable” for the residents under their supervision or may be liable if it is determined that inadequate supervision was present. Hospitals and…

Victor the True Monster Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. What defines someone being a monster? Is it a gigantic stalky being whose appearance is offensive to the eye? No, this is a prejudice assumption and should not be taken into consideration in the case of Victor Frankenstein and his ‘creature’. The truth about the creature is that he did commit murder, however, it is imperative to understand the circumstances of which lead to such tragedies. From the beginning of Creature’s creation, he…