MGT 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vicarious Liability, Punitive Damages, Reasonable Suspicion

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Strict liability: defendant is in danger of blasting/mining. Proximate foreseeability: damages: mental, physical, emotional, financial. Punitive damages: designed to punish the defendant and send a message to all those in the industry to be careful. **must meet all 4 elements to be considered unintentional tort/negligence. Good samaritan: protects you from ordinary negligence. Vicarious liability: you can be liable for someone else"s bad behavior ex: employer responsible for employees bad behavior. Post-remedial measures: can"t bring into evidence to show negligence. Superseding/intervening events: unforeseeable event that happens following an accident for example. Assumption of risk: john lilya v fair: 1. Comparative fault: when plaintiff is only 50% at fault. 50% responsible for damages because more conservative so plaintiff can"t recover damages. Harmful or offensive contact: direct contact, indirect contact. Intentional confinement: confinement: no reasonable means of escape without jeopardizing your dignity. Shopkeeper"s privilege: allows shopkeeper to stop and hold someone. Intentionally or accidently published to third party.

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