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    It is a common occurrence for tennis players to develop aches and pains‚ a good number of them blame the hard surface of the tennis courts. However‚ the cause of the aches and pains in the lower back‚ knee and groin have been attributed to misaligned hips. With Online Tennis Lines‚ tennis is a fun game to bet on. Let us refresh our anatomy knowledge‚ shall we? The hips are the ones that connect the upper body and the lower body. They also provide stability‚ strength and flexibility to the upper

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    The Differing Principles of Assessment of Damages in Tort and Contract By Raphael Kok 1. Introduction For those in the legal fraternity‚ the question of whether a legal wrong has been committed in various situations predominantly occupies their concentration. This holds true‚ even purely in the civil context. When confronted with a problem‚ the question that immediately blazes in their mind is this: “Is there a breach of tortious duty or a breach of contract here?” However‚ the layman’s

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    Ms. Jones’ lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of TWS for failing to maintain a safe entryway to the store needs to meet the four elements required for negligence: (1) a duty of care; (2) a breach of the duty; (3) causation; and (4) injury.  Step 2: TWS claims Ms. Jones was comparatively negligent in an attempt to reduce the total damages that Ms. Jones can recoup which is decided upon the degree to which Mr. Jones’ personal negligence contributed to cause the injury inflicted by the brown and

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    1. Reasonable care means having the duty to avoid injuring others‚ both bodily injury and property damage. It also refers to when someone uses ordinary prudence under the circumstances to avoid injury or other loss. 2. A breach of duty is when someone’s unreasonable conduct endangers someone to whom they owe a duty of care to. 4. The standard of care in most negligence cases is the degree of care that the law requires in a particular case. In most cases‚ the standard is reasonableness. What an

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    Health Law and Ethics HCS/478 Negligence Paper Health care providers have a responsibility to provide competent and safe care to their patients. When patient care is compromised or the patient does not have a successful medical outcome‚ sometimes the legal system becomes involved. It is important to be aware of the terms negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice because they are often misunderstood. This paper attempts to provide a definition of each legal term in an effort to distinguish

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    David Donald's Injury

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    conversation to have. As I critique the case‚ I discovered that a worker blamed his injury on the negligence of his employer. He further stated that his employer failed to replace faulty equipment that led up to his injury. On the other hand‚ the employer claimed that the employee was known to play around hence the responsibility wasn’t his. In this case‚ it should be against the law to accuse an injured employee of his injury on the job. Explanation of the Issue The manager of the company David Donald

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    INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF VANESSA ANDERSON. WESTMEAD FILE. NO. 161/2007. Appearances. Gail Furness‚ Counsel‚ instructed by Emma Sullivan‚ Solicitor of the State Crown Solicitors Office‚ Counsel assisting the Coroner. Michael Williams‚ SC‚ instructed by McLaughlin & Riordan for Mr & Mrs Anderson and the family of Vanessa Anderson. Anna Katzmann of Counsel‚ instructed by Leitch Hassan Dent‚ Solicitors for the Royal North Shore Hospital and Doctors Nicole Williams‚ Azizi Bakar‚ Galina Palachevskaia

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    suffering serves as a crucial component in many personal injury cases. It is important that once is aware of its legal perspective and measurement tools when it comes to filing a personal injury lawsuit. What is "Pain and Suffering"? In most legal cases‚ Pain and suffering can be classified under two main domains: Physical pain: The pain of the plaintiff’s physical injuries that includes not just the pain caused by the defendant’s negligence but also accounts for the detrimental effects the plaintiff

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    and restraint) in psychiatric inpatient facilities. The research papers chosen shed light on this questionable practice by analysing multiple patient characteristics and the events leading to SR. The other chosen research paper evaluates the inpatients perception of SR. The first research was found in the ’Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’ titled ’Characteristics of patients with histories of multiple seclusion and restraint events during a single psychiatric hospitalisation’

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    Nuisance where the defendant’s actions "materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of a class of plaintiff’s subjects" "any continuous activity or state of affairs causing a substantial and unreasonable interference with a [claimant’s] land or his use or enjoyment of that land" Only those who have a legal interest in the affected land can sue Public nuisance concerns protecting the public private nuisance‚ which protects an individual. SAME** SLIDE 4:

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