Tag: Tort law

  • Duty of Care

    Duty of Care in United States The duty of the defendant to act as a reasonably prudent person. This duty may be elevated to one of utmost care in certain situations such as bailors. The breach of the duty of due care Any act that fails to meet a standard of the person’s duty of…

  • Tort Reform

    Tort Reform in the United States Introduction Business advocates claim the American tort system—products-liability law included—is broken and corrupted by grasping plaintiffs’ lawyers; plaintiffs’ lawyers say businesses are greedy and careless and need to be smacked into recognition of its […]

  • Tort Reform

    Tort Reform in the United States Introduction Business advocates claim the American tort system—products-liability law included—is broken and corrupted by grasping plaintiffs’ lawyers; plaintiffs’ lawyers say businesses are greedy and careless and need to be smacked into recognition of its […]

  • Vicarious Liability

    Vicarious Liability in the United States Vicarious Liability Meaning Vicarious liability is that liability which is imputed to a person who should presumably be in position to control the actions of another person where that other person is a tort-feasor. Thus parents are responsible for […]

  • Vicarious Liability

    Vicarious Liability in the United States Vicarious Liability Meaning Vicarious liability is that liability which is imputed to a person who should presumably be in position to control the actions of another person where that other person is a tort-feasor. Thus parents are responsible for […]

  • Tort Liability

    Tort Liability in the United States Note: for information about Strict Liability in Tort, click here. Journalistic Practices, Tort Liability and the Freedom of the Press According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled Journalistic Practices, Tort […]

  • Tort Liability

    Tort Liability in the United States Note: for information about Strict Liability in Tort, click here. Journalistic Practices, Tort Liability and the Freedom of the Press According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled Journalistic Practices, Tort […]

  • Acts Of God

    Acts Of God in the United States Introduction to Acts Of God Technically, the rule that no one is responsible for an “act of God,” or force majeure as it is sometimes called, is not an excuse but a defense premised on a lack of causation. If a force of nature caused the harm, then…

  • Acts Of God

    Acts Of God in the United States Introduction to Acts Of God Technically, the rule that no one is responsible for an “act of God,” or force majeure as it is sometimes called, is not an excuse but a defense premised on a lack of causation. If a force of nature caused the harm, then…

  • Nuisance

    Nuisance in the United States A condition, activity, or situation that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property. Anything done by one which annoys or disturbs another in the free use, possession, or enjoyment of his property, or which renders its ordinary use or occupation physically […]

  • Strict Liability

    Strict Liability in the United States Strict Liability in Environmental Law A standard used to determine whether a particular action or connection with an activity should be the primary basis for holding the actor responsible for damages caused by the activity. The concept does not require […]

  • Tort Strict Liability

    Tort Strict Liability in the United States The warranties grounded in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) are often ineffective in assuring recovery for a plaintiff’s injuries. The notice requirements and the ability of a seller to disclaim the warranties remain bothersome problems, as does the […]

  • Tort Strict Liability

    Tort Strict Liability in the United States The warranties grounded in the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) are often ineffective in assuring recovery for a plaintiff’s injuries. The notice requirements and the ability of a seller to disclaim the warranties remain bothersome problems, as does the […]

  • Tort Law

    Tort Law in the United States Introduction to Tort Law Tort derives its status from the Latin word for twisted, and comes to us from the Anglo-French derivation for a wrongful or illegal act involving injury. Summary The principles of tort law pervade modern society because they spell out […]

  • Tort Law

    Tort Law in the United States Introduction to Tort Law Tort derives its status from the Latin word for twisted, and comes to us from the Anglo-French derivation for a wrongful or illegal act involving injury. Summary The principles of tort law pervade modern society because they spell out […]