Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eggshell Skull, Professional Negligence In English Law, Partial Defence

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Desmond Mc Keon

Document Summary

Chapter 11: based on how the law understands carelessness, which of the following would immediately indicate the presence of compensable negligence, balancing competing interests b, omitting reasonable care, acting deliberately intending to cause damage. Ref: 239: which of the following is unnecessary in the successful litigation of an action arising from a negligent tortious act, a prima facie harmful act, a standard of care, a calculated harmful act d. reasonable care. Dif: challenging ref: 239: a lawsuit involving a peanut butter manufacturer, which knowingly sold products it knew to be contaminated with poisonous bacteria from rat feces, is at trial. The court is satisfied, based on the evidence, of the manufacturer"s pre-existing knowledge of the contamination. Dif: challenging ref: 239: a court is listening intently to counsel"s argument regarding causation in a case arising in negligence. Chapter 11: a court is now considering a question of remoteness with respect to a plaintiff"s injury.