Torts

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Decks in this class (20)

Introduction
Alleging a fault van camp v mcafo...,
Fault 2,
New trial for ridiculous money ve...
7  cards
Intentional Torts
Battery 1,
Battery intent snyder v turk ohio...,
Battery intent substantial certai...
33  cards
Defenses for Intentional Torts
Affirmative defenses 1,
Negative defenses 2,
Self defense and the defense of o...
28  cards
Negligence - Duty
Elements of negligence 1,
Duty of care 2,
Reasonable and prudent person sta...
25  cards
Negligence - Breach of Duty - Assessing Foreseeable Risks and Costs
Breach of duty 1,
Foreseeability of harm and questi...,
Foreseeability 3
15  cards
Negligence - Breach of Duty - Assessing Responsibility When More than One Person is Negligent
Comparative fault 1,
Joint and several liability 2,
Several liability 3
7  cards
Negligence - Breach of Duty - Proving and Evaluating Conduct
Proving and evaluating conduct 1,
S antiago v first student inc 2,
Upchurch v rotenberry 3
12  cards
Negligence - Breach of Duty - Violation of Private Standard or Common Custom and Compliance with Statute
Actor s own standard wal mart sto...,
Actor s own standard restatement ...,
Custom restatement third 3
10  cards
Negligence - Breach of Duty - Unspecified Negligence
Res ipsa loquitur 1,
Byrne v boadle barrel 2,
Old res ipsa elements 3
22  cards
Negligence - Actual Harm and Factual Cause
Actual harm 1,
Actual harm restatement third 2,
Actual harm damages 3
23  cards
Negligence - Scope of Liability (Proximate Cause) - Scope of Risk
Scope of risk 1,
Old traditional liability definit...,
New lability definition risk stan...
11  cards
Negligence - Scope of Liability (Proximate Cause) - Assessing the Scope of Risk
Hughes v lord advocate 1,
Restatement third determing risk 2,
Details for manner of harm 3
8  cards
Negligence - Scope of Liability (Proximate Cause) - Intervening Persons or Forces
Ask two questions 1,
Traditional rule for intervening ...,
When an intervening act supersede...
19  cards
Defenses to Negligent Torts - Fault of the Plaintiff
Contributory negligence 1,
Butterfield v forrester 2,
Adopting comparative fault rules 3
40  cards
Defenses to Negligent Torts - Assumption of Risk
Stelluti v casapenn enterprises l...,
Tunkl v regents of university of ...,
The restatement view of waivers a...
24  cards
Defenses to Negligent Torts - Defenses Not on the Merits
Crumpton v humana date of injury ...,
Special rule for medical malpract...,
Traditional rule for statutes of ...
29  cards
Vicarious Liability - Respondeat Superior and Scope of Employment
Riviello v waldron respondeat sup...,
Fruit v schreiner respondeat supe...,
Employee liability 3
24  cards
Vicarious Liability - Independent Contractors and Ostensible Agents and Other Forms of Vicarious Responsibility
Mavrikidis v petullo 1,
Liability for contractors 2,
Factors for employee employer rel...
22  cards
Common Law Strict Liability
Historical strict liability for t...,
Historical strict liability for t...,
Trespassing animals 3
22  cards
Apportionment
Causal apportionment 1,
Fault apportionment 2,
Joint and several liability 3
40  cards

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