15 April 2014 Contract Breach Contracts are in general, an agreement between two or more people. One person puts out an offer and the other accepts that offer. If person A says he will work on person B’s house in exchange for money and both come to an agreement they have entered in to a contract. The offer must be serious and definite with serious intent. When one person breaks the agreement it is known as a breach of contract. If this happens the innocent party can seek remedies
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acts that cause harm to others. There is not much evidence needed to uphold a civil claim, but balance of probabilities. Civil law is classified in several groups: The Law of Tort- a tort is defined as a civil wrong; a tort is a remedy to individuals who have been wronged or harmed by obstructive actions of others. Torts laws are separated into main components Nuisance, Negligence, Defamation and Trespass. There are two types of nuisance, public nuisance and private nuisance. Legal institute states
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Harry Fryman 11/14/2012 BUSINESS LAW I, SECTION 321A Evaluating Punitive Damages America’s society operates in a way in which crimes and torts are inevitable. The means in which society assimilates this nature is through the use of our legal system. It is commonly known that in civil litigation, the purpose punitive of damages is to punish the tortfeasor and to prevent him or her from performing such conduct. Punitive damages are to be paid by the tortfeasor to the victim. Aspects of punitive
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i) Upon Julie’s arrest, she would first be taken to the custody sergeant, whose job it is to ensure that her initial detention is authorised, then the officer who arrested her would give brief details for the reason for her arrest. Then the custody sergeant will ask Julie questions such as her date of birth, or her height or address, by law Julie can refuse to answer these questions, but giving false details could result in obstructing a police officer. After this her rights will be detailed by the
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burnt within 3 to 6 seconds of exposure that she had to undergo several skin grafts and 2 years of rehabilitation. So without facts you shouldn’t pass judgment on cases you have no idea about. In all I learned a lot about contract law, case law, tort, federal and state labor laws but I mostly learned that we shouldn’t judge things we don’t have all the information on. And that more people need to watch the movie Hot Coffee. Reference Gerlin A., McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit. Retrieved on 13 November
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By entering this Car Park (subject to clause 1), you (and all those claiming through you) accept that a contract is formed between us on the terms and conditions (‘Terms’) (and no other) set out below: 1. If you do not accept these Terms you and the vehicle in which you entered (‘Vehicle’) must immediately leave the Car Park. If you leave immediately, you will not be charged a parking fee. 2. You must comply with all rules and directions displayed within the Car Park and any directions given to you
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Part 1: Samantha Smith-Slip and Fall Memorandum To: From: Date: 2/1/2014 Re: Samantha Smith Facts Samantha Smith was in her local grocery store shopping with her son. While shopping in the shower isle, Samantha slipped and fell in a clear gel that had leaked out of one of the bottles. When she fell she suffered a broken hip and now has to have months of physical therapy to recover. The store has an employee that checks the aisle every hour at the top of the hour. The employee in charge of
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Question 3 Norris had decided for some time that he wanted to purchase a motel. After looking at several different areas, he settled on Port Stephens in New South Wales as offering both the potential for a business and the lifestyle he was seeking. He rang a number of real estate agents, inquiring whether they had any motels listed for sale. He finally found a motel and general business listed with an estate agent called Evatt. Evatt told Norris that once he got going in this business it would be
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Notes for November 7, 2014 Bus Law Review on Sunday 1 pm Practice test and study guides √ out When performance is impossible * Objective impossibility -key person is incapacitated -subject matter is destroyed -change in law makes it illegal * Commercial impracticability Ex. Farmer, crop is destroyed, cant make delivery, so the court rules is that your perfom is discharge. * Frustration of purpose Ex. Hire you to teach marial arts.. I have an accident.. my first lesson
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HROB 153 Employment Law ------------------------------------------------- Rojo and Toland IRAC Curt Marchione HROB 153 (Section 3) May 19, 2015 HROB 153 Employment Law ------------------------------------------------- Rojo and Toland IRAC Curt Marchione HROB 153 (Section 3) May 19, 2015 Factual Summary of Rojo v. Kliger Rojo v. Kliger, 801 P.2d 373 (Cal. 1990) Plaintiffs Emma Rojo and Teresa Maloney were employed as assistants by defendants Erwin H. Kliger, a practicing physician
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