Internet use has become more popular in the last two decades, while in the 80' and 90's the common communication channels were phone and fax, electronic email has become the norm in the new century; computers and internet use have become ordinary commodities at the workplace. Common knowledge and internet etiquette (netiquette) teach us essential rules of proper behavior for internet use. It is imperative that we understand that in the business world, netiquette must go beyond simple rules of common sense and courtesy, and most companies rely on established policies and internal controls to assure that employees understand the importance of following ethical and legal guidelines when using the internet. These policies are also important …show more content…
In a tort civil suit, compensatory and punitive damage amounts are awarded in favor of the plaintiff; some conditions need to exist for a tort to be ruled in favor of a plaintiff. Contrary to a criminal trial, if the defendant is found guilty, he/she only needs to pay the ordered compensatory damages to the plaintiff, without the need to spend time incarcerated. There are intentional torts, and torts cause by negligence. The intention here is to enlighten you and your employees of the possible consequences of certain internet usage. There are a number of situations that can bring down a tort civil suit on an employer; among them is sexual harassment, which has become a common phenomenon of the internet as read in this excerpt, "Sexual Harassment is the use of sexualized intimidation, insult, and threat to exert control over women. On the Internet, such behavior is more common and more outrageous than in the physical world because of the anonymity of the communications medium and the disproportionate number of men using it (Waerner, 2016)." Another cause for torts is dissemination of confidential information; an employee(s) disclosing confidential information pertaining clients through the use of technology, can put an employer a risk for a tort suit. An important thing to remember is that nowadays, most files can be sent electronically, and downloads are enabled with just a click of couple of keys, special care need s to be taken to avoid malware or toher risk associated with viistng at risks sites. Another tort can be for intentional infliction of emotional distress on someone by a person who exhibited severe and outrageous behavior intentionally (Legal Information Institute, 2016). This can be done through the internet in the form of harassment and cyberspace bullying, a common issue in social media. Trespass can bring up a
ASSAULT, BATTERY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT ARE EXAMPLES OF ____ TORTS THAT INVOLVE INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON'S BODY.
Plaintiff claims false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and assault. Per the Law Department abstract, officers, including Det. Hernandez were executing a search warrant. Officers entered the apartment and brought everyone inside the apartment into the living room including plaintiff and handcuffed. Everyone including plaintiff were searched. Officers recovered marijuana from separately apprehended Jeffrey McCaskill’s person. Plaintiff was transported to the precinct 48 pct. Plaintiff states officers removed her from the holding celling, assaulted by officers, and placed in shackles. Plaintiff allegedly bended Det. Moises Martinez left hand causing injury when he tried to place in shackles. Plaintiff was re-arrest for assault.
Anna may file all of the items stated above for several obvious reasons. In the manner of infliction of emotional distress Anna has suffered severe injury to herself in an unexpected environment as well as having to deal with her leg being amputated for the rest of her life. In the manner of negligence, the restaurant was negligent in not ensuring that her meal was free of foreign objects. In the manner of duty of care, the surgeon operating on her negligently did not review her file correctly and confused her for another patient which led him to amputate her leg. This also leads to actual cause in which there was the actual cause of negligence in the manner of operating on Anna. Anna will also be able to file for Res Ipsa Loquitur because it is the
Events surround a recent total knee replacement surgical case performed by Dr. Smith may place the institution at risk for multiple tort claims. These claims involve the violation of operating room procedures and protocols, a post-operative medication errors, and an incident concerning the interaction between a member of the nursing staff and the patient.
Art and Bill were leaving work one afternoon when they were approached by Charlie, who was
District 125 argues that they are immune from liability pursuant to 3-106 of the tort immunity act. Section 3-106 of the Tort Immunity Act provides immunity to recreational facilities where the basis of liability is based upon the existence of a condition of any public property intended or permitted to be used for recreational purposes. 745 ILCS 10/3-106 (emphasis added). However, Illinois courts have created exceptions to this rule. In Rexford v. City of Springfield, 207 Ill. 2d 33 (2003), the Court concluded that a school is a multiuse facility and the parking lot was substantially connected to the entire school and only incidentally to the gym. In the case at bar, parking lot D, where the accident occurred, is attached to the East building
Discussion 1 B: Netiquette is a term many of you many may not have heard of. Take some time and look it up, “google it”. You may be surprised. Then click on the link below and read the 10 rule of Netiquette. Write about your thoughts on Netiquette. Have you been guilty of violating one of the rules? Will you change the way you interact online because of this, why or why not?
on the above date, time, at the location of 3000 oakwood blvd (dave and buster’s restaurant ), which is located within the jurisdictional limits of the city of hollywood, within broward county and the state of Florida, i was flagged down by sergeant dabreau (badge 3200).
Two individuals, the Baker brothers have been long-term employees of Bin Inc. a company earning $240,000 per year and the only company providing food to a chain of guesthouse. The Bakers each make $55,000 per year. The contract between Bin Inc. and the guesthouses was established in 1981 and is currently being renewed every three years on September 30 taking effect January 1 of the following year. Bin Inc. and the guesthouses agreed to have four deliveries per day so that guests are adequately provide for. The Bakers are aware that net profit from Bin Inc. catering operation average $240,000 per year. They also know that late arrivals have caused tension between the guesthouses and Bin Inc. a scenario that are contrary to the agreements between the parties. They have started their own food company (Bakers Inc.) and did not rule out service to the guesthouses. Since starting the company, the Bakers have been absent from Bin Inc. on a number of occasions without pay and this has contributed to the deteriorated service of Bin Inc. to the guesthouses. In addition, seven guests at the guesthouses suffered food poisoning after consuming the food (no fault of their own) on July 18, 2012 and approached the guesthouses who then informed Bin Inc. The tainted food can be traced to the work of Farknn Baker. The Bakers have conceded that Bin Inc. had a recent City inspection on July 10 and was given 15 days to improve sanitary conditions at their kitchen or face closure. Bin
The scenario is a horrendous string of coincidences that resulted in a tragedy. However, every party carries some responsibility for the eventual double amputation. This paper examines each of the parties, their possible liability and how that is covered by negligence law.
In recent years, tort has been increasingly criticized on its suitability in performing its functions including deterrence, compensation and justice. Along with its inefficiency and the high litigating cost, it has been discussing whether tort should be replaced or eliminating some of the areas. Although tort is not a perfect system, I believe that there are needs of reform for certain areas such as compensation instead of abolishing the tort law. The aim of this essay is to explore the recent criticisms about tort law with further analysis in order to find out whether these criticisms are valid. Certain areas of reform will also be discussed so that to see how we are possible to improve the current tort law system.
Can you elect to recover your damages from the resort only, even though Tex and Rex were primarily responsible for your injuries?
Based upon the limited information that the plaintiff has provided to Foth, the plaintiff alleges that the elevations of the filters as part of Foth’s design are too high thereby preventing gravity from creating a sufficient flow of wastewater between the clarifiers and the filters. Consequently, according to the plaintiff, the filters are not able to process the wastewater at a sufficient pace to prevent the filter and/or clarifiers from overflowing during high flow occurrences. The following table sets out related claims of the plaintiff and Foth’s response to each allegation:
The impact of computer technology in the workplace has been enormous within the past decade, both positive and negative. Distant communication through the use of computers and mobile devices have overhauled the office setting completely. Email, social networking sites and the world of the Internet have opened a whole new avenue of communication. Technology has changed the entire workplace environment, the relationships, and how things get done.