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    healthcare industry must adhere. Tort laws are in places as a guide for developing health care project management as it provides the expectation of the provider and the organizations and clearly indicates the potential consequences if there is any wrongdoing. The chief factor in which tort laws offers a resolution is it lays a foundation for administrators to comprehend the level of expectation for quality medical care. Although the health care industry is involved, the laws allow for clear and precise

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    Scenario 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

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    1. Compare tort law and criminal law by identifying their similarities and differences. Conclude your analysis with examples how each may apply to health care providers who run afoul of legal standards. Tort law and criminal law have one major similarity in that they are both meant to identify wrongdoers, start a corrective action on them while also deterring people from wrongdoing. Their objective entails maintaining the scales at a balance concerning all the events in society. They advance justice

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    Tort Law: Case Analysis

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    which makes both parties concurrent tortfeasors. As stated in our textbook, "under the rule of joint and several liability, each defendant can be held responsible for the entire harm or any designated portion of the harm," and this provision of tort law stipulates that "a plaintiff may recover from one or all of the joint tortfeasors" (Edwards, Edwards & Wells, 2011, p. 446). This provision would become important if Tex and Rex were found to be financially indigent, and thus unable to fully pay

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    The area of law in this story is Contract law. A ‘contract’ is a written legally binding agreement consisting of typically an offer and acceptance, between individuals or companies, who have to fulfil the legal requirements. The contract involved as stated, an “offer”, which is a communication of willingness to carry out an action on certain circumstances, which are made with the purpose that an compulsory agreement will exist once it is accepted, and an ‘acceptance’ which is the ultimate and

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    Jpz777 5/12/2013 Order # 2095849 1.) Does Farmer have any claim(s) for damages against Pilot based on intentional tort? Discuss. Issue: The issue here is whether Farmer could prevail in court by filing a claim for damages against Pilot, based on the provisions of intentional tort law, and the five original intentional torts of 1.) Assault, 2.) Battery, 3.) Trespass to Land, 4.) Trespass to Chattel, and 5.) False Imprisonment. Rules: The majority of jurisdictions in the United States allow for

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    employer can be held liable for the torts of his/her employees. And after that I will focus on some of the reasons why one person is held liable in certain situations for the torts committed by another person. And then I will finally finish the essay with a conclusion at the end. Vicarious liability is where one person is held liable for the torts of another, even though that person did not commit the act itself. For an employer to be held liable for the tort of her/his employees, three conditions

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    Employment Advertisement and Employer Liability over Employee Conduct, Unit 8 [Name] [University] November __, 2016   MEMORANDUM Part I: Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) contains the rule based on defense of bona fide occupational qualifications (“BFOQ”). Specifically, under ADEA, employer may not advertise based on age preferences. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967). Using age range or “young boy,” “young girl,”

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    This case was categorized under the tort law, as it involved two separate parties desiring different things. The case arose when Malcolm Ross sued a political cartoonist, Josh Beutel, for defamation. Josh Beutel had made a presentation that included cartoons of Ross, a former New Brunswick teacher who was known for being anti-Semitic. It was when Beutel presented a cartoon that showed a caricature of Ross being compared with Josef Goebbels, a German Nazi leader who was Hitler’s minister of propaganda

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    8.0 Further Reforms The current law in place regarding teacher’s liability for personal injury is effective in placing responsibility on the state and away from the teacher. This is reflected through the Public Service and Other Legislation (Civil Liability) Amendment Bill 2013 (QLD) which amended the Public Service Act 2008 (QLD) as well as other legislation. The aim of the amendments is to provide ‘legislative immunity against civil liability.Liability will instead lie with the state.’ The Queensland

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