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to result from the act.
of bringing about the resulting bodily harm.
intended to so affect him.
offends a reasonable sense of personal dignity.
on which he/she is sitting, car he/she is riding, etc.
for the conduct or for harm resulting from it.
-Case on Point -- O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co.
empowered to consent for him.
privilege to continue to act.
importance as to justify the harm caused or threatened by its exercise.
contact or other bodily harm.
immediate use of such force.
place, which is NOT also the dwelling place of the other.
c. abandoning an attempt to effect a lawful arrest.
dwelling place, or in a place which is also the dwelling of the other.
his dwelling place or to effect a lawful arrest.
against the actor's use or attempted use of excessive force.
is a track record similar harm from one source.
-Case On Point -- Smith v. Rapid Transit Inc.
hazard exists doesn't make it the cause-in-fact in hindsight.
or all and collect from one or all.
them they did it all.
while the latter are acting within the scope of their employment.
instructing or supervising the servant.
encourages the wrongful acts of his servants.
an act will be done.
done has been furnished by the master to the servant.
-Master's are not liable for the torts of independent contractors.
reasonably related to the defendant's wrongful conduct.
friends and neighbors are not compensable (Case On Point -- Coyne v.
at 100% for the shortened period.
may award damages on the assumption that it will be.
all aspects or just certain ones.
able to recover for his injuries had he/she survived.
harm caused to the decedent's family by the defendant's conduct.
property before the injury and the market value after.
of the award, but may be awarded regardless of defendant's wealth.
ratified or approved the act.
liability of the insured is vicariously imposed.
Plaintiff is liable to D2 for contribution.
-Case On Point -- Crisci v. Security Insurance Co.
regardless of who hired him.
of the insured in order to defend against a lawsuit.
-- What's the standard of care?
conduct under the reasonableness standard.
consideration when judging whether his/her conduct has been negligent.
is to be advanced or protected by the conduct.
protected by the particular course of conduct.
if the risks takes effect in harm.
of fact for the jury.
-Case On Point -- Clinton v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
parties who come into contact with parties influenced by tortfeasor.
-Case On Point -- Weirum v. RKO General Inc.
A. Unexcused violation of statutes is negligence per se.
risk which runs counter to the spirit of the statute.
-Case On Point -- Ellis v. Louisville & Nashville R.R.
small compared to the risk involved, custom will not be a defense.
instrumentality which causes the injury.
it would not have occured if reasonable care had been used.
instrumentality had not been changed.
-Case On Point -- Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Defendant fails to respond adequately jury should find for Plaintiff.
of proof of the cause-in-fact is on defendant to disprove negligence.
Res Ipsa Loquitur does not apply.
-- Case On Point -- Shutt v. Kaufman's Inc.
(although some states have expanded the duty owed to trespassers).
serious bodily harm to such trespassers.
that such trespassers will not discover it.
to warn such trespassers of the condition and the risk involved.
an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm to such children.
in coming within the area made dangerous by it.
compared with the risk to children involved.
eliminate the danger or otherwise protect the children.
land is held open to the public (a park visitor, etc.).
business dealings with the possessor of the land.
the condition and the risk involved.
unreasonable risk of harm to such invitees.
realize the danger, or will fail to protect themselves against it.
A. There is no general duty to rescue.
1. The forseeability of harm to the plaintiff.
2. The degree of certainty that the plaintiff suffered injury.
conduct and the injury suffered.
4. The moral blame attached to the defendant's conduct.
but not the unforeseeable, consequences of his/her negligent conduct.
-- Case On Point -- Ford v. Trident Fisheries Co.
must be in the zone of danger, otherwise no duty is owed.
relation to the plaintiff, standing far away."
court to decline to trace a series of events beyond a certain point.
-- Case On Point -- Petition of Kinsman Transit Co.
birth of a stillborn fetus.
Condition -- Fetus must be viable.
born dead in which case he/she would not be liable).
reasonable answers to the problem -- live birth is crucial."
-- Case On Point -- Todd v. Sandidge Construction Co.
b. Courts will not award damages for wrongful birth.
i. No rearing expenses for a healthy child.
ii. No ordinary rearing expenses for a defective child.
that defendant acted in bad faith.
schedules of operations). Can be overcome by bad faith.
Local governments liable in tort with certain restrictions.
is a matter of law -- the judge decides.
unusual use of the land.
-- Case On Point -- Foster v. Preston Mill Co.
risk of which makes the activity abnormally dangerous.
harm to the person, land or chattels of others.
4. Whether the activity is not a matter of common usage.
6. The value to the community.
products to fail to perform their intended functions.
by someone other than the immediate buyer.
each piece that goes into the product whether he/she makes it or not.
-- Case On Point -- MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
the customer (but retailer can implead distributor).
-- Case On Point -- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.
the premises or elsewhere is a sale.
affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.
may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.
made the product unsafe for its intended use.
-- Case On Point -- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
substantial change in the condition in which it is sold.
product from or entered into any contractual relation with the seller.
-- Case On Point -- Elmore v. American Motors Corp.
time period relevant to the case.
recovery reduced, if he is found to be comparatively negligent.
1. Negligence -- defendant's duty of care has been breached.
courts can treat the design defect the same as if it were a flaw.
shall conform to the sample or model.
the dangers reasonably foreseeable in the use of the vaporizer.
unattended all night in a child's room.
responsibility for the safety of the product.
-- Case On Point -- Uloth v. City Tank Corp.
given product is "reasonably safe"
to the user and to the public as a whole.
the same need and not be unsafe.
expensive to maintain its utility.
in the use of the product.
-- Case On Point -- Troja v. Black and Decker Manufacturing Co.
did not perform in keeping with the reasonable expectations of the user.
-- Case On Point -- Heaton v. Ford Motor Co.
A. Substantive Civil Rights -- Free Speech, Fair Trial, etc.
Federal Government are the supreme law of the land."
right, merely negligent conduct may not be enough to state a claim.
indifference to the federally protected rights of others.
hold the plaintiff up to "hatred, ridicule or contempt."
party verbally, in print or by other means.
defendant is not liable (except in rare cases).
gives rise to a new cause of action.
because of the defamatory statement.
interest in free expression totally outweighs interests in reputation.
wife or is a political broadcast required under federal "equal time"
not serve to explain the plaintiff's motives.
generally accepted standards of decent conduct.
sports are privileged insofar as the comment is one of opinion.
believing it, he does not have reasonable grounds for his belief.
B. Truth -- Truth is a complete defense to a suit for defamation.
the actual amount was $17.5K.
published the statement with actual malice.
qualifications and performance of all government employees.
D. New York Times rule extends to "public figures."
2. Because they have access to the media.
E. New York Times rule extends to "private persons."
recover if the statement is capable of a non-defamatory meaning.
B. Innuendo -- The defamatory meaning based on the inducement.
circumstances pointing to a particular plaintiff as the person defamed).
is the obvious result of passion or prejudice the result will stand.
the statement or the presence of an overall scheme of harassment.
publishing, he is not liable.
reason to know of its defamatory character.
was false, or published it with reckless disregard of its falsity.
of the truth) by the defendant clearly and convincingly.

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