MGMT 3100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Contributory Negligence, Vicarious Liability, False Arrest
30 Mar 2015
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If a debtor refuses to pay a creditor: execution order: seizes assets and sells for money, garnishee order: employer of debtor pays portion of income of debtor to creditor to pay off debt over time. Liability for tort law is mainly based on fault: assault: threat of violence, battery: actual physical contact. False imprisonment: unlawfully restraining or confining another person. Invitee: person permitted by occupier to enter premises for business purposes where occupier obtains benefits from invitee"s presence; prevent injuries from hazards of which occupier is aware and also which a reasonable person ought to be aware of. Licensee: all other visitors on premises with express or implied permission of occupier; must remove concealed dangers of which occupier has knowledge. Tort duties: duty to be careful and provide services that will not injure their client. Fiduciary duty: relationship of trust, professional must act in clients best interest, not to engage in a conflict of interest.
