It has been an ongoing issue since the 1950s‚ and as seen in the documentary “Hot Coffee”‚ most people do not know the real meaning of tort reforms. The reason for these proposed changes are based on the facts that people were getting greedy and wanted to make easy and fast money‚ thus were suing for anything they considered damaging for them. Simultaneously lawyers were taking up this opportunity to make money out of the lawsuits that were filed by their clients. Based on the publication in the
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In general‚ it was believed that the business have the duty responsibility to provide products that fulfill the claims that the business explicitly made about the products on the markets to their consumers. Consumers form expectations about the products they are going to buy based on those claims and thus‚ leads them enter into a buying contract. The company has the duty to provide consumers what they pay for. However‚ consumers today were assumed to be wise‚ knowledgeable and doubtful. The doctrine
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The Need for Tort Reform in the United States Tort law is a type of law that is designed to offer remedies to civil wrongs. Unlike contractual damages that occur‚ where responsibility is predetermined‚ tort law is designed for someone who is legally injured to be able to recover damages from the person who is deemed legally responsible‚ or liable for such injuries. Tort law is broken down into three main categories‚ negligence‚ strict liability‚ and intentional tort. In negligence tort one is
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Kimberly L. Wyche April 24‚ 2013 Case Research Assessment Dr. Toni Asterino Starcher Law 211 Intentional Tort Case The case that I researched was O.J. Simpson verses the Goldmans. Prior to this case O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murder of his Ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. O.J. did plead not guilty and after a 133 day trial‚ he was found to be not guilty of the crimes on October 3‚ 1995. On October 23‚ 1995 in the state of California Simpson was back in court for the wrongful
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Gotta Love This American Ride Toby Keith is one of the best country singers of his generation and many would say one of the greatest of all time. Toby Keith has many notable awards some being‚ Entertainer of the Year‚ Album of the Year‚ Top Male Vocalist and also Video of the Year. This list keeps going on as he has won many of these awards in consecutive years. Keith started in 1993 and is still currently releasing songs today. One of Toby Keith’s song “American Ride” was released in October of
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influenza‚ colds or any disease caused by taking cold‚ after having used the ball three times daily for two weeks according to the printed directions supplied with each ball. Despite the claims one of the companies customers Mrs Carlill caught the flu and sued the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company for the £100 they refused to pay her stating that their advert was in fact a legally binding contract which she had accepted by purchasing the product. The above case
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ASHFORD UNIVERSITY | Rising Medical Expenses | Are “Sin Taxes” the answer? | ENG122: English Composition IIInstructor: Laura Crittenden | Cory Pelisek | 6/23/2013 | When I think of taxes‚ it reminds me of a quote from one of our greatest presidents in United States history‚ Calvin Coolidge‚ he stated that “Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.” Raising taxes from one individual to pay for another individual is taking away from our Fifth Amendment
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most famous of all frivolous lawsuits was Liebeck v. McDonald’s. The 1994 case involved an 80 year old woman who spilled hot coffee on her lap at a McDonald’s drive thru. “The woman’s attorney argued that McDonald’s was guilty of gross negligence for selling coffee that was unreasonably dangerous and defectively manufactured” (“Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants”‚ n.d.). McDonald’s indicated that the suit lacked merit. McDonald’s emphasized that Liebeck spilled the coffee on herself‚ and this was
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had taken some steps to prevent any future occurrence of such cases. The plaintiff & percentage of responsibility: Mrs. Liebeck‚81 years old‚ it’s a very well-known fact that skin shrinks and loses its vital elements with age and is more susceptible to injuries and also takes much longer to cure with age & also considering the negligence of Mrs. Liebeck: Having a hot coffee cup in between her legs is obviously crazy and coffee was spilt not because of carelessness of the employee at McDonald
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The Games Café: Legal Advisory The Games café is an internet café with an innovative edge‚ diversifying into the market for computer games and consoles unlike any other known competitors. The business is currently experiencing legal issues and is in need of updating its policies and practices; the café has recently joined the small business federation and have been assigned with legal advisory for best practices on contractual and consumer matters. The Games Cafe needs to improve on how it
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