Tort Law Essay Examples

By Aaron Larson Law Offices of Aaron Larson October, 2003 Contents Proximate Cause The Elements of a Negligence Action Gross Negligence Children and Negligence Comparative Negligence Contributory Negligence Mixed Comparative and Contributory Negligence Vicarious Liability In general terms, negligence is “the failure to use ordinary care” through either an act or omission. That is, negligence […]

The plaintiff, Ruben Caudle, was employed as a salesman at Bett Lincoln-Mercyry in Louisiana. While at a Christmas party, the defendant engaged in horseplay with an electric automobile condenser, which he used to shock the plaintiff on the back of the neck and chased him with it. The plaintiff was able to escape the defendant […]

Erin Brockovich is the story of a woman who helped 650 people in Hinkley California get justice for the actions of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E. ) The case was titled Anderson v. PG&E and was actually settled outside of court. It was settled in the Superior Court for the County of San Bernardino, Barstow […]

The suit filed against Software, Inc. by Jimmy’s mother, John and the Bar should be dismissed on several grounds. First, Coleman was not acting within the course and scope of his employment by drinking and blowing a ball of fire. Secondly, an employer is not responsible for the criminal actions of its employee as that […]

Partnership liability tort can take place when a partner or all partners acting on partnership business causes injury to a third person. Cause of this tort could be a negligent act, a breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, fraud, or another intentional tort (Cheeseman, 2010, p. 538). Under the Uniform Partnership Act, partners […]

BUS 204 and placed the mixture on a chair within her reach. She took the poison and died several hours later. Mr. Roberts admitted placing he poison within her reach but denied having the required mental state for first-degree murder ecause he was responding to his wife’s request and was motivated by love and mercy. […]

Before we proceed to examine more about Duty of Care, it will be helpful to consider the way in which this concept is used by the courts. Duty of care can be broken down into two questions:  rst one which is general and determined as a matter of law and policy; followed by one which […]

Introduction In week three we were provided with two scenarios and were asked to analyze the tort actions found in both. The first scenario involves fans and participants at a football game; including a father and son, and angry fan, stadium workers, and other spectators. Actions that transpire include the spilling of beer on one […]

Yeo, Morgan & Chan proposes that to establish causation between a defendant’s actions and a victim’s death, the courts take a two-step process of factual causation and imputed causation. Factual causation is established to determine if the defendant’s conduct contributed to the victim’s death. If “but for” the defendant’s actions, the victim would not have […]

The case of Snyder v. Turk p40 involves the Procedural History regarding a directed verdict for Dr. Turk where the lower court found an absence of evidence showing his intention to cause personal injury. A directed verdict is a ruling by a trial judge that removes the case from the jury because the evidence supports […]

Torture is mostly used to install fear on an individual and in return getting a particular information or as a form of revenge. Torture does not worth the information due to heroes in most of the countries fight to the end without giving out the information of their countries. The deepest appreciation is reserved for […]

Michael Levin is a philosophy professor at City University of New York. As a scholar, his works are mostly related to philosophy and one of his masterpiece is the article The Case for Torture, which was published by Newsweek in 1982. In this article, he argued that using torture as a means to save many […]

Laws are rules that bind all individuals living in society. The basic motivation behind the law in human culture is the advancement or accomplishment of social order. Lawful standards contain a framework that is proposed to guide human conduct to a desirable end. Laws are important for any given society as the presence of a […]

Previous research on the challenges faced by law enforcement suggests that significant action is needed to address this issue. This research indicates that police officers who are responsible for enforcing and implementing the law often experience psychological torment. It is clear that these complexities and controversial issues arise from within the police force itself, highlighting […]