PPT-Liability in negligence for injury to people and damage to property

Negligence Causation Learning Objectives By the end of the session you should be able to Distinguish between factual causation and legal causation Explain the but for test Explain how the but for test is applied to cases involving multiple possible causes of injury or . Managing the Risk. Did You Know?. There are 35 million automobile accidents annually!. Insurance Information Institute . http://www.iii.org/. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States!. Law in Action . – Ch. 14. Tort. = a civil wrong; damage to property or a personal injury caused by another person. Unintentional Torts . = injuries that are the result of an accident or an action that was not intended to cause harm. 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;. Negligence. conduct . falling below what would be expected of a reasonable person in the same circumstances. a . reasonable person is one who is accepted by society. 4 Elements of . Negligence. Plaintiff . SCC Treasurers Training. What . NOT. to say….. This is our fault!. We will take care of everything!. Don’t worry about your bills!. We’ve been meaning to clean up but haven't had the chance!. This always happens!. 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 . Kelley Reno Culley. , MBA, CPCU, CIC. Your Volunteers. Risk Management & . i. nsurance. How to Manage Risk?. Accept. Avoid. Reduce. Risk Management Policies. Transfer. Purchase of Insurance. What could go Wrong?. Negligence: . Remoteness of damage . Learning Objectives. By the end of the session you should be able to:. Explain the test for remoteness.. Explain the thin skull rule.. Remoteness. In order to show legal causation, it must be shown that the loss or damage sustained by the claimant was not too remote.. Negligence: Causation. Learning Objectives. By the end of the session you should be able to:. Distinguish between factual causation and legal causation.. Explain the ‘but for’ . test.. Explain how the ‘but for’ test is applied to cases involving multiple possible causes of injury or . The best defence is Negligence did . not. exist, or the defendant didn’t owe the plaintiff a duty of care.. Duty of Care. – a specific legal obligation to not harm other people or their property; a principle of tort law.. Property Claim Handling Process. Who has an insurable interest? Who is an insured?. What property is insured and where and when? . What are the covered causes of loss?. What is dollar amount of loss?. Chapter 5: Torts and Cyber Torts © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Chapter 4. The Law of Torts. The law of torts is the concept of rights.. Under the law, people are entitled to certain rights simply because they are members of our society. . The Law of Torts. These rights include: . Think of situations in which one person should act with care towards another and fails to provide it. Have you heard of lawsuits being filed over such situations. ?. Participating in traffic requires drivers and pedestrians to act with care. .