Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Product Liability, Implied Consent, Malicious Falsehood

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Business activity involves interactions that may have a negative impact on others and their property. Business may have interfered with a legitimate interest of another and could result in a tort action. La(cid:449)s that (cid:373)ake a (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess lia(cid:271)le for its tortious (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t operate to prote(cid:272)t sa(cid:373)e (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess (cid:449)he(cid:374) it"s a (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) of a tort. Tort actions relevant to a business can be conveniently divided between those that arise because a business occupies a property and those that arise because of actual business operations. Occupier: someone who has some degree of control over land or buildings on that land. Tort actions may arise to property when occupier of property harms others. E(cid:374)terprise (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess o(cid:374) property is a(cid:374) o(cid:272)(cid:272)upier (cid:894)(cid:449)hether it"s the o(cid:449)(cid:374)er, te(cid:374)a(cid:374)t, or pro(cid:448)ider of ser(cid:448)i(cid:272)e(cid:895) Describes liability that occupiers have to anyone who enter onto their land/property. Jurisdictions in newfoundland, quebec, saskatchewan retain common law while other provinces have occupiers" liability legislation.