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Hello, my name is Robert J. LaBine. I have been practicing law for over 30 years in North Dakota. I specialize in the area of helping injured people and I want to emphasize I do not represent insurance companies. I only represent injured people. The LaBine Law Firm has your best interest in mind. For your free consultation call us today at 701-746-7338 or visit our website www.labineinjurylawfirm.com HOME PAGE Robert LaBine and the LaBine Law Firm specialize in helping injured people. We represent injured people. We do not represent insurance companies. We serve those needing legal representation in matters involving personal injury, automobile accidents, farm accidents, industrial accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, police misconduct, toxic torts, and dog bites, among …show more content…

N.D.C.C. § 14-02-01. A person is responsible for their negligent actions that cause injury or damage to others. Negligence can be carelessness caused by not using the level of care the community expects of each person, or failure to act when you have a duty to do so. Wanner v. Getter Trucking, Inc., 466 N.W.2d 833 (N.D. 1991). People are also responsible for any injury or damage resulting from a series of events that the person set in motion. Under vicarious liability, a person can be legally responsible for injury or damage caused by another person. The most common instance of vicarious liability is the doctrine of respondeat superior, which imposes liability on employers for the tortious acts of their employees done within the scope of their employment. Tracy v. Central Cass Public School District, 574 N.W.2d 781 (ND 1998). Additionally, some situations impose a greater obligation of strict liability, in which the person is responsible for damages resulting from their actions even though they are not negligent in how they perform those

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