importantly‚ this paper investigates the engineering component of Katrina and describes what could have been done within this field to prevent the majority of the economic damage done. Introduction A disaster is “a natural or man-made hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment.” (“Disaster”‚ 2012) According to this definition‚ Hurricane Katrina is
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1. a. • Responsibility to cover the PAP or vehicle damage caused by personal injury and property damage to the insured. The insured also pays the insurer’s legal defense costs. PAP is usually written with split limit. The division limit refers to the amount of the insured amount of the bodily injury and property loss. • the scope of liability can be a single restriction‚ with the appropriate recognition policy. Example • Susan has a PAP liability limit of $100‚000 per occurrence. • Susan failed
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False Claims Act cases are settled out of court before ever going to trial in order to avoid the severe consequences that may be imposed under the statute (Enstrom 2016). The penalty can range up to 11‚000 per false claim and possibly triple the damages (Enstrom 2016). State Farm Insurance State Farm insurance company was founded in 1922 by retired farmer George Jacob “G.J. Mecherle (State farm‚ 2017). By building a trust worthy brand and becoming well known for “being there” for their
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the Consumer Protection Act of 1987‚ any person who shall be injured brought about by defective products shall have the right to sue for damages. Before the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act‚ injured consumers have the mandatory requirement to prove that the producer or the manufacturer is guilty of negligence before they are allowed to claim for damages (Consumer Affair Directorate‚ 2001). However‚ when the Consumer Protection Act became effective‚ the injured parties are no longer required
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for damages (compensation). For example‚ when a person violates his/her duty to others created under general (or statutory) law‚ a tort has been committed. Tort law relies heavily on the common law‚ the legal opinions of the Courts‚ general trends in the community‚ and legal scholarship to guide its relevance in today’s world. Simply put‚ the Encyclopedia Britannica states‚ “ a tort is an instance of unlawful conduct that either is dangerous to life and limb‚ causes mental anguish‚ damages personal
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Concurrent liability Text [13.45] – [13.65]‚ [13.80] – [13.120] Vicarious liability is the liability of an employer for a tort committed by an employee within the course of employment Stevens v Brodribb sawmilling the existence of control between an employer and employee is not enough to prove a relationship for vicarious liability. Further criteria such as obligation to work‚ hours to work etc is also considered Elazac pty ltd v Sheriff the plaintiff was not an employee but a contractor
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harm and damages to dental patients‚ fluoride is not a beneficial mineral. Fluoride is harmful to patients because of the health issues it can potentially cause to the body. Such as osteosarcoma‚ which is a form of bone cancer. This type of bone cancer will ruin the patient’s bones after a period of time. As well as causing damage to the brain due to high levels of toxicity. It is also linked to lowering the IQ in children. In addition‚ it has been reported that it is linked to damage not only to
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intervening act breaks the chain of causation between that negligence and the loss or damage sustained by the claimant. Discussion Where there is only a single operative cause for the loss and damage suffered by the claimant‚ it is a relatively simple matter to determine whether that cause was a breach of the duty of care owed to the claimant by the defendant. But where the sequence of events leading to the loss and damage comprises more than one cause‚ the process of separating and attributing potential
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lobe and the temporal lobe both covers a certain scope of human behaviors. Because every part of the brain controls a certain part of human behavior‚ damage to a certain part of the head will only affect certain behaviors of an individual. In addition‚ damage to certain areas can cause aphasia‚ which is a speech disturbance resulting from brain damage (Coon & Mitterer‚ 2013). As to how much of our behavior is learned and how much of it is inherited‚ would depend on the experience of the individual
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A. Kelly v Movie Theater: Negligence Negligence requires a showing that a duty was owed‚ that the duty was breached‚ and that the breach was the actual and proximate cause of damages. Special Duty – Land Occupier - Invitee A special duty arises in circumstances involving a land occupier. An invitee is one who enters the land with the owner’s permission for the purpose related to the activity. The landowner owes an invitee a duty of care to inspect and discover any dangerous condition
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