Torts and proffesional liability Flashcards
what is a tort
proffesional liability
types of torts
negligence
three essential elements of negligence
defendant owed plaintiff duty of care
defendant breached duty
breach caused injury to plaintiff
duty of care
must take reasonable care not to harm neighboor when undertaking activity. neighbour is anyone you should consider while doing that activity
standard of care for proffesionals
- proffesionals are held to a higher standard
innovative engineering design
causation, proximity, and remotness
would paintiff have been injured regardless of duty of care breach
tortfeasors act must be a sufficiently proximate cause of injury
plaintiffs lost must have been forseable result of tortfeasors act
duty to warn
joint and several liability
nuisance
limitation periods