Intentional Tort is a purposeful act committed by a person against another person that results in harm. In this case it is a nursing assistant harming a patient. An example is a nurse put poison in the patient’s food to inflict harm on them. The case I found was about 16 year old Rachelle Harris. On July 4th‚ 1988 Rachelle tried to commit suicide and was checked into a psychiatric unit of Baptist Hospital. Rachelle was then raped by a nursing assistant on July 16th‚ 1988. Dr. Isabelle L. Ochsner
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2011‚ p. 209). Then‚ it has the third element‚ the specificity‚ which means in its ad WHIRETIME‚ Inc.‚ specified the particular party‚ business and product (Melvin‚ S.P.‚ 2011). Janet has signed a contract with BUGusa she is committing intentional tort because she is intentionally leaving one company knowing that she has an agreement. She is intentionally leaving them to go work for the competitor so that she can get more money. She can be held liable for any harm or money loss for BUGusa because
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Intentional Tort Paper Unit 3 Holly Cord Kaplan University PA165-01 Intentional Torts Black’s Law Dictionary defines assault as “the threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.” This means that the tortfeasor does not have to make physical contact with the victim. The victim only needs to be placed under a reasonable amount of fear that the physical contact will occur. In fact if physical contact does
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good faith and fair dealing in the banking relationship. 3. Compare and contrast the differences between intentional and negligent tort actions 4. Discuss the tort action of “Interference with Contractual Relations and Participating in a Breach of Fiduciary duty” and‚ if the bank you’ve chosen were to behave as JP Morgan did‚ would you be able to prevail in such a tort action. 5. With the advent of mobile banking‚ discuss how banks have protected the software that allows for online transaction to
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company can face fines or become caught up in major litigation‚ costing the company major expenses. In this memo I will identify common tort and risk found in the organization of Alumina‚ and describe different measures to manage risk. Some common torts found at Alumina are negligence‚ defamation/slander/libel‚ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)‚ and strict liability is tort liabilities uncovered. Alumina Violation Alumina is an aluminum maker base in the United States and has operation in eight countries
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Tort – a wrong‚ an omission or a wrongful act against a person or that persons property A breach of legal duty that proximately causes harm or injury to another Punishable by compensating or paying damages to the injured party The wrongdoer in a tort is the feasor The duty that a wrongdoer violates must exist as a matter of law Feasors are liable jointly and severely A plaintiff upon winning can pick and choose which to collect from To be tortious and act or an omission does not need to involve
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faith and fair dealing in the banking relationship. Having to compare and contrast the differences between intentional and negligent tort actions. I’ll discuss the tort action of “Interference with Contractual Relations and Participating in a Breach of Fiduciary duty” and‚ if the bank I’ve chosen were to behave as JP Morgan did‚ would I be able to prevail in such a tort action. Lastly let’s discuss how banks have protected the software that allows for online transaction to occur through automation
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What is negligence? Negligence is a legal concept in the common law legal systems mostly applied in tort cases to achieve monetary compensation for physical and mental injuries. Negligence is a type of tort. "Negligence" is not the same as "carelessness"‚ because someone might be exercising as much care as they are capable of‚ yet still fall below the level of competence expected of them. It is the opposite of "diligence". It can be generally defined as conduct that is culpable because it falls
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Business Regulation Simulation Torts can be purposeful or negligent‚ but ultimately result in some kind of damage. Within the business simulation from Harb‚ we could identify possible torts as a team. The torts we identified were: unsafe water causing leukemia‚ infliction of emotional distress‚ and the possibility of defamation of character. Many factors can contribute to the Enterprise Risk Management process; however‚ it is necessary to minimize the risks and organization encounters. The Enterprise
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JPMorgan Chase Leg 100 Buss Law 1 Aug 11‚ 2013 In the summer of 2012‚ JPMorgan Chase‚ the largest leading U.S. bank‚ announced trading losses from investment decisions made by its Chief Investment Office (CIO) of $5.8 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was provided falsified first quarter reports that hidden this massive loss. Discuss how administrative agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodities Futures Trading
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