Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Product Liability, Strict Liability, Contributory Negligence

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

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What is negligence: tort of negligence as a careless act that causes harm to another, reasonable care. They must compensate victims of negligence, but without discouraging legitimate activity and without making the legal standards that a business must meet unreasonably exacting. Establishing a negligence action: elements in a negligence action. The responsibility owed to avoid carelessness that causes harm to others. A defendant owes a duty of care to anyone who might reasonably be affe(cid:272)ted (cid:271)(cid:455) the defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t. this is k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as the (cid:374)eigh(cid:271)o(cid:396) principle. Anyone who might reasonably be affected by the defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t"s conduct. Prima facie: at first sight or on first appearances. To determine whether imposing a duty in these kinds of (cid:272)i(cid:396)(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:862)(cid:449)ould (cid:271)e u(cid:374)(cid:449)ise(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it (cid:449)ould e(cid:454)te(cid:374)d liability too far. Under stage 2, it is necessary to determine whether there are any more general considerations that ought to eliminate or reduce that duty.