PPT-LAWS11064 Torts B

Module 2 Negligence overview and duty of care Lecture Outline Objectives At the end of this module you should be able to Identify the basic elements of a negligence action Discuss and explain the role and meaning of duty of care in the tort of negligence. Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable. Law in Action. – Ch. 15. Intentional Torts . = actions intended to cause injury to others by interfering with their personal safety, health or enjoyment of property. The . key. = the . element of intent. CRIMES. MIDTERM(1). What is Tort?.  . It . is a civil wrong not arising from a breach of contract. ..  . It . is a breach of a legal duty that proximately causes harm or injury to another..  . What is an Intentional Tort?. Torts. httpS://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMCaZt2xCY. Ms. . Weigl. Warm Up. What is the difference between strict liability and negligence?. Intent. A person who plans to perform a certain act and then does so, is said to have acted with INTENT.. CHAPTER 6. Click your mouse anywhere on the screen when you are ready to advance the text within each slide. . After the starburst appears behind the blue triangles, the slide is completely shown. You may click one of the blue triangles to move to the next slide or the previous slide.. Module . 9. . – Defamation. Objectives. At . the end of this. module you should . be able to. :. Understand the elements of defamation;. Assess the extent to which defamation law protects privacy;. The Privacy Torts: How U.S. State Law Quietly Leads the Way on Privacy Protection A Special Report by Privacilla.org (July 2002) Introduction Baseline legal protections for privacy have been evolving Module 4 – Negligence: Causation and Scope of Liability (Remoteness). Objectives. At the end of this. module you should . be able to. :. Understand the ways in which the Civil Liability Act has affected factual causation at common law;. Civil Law. Crimes vs. Torts. A crime is a “public” wrong committed against society (in addition to the specific victim). A tort is a “private” wrong committed against an individual. The same conduct can be both a tort and a crime. CHAPTER 2. 1. List two felony crimes.. 2. List two misdemeanor crimes.. 3. List two of the defenses . to . crime.. 4. What is the difference between battery and assault? Explain both.. ANSWERS . TO BELL QUIZ . Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable. M.Math. .. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. University of Waterloo. Outline. . This talk focuses on the liabilities of an engineer due to negligence. Review criminal and regulatory law. Introduction to Torts. Review: Criminal Law v. Civil Law. Criminal Law Civil Law. Plaintiff is the state (e.g., - Plaintiff is private party State v. Doe) (e.g., Doe v. Roe). Guilty or Not Guilty - Liable or Not Liable. The First Course. Fourteenth Edition. Miller. Chapter 6: Tort Law. §1: The Basis of Tort Law . (1 of 6). Tort: . A civil wrong, not arising from a breach of contract or other agreement or a breach of a legal duty, proximately causing another person harm or injury..