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owners,” (Polischuk, 2015). The defendants also owed the plaintiffs a standard of care. This standard of care was breached due to the owners of the property not using “a warning device capable of detecting an escape of natural gas; did not take reasonable steps in response to elevated natural gas levels; failed to ensure any appliances or other devices would not serve as a source of ignition for escaped natural gas; and failed to adequately inspect, monitor or maintain their portion of the gas…

Michelle the defendant owe the plaintiff Rebecca duty of care under law of tort when Michelle offered Rebecca a ride home when she was drunk. Duty of care is referred to the legal responsibility which is compulsory to any individual that requires the reasonable care when performing any act that could direct or indirectly harm others. An essential element of duty of care is foreseeability. Rule 1 In relation to this, the rule of negligent is, the defendant owes duty of care not to harm the…

conclusions arising in courts and because of this the three stage test was established to further the criteria and accuracy of law regarding tort and negligence. In the three stage test for a duty of care to be imposed on someone their must be; A) Reasonable foresight means that the defendants acts or omissions will injure/cause harm to the claimant and was defined in the case of Kent v griffiths, in this case the claimant was suffering an asthma attack, a off duty doctor phoned for an…

to the plaintiff, that duty must be breached, and the defendant’s actions or inactions were the cause of the plaintiff’s injury. Duty Duty is the legal obligation required of an individual to act as a reasonable prudent person under similar circumstances. Drivers are required to act with reasonable care when encountering other vehicles and pedestrians. Tommy was the driver of the vehicle and Susie was a pedestrian. Therefore, Tommy owed a duty of care to Susie. Breach The failure to act as a…

duty of care was born by Lord Atkin in Donoghue v Stevenson , in which the duty of care was limited to guarding against person injury and property damage. This was only in cases where such injury or damage was, or ought to have been, within the reasonable contemplation of the defendant. Moreover, in Cook v Cook, the court suggested that the normal standard for…

A court will likely find that Sean Winter’s abuse of authority contributes to a finding of outrageousness under Angeline Jean’s IIED claim. Abuse of authority, under Florida Law, is a factor that can strengthen the outrageousness element of an IIED claim. McAlpin v. Sokolay, 596 So.2d at 2. Abuse of authority occurs when a plaintiff suffers severe emotional distress as a consequence of a relationship with the defendant, who uses actual or apparent authority over the plaintiff or power to affect…

The stop and frisk policy is this idea that police officers can stop, question, and pat someone down on the street if there is reasonable suspicion or probable cause that they are committing, have committed, or is in the process of committing a crime. In addition, police officers are able to stop and frisk an individual if they are concerned with the safety of themselves or others. This practice exists as a way to what is supposed to reduce crime rates and help keep communities safe. However,…

Q2. One of the leading cases on the duty of care in tort is Caparo Industries plc v. Dickman [1990]. In an essay of not more than 1,000 words, explain the three parts of the Caparo test. In this landmark case on establishing the duty of care, Lord Bridge enunciated a three-part or fold test for establishing the existence of a duty of care between a plaintiff and a defendant. This test has become known as the “Kaparo test”. In this test, for a claim by the claimant against the defendant for…

Protected Activity- Filing a formal complaint of discrimination or harassment with EEOC is a protected activity. Rebuttable Presumption: facts, that are accepted by a court until it is proved to the untrue. Relief Sought- Plaintiff must identify the damages or other relief sought in their complaint or pleading. Determining if they are seeking: Compensatory Damages- emotional injury to health status, inconvenience n, loss of enjoyment of life, injury to professional standing, injury to character…

3. A precedent is an interpretation made by a judge from an earlier case that is often referred to for a future case with a similar issue. This relates to stare decisis in that the precedent has a high effect on future cases and the judge will likely make the same decision unless the court finds a good reason to change it. An example of this is the Plessy V. Ferguson case. In this case, the judge decided that segregation was okay as long as the blacks and whites receive equal opportunities.…