Running Head: Strict Liability Torts Strict Liability Torts (Product Liability) Adil Elatillah LEG 300 Professor: Queen Meheux Spring 2012 Strayer University Strict Liability exists in the criminal context as well as civil‚ it is a legal responsibility for any damages and losses caused by a person or organization due to the act which is defined a fault in the criminal law term. Strict Liability‚ especially product liability is well known in tort law‚ of course criminal law and the
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3. Principles on which vicarious liability is based The doctrine of vicarious liability is based on principles which can be summed up in the following two maxims : (a) Qui facit per alium facit per se :- The maxim means‚ ‘he who acts through another is deemed in deemed in law as doing it himself’. The master’s responsibility for the servant’s act had also its origins in this principle. The reasoning is that a person who puts another in his place to do a class of acts in his absence‚ necessarily
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5 Asset and Liability Management (ALM) 29. There are different organizational and governance models that guide the management of bank asset and liability activities. The models reflect fundamentally different risk philosophies that tend to evolve with the growing sophistication and depth of financial markets together with the position and activities undertaken by a bank in the market. The terms ‘ALM unit’ and ‘treasury unit’‚ can be confusing as they are often used by organizations who assign
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lawsuits and litigation from everyone suing everyone else‚ one must ask the question "where does product liability end and consumer responsibility begin?" This question has been further complicated by occurrences that stretch to the most far-reaching ends of this spectrum‚ the spectrum ranging from strict product liability of the company to complete consumer responsibility. On the strict product liability of the company side‚ we have the cigarette industry where the CEOs of the largest cigarette companies
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interest on bonds payable Provision - deficiency income tax assessment TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 500‚000 50‚000 20‚000 64‚000 50‚000 200‚000 40‚000 80‚000 100‚000 90‚000 160‚000 120‚000 75‚000 87‚000 360‚000 200‚000 2‚500‚000 A Convertible bonds‚ due January 31‚ 2007 Noncurrent portion of serial bonds (P2‚000‚000 - P100‚000) TOTAL NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 1‚000‚000 1‚900‚000 2‚900‚000 B 5‚400‚000 C TOTAL LIABILITIES (Requirement no. 2) 304‚000 PROBLEM NO. 3 - Pistons Company Item no. 2 Item no
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Liability for Omissions The law has historically been reluctant to impose a general liability for omissions as opposed to positive acts. This means that there is no general duty of care in tort to act in order to prevent harm occurring to another. In Smith v Littlewoods Organisation‚ Lord Goff stated clearly that “the common law does not impose liability for what are called pure omissions”. Similarly‚ in Yuen Kun Yeu v A-G of Hong Kong‚ Lord Keith stated that people can ignore their moral responsibilities
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Ch8 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Delta‚ Northwest‚ and United Airlines have all‚ at one time‚ filed for bankruptcy. True 2. In a classified balance sheet‚ we categorize all liabilities as current. True 3. False A line of credit is an informal agreement that permits a company to borrow up to a prearranged limit without having to follow formal loan procedures and paperwork. True 9. False We record interest expense in the period in
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PLEASE TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET. Part |Part One |Part Two |Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Six |Part Seven |Part Eight |Part Nine |Part Ten |Total | |Exam Marker | | | | | | | | | | | | |Score | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part One: (15 points) On December 31‚ 2006‚ Poore Co. is in financial difficulty and cannot pay a note due that day. It is a $500‚000 note with $50‚000 accrued interest payable to Edsen‚ Inc. Edsen agrees to forgive the accrued interest
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Products Liability 1. Construct a fact pattern [an example] to clearly delineate: a. A Manufacturing Defect: A car’s braking system that does not work properly and causes the driver to get into an accident. b. A Design Defect: A type of sunglasses that fail to protect the eyes from ultraviolet rays. c. A Marketing Defect: Prescription drugs advertised as “virtually non-toxic‚” “safe‚” and “free of significant side effects” when they are not. They failed to state
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world-class business. Which student is correct? A. Both B. Student A only C. Neither D. Student B only 3. Which of the following represents the basic accounting equation? A. Owners ’ Equity − Liabilities = Assets B. Liabilities = Assets + Owners ’ Equity C. Assets = Liabilities + Owners ’ Equity D. Assets + Liabilities = Owners ’ Equity 4. Nearly a week before Hurricane Katrina reached New Orleans‚ Wal-Mart began moving trucks and supplies into position‚ as specified in the company ’s ________ plan.
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