MGSC30H3 Chapter Notes -Punitive Damages
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Businesses must be aware of how, when, and to what degree they will be liable for unintentional acts, and the extent that they may recover for acts done to them. Accordingly, the purpose and objectives of this chapter are: The law of torts is one of the oldest areas of law. It is concerned with injury caused by one person to another person, or to property, when the courts have determined that a duty exists not to injure. Unintentional injury to a person, when a duty not to injure is owed, is a tort. Most torts of this nature fall under the general classification of negligence, which includes not only unintentional injury to the person, but injury to property as well. Injury to the property of another person through carelessness is actionable in tort if a duty is owed not to damage the property.
