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111negligence — The omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something which a reasonable and prudent man would not do. Negligence is the failure… …
112Professional negligence in English Law — In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely …
113Dillon v. Legg — Supreme Court of California Decided June 21, 1968 Holding A bystander that suffers damages by the conduct of a negligent tortfeasor can recover for negligent inflictio …
114Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. — Infobox New York COA case Litigants=Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ArgueDate=February 24 ArgueYear=1928 DecideDate=May 29 DecideYear=1928 FullName=Helen Palsgraf v. The Long Island Railroad Company Citations=248 N.Y. 339; 162 N.E. 99; 1928… …
115Misrepresentation — This article is about a legal term. For the sociological one, see Misrepresentation (sociology). Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing… …
116Caparo Industries Plc. v Dickman — Caparo Industries v. Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 is currently the leading case on the test for the duty of care in negligence in the English law of tort. The House of Lords established what is known as the three fold test , which is that for one… …
117Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement — The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was entered in November 1998, originally between the four largest US tobacco companies and the attorneys general of 46 states. The states settled their Medicaid lawsuits against the tobacco industry… …
118Summers v. Tice — [http://online.ceb.com/calcases/C2/33C2d80.htm 33 Cal.2d 80, 199 P.2d 1] (1948), is a seminal California Supreme Court tort law decision relating to the issue of liability where a plaintiff cannot specifically identify which among multiple defen …
119United Kingdom company law — Beside the River Thames, the City of London is a global financial centre. Within the Square Mile, the London Stock Exchange lies at the heart of the United Kingdom s corporations. United Kingdom company law is the body of rules that concern… …
120health law — Introduction the branch of law dealing with various aspects of health care, including the practices of caregivers and the rights of patients. Maintenance of professional standards History Physicians historically have set their own standards of… …
