BLAW 3201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Summary Judgment, Punitive Damages, Product Liability
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Ryan v. friesenhahn (civil case: individual v. individual suing for compensation: friesenhahn"s held byob party and after getting drunk at the party, sabrina. Tx law that states that party hosts aren"t liable for injuries of other that drank too much at their party: ryan"s seeking appeals. Court of appeals finds that there is cause for a case, because ryans was a minor. A violation of a statute constitutes negligence per se if the injured party is a member of the class protected by the statute (minors). So, summary judgment reversed and case remanded to the trial court. White v. fci usa: concurrent federal jurisdiction: white is suing her old employer for wrongful termination. She wishes that the judgment include punitive damages, attorney"s fees, pre judgment interest, court costs, and compensatory damages for lost pay, lost fringe benefits, front pay, loss wage earning capacity, harm to her credit report, etc.
