Fact Statement Jamie Howards is 25 years old and living in Springfield‚ Pennsylvania. The young artist is well-known in the art world for his large installation pieces‚ unlike many artists that paint portraits or sculpt small things. Jamie has achieved success and praises with his past work and now‚ he is working on his new art project: “Art for Clunkers”. Jamie’s goal with his new project is turning “clunker” cars and car parts into art. Despite his poor economic conditions‚ he had found a way
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Fordham Law Review Volume 80 | Issue 2 Article 12 2011 The Intersection of Tort and Environmental Law: Where the Twains Should Meet and Depart Mark Latham Victor E. Schwartz Christopher E. Appel Recommended Citation Mark Latham‚ Victor E. Schwartz‚ and Christopher E. Appel‚ The Intersection of Tort and Environmental Law: Where the Twains Should Meet and Depart‚ 80 Fordham L. Rev. 737 (2011). Available at: http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol80/iss2/12 This Article is brought to you
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thirteen year old boy trespass onto the schools property climbing on a I-beam located on roof and fell to his death. The parents brought a wrongful death action against the school under the theory of attractive nuisance. The courts ruled in favor of the school because the attractive nuisance doctrine states "the children because of their youth do not discover the condition or realize the risk involved intermeddling with it or in coming within the area made dangerous by it". In the Barnhizer‚ case
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that protects your rights as a Canadian citizen to privacy and protection of property. Types of Interference with Property: There are four main sections under which intentional interference with property can be broken into; Trespass to Land‚ Nuisance‚ Trespass‚ to Chattels‚ and Conversion‚ each put in place to preserve the rights each citizen has when it comes to privacy. Trespass to Land - deals with the most well known type of intentional tort. It ranges from direct violations of restraining
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Noise Enforcement Introduction Barking dogs‚ construction equipment‚ amplified musical instruments‚ trash trucks‚ and loud parties are all examples of noise found in major urban areas. Understandably‚ certain noise levels must be tolerated by all citizens in order for normal functions of urban life to continue. However‚ excessive‚ unnecessary‚ and/or annoying noise is subject to regulation. On March 29‚ 1982‚ the City Council adopted a new Noise Ordinance that established limits on noise pollution
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The legal issue is whether or not George is liable for Adam’s injury due to the attractive nuisance doctrine. The attractive nuisance doctrine states that possessors of property can be responsible for injury to children if 1) The defendant was the possessor of and knew there was an artificial condition around which children were likely to trespass; 2) The defendant knew or should have known the condition posed an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm;
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Amsterdam has a huge interest in Schiphol. Schiphol is located in the Amsterdam area and Amsterdam advances and suffers from this. Negative effects include noise nuisance and the environmental issues. On the other hand‚ Schiphol serves the local community through employment and consumers. A recent research showed that 20% of the employers that work in the Schiphol area originate from Amsterdam and these numbers are
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based on the internalization of external costs‚ and a more laissez-faire fault-based approach. Subsequent confusion about the true nature of Rylands v Fletcher is due to the fact that the decision in fact contains two rules‚ a narrow one based on nuisance liability between neighbouring landowners‚ and a wider one based on liability for escapes from potentially dangerous activities. English and Australian judges have‚ over the past few decades‚ severely questioned the juridical distinctiveness and
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had a conversation with my neighbor. She is 76 years old. She is illiterate. She has no understanding of money and she cannot remember our past conversations. She has the mentality of a five year old. She has never been in school. I view her as a nuisance‚ an annoying neighbor. Every time she comes to visit‚ we have the same conversation‚ almost word for word. She is always asking me to do things for her at the most inconvenient times. She invites herself over for coffee or dinner. She knocks on
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number of factors‚ including psychological‚ social and environment-related aspects. In addition to positive influences such as green belts and entertainment areas‚ it is also important to identify the negative factors‚ such as noise‚ odour and light nuisance. However‚ the relation between environment and health is extremely complex. Although many health problems are taught to be associated with environmental pollution‚ it is difficult to assess the seriousness‚ extent and causes of environment-related
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