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    There was no inducement between the parties because JEB entered the contract for independent reasons. The defendants were unaware of the misrepresentation and it was considered as a negligent act instead of fraudulence. Besides, the complainant judgement was not influenced by the negligent statement and he did not rely on the information to take over the company. Throughout the decades of the 1990s, there had been an international trend arose toward a more limited scope of negligence

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    facts of Giant Plc. Vs. Hatchet & Co, it is evident that we are faced with the problem of negligent misstatement. It could be argued that this case could be somewhat in relation to tort of deceit. However, this only applies when someone intentionally lies when making a statement, and from looking at the facts of this case there is no evidence of this so the problem has to be based on negligent misstatement. The underlying problem of this case is that the audit accounts made by the defendants for

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    Introduction Negligent misstatement is breach of duty of care between the professionals and their clients. It relates to a representation of fact which carelessly made and relied by another party which cause them in disadvantageous circumstance. The duty of care is a common law arrangement where the client expects a professional level which held by those in the profession. Negligent misstatement made by a professional is possible to cause economic loss to his/her clients. This is provided however

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    Therefore, partial summary judgment would not be proper. 2. As a result of the Defendant’s Actions, Mrs. Summers has a medical injury that entitle her to damages. There is sufficient evidence of the final prong for damages under the claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. The court has held that in order for a plaintiff to show damages, he or she must be susceptible to medical diagnosis and medical evidence that proves the casual link between the observation at the scene and the subsequent

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    In Pennsylvania, a plaintiff claiming negligent infliction of emotional distress must establish one of these four situations: “1) that the defendant had a contractual or fiduciary duty; 2) plaintiff suffered a physical impact; 3) plaintiff was in a “zone of danger” and at risk of an immediate physical injury; or 4) plaintiff had a contemporaneous perception of tortious injury to a close relative.” Doe v. Phila. Cmty. Health Alternatives AIDS Task Force, 754 A.2d 25, 27 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000). The

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    Insulan AB, 2013 Cal. App. LEXIS. The two parents witnessed their daughter and son launch out the car due to the lock of the door failing, the daughter lost her life and their son suffered severe injuries. Courts held that the plaintiffs claim for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress were viable due to the strict liability of the product. Fortman was present during the injury much like the parents in this scenario were, both suffered a loss due to product liability, however Fortman was still

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    1. Did Alexis do anything wrong? Yes, Alexis did something wrong when she used the internet (PC) of private college that she is not belong to it “without paying”. In other words she stole and violated property rights of the private college internet access. Also, she lied to the librarian when she told him that she is a student of this collage which is non ethical attitude 2. Who benefited from Alexis's course of action? For sure Alexis benefited from her action and her family too, since she

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    MEMORANDUM RE: Intentional Infliction of emotional distress Relevant Facts George worked for the Charlotte Bobcats based in Charlotte, NC. George has a contract that guarantees his employment with the Bobcats for a period of 5 years. Jerry, who is George’s boss, wants to get rid of him NOW. Jerry resolves to using tactics to make conditions with the Bobcats uncomfortable for George to entice him to quit. George eventually quits after Jerry turned off his air conditioner in mid-July

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    Draker v. Schreiber For my argumentation paper, I have chosen to address the issue of libel as it relates to the case of Draker v. Schreiber. Libel is defined as a published false statement that is damaging to a person 's reputation. Draker v. Schreiber was taken up by the Texas state court, on September 1st, 2006. I agree with the court 's decision to not charge the young boys for defamation and intentional emotional distress. Throughout this paper, I will support three arguments, first why the

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    Clasuseen, 2014). In this case, the primary cause of action would be torts, which include battery, assault, negligence, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, slander, invasion of privacy (Legal dictionary, 2017). Coach is verbally abuses his players on and off the court. Compounded his behavior further, he has been physically abusing

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