Questions tagged [injury]
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Karen sues a workshop for damages as she was trespassing and disregarding mandatory safety gear. Does she have a case?
Let's paint the scene: We work in the back of a metalworking workshop in Austin Texas. Huge machines make lots of noise, at times there are steel panels on the floor with access holes to access the cabeling, in the entry area is grating to try and…
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How widely is "where failure could result in death, injury, or damage" interpreted?
Crowdstrike, whose Falcon Platform is responsible for significant disruption, has in their Terms and conditions:
The offerings and CrowdStrike tools are not fault-tolerant and are not designed or intended for use in any hazardous environment…
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Liability if someone is hurt on my property
My neighbor sometimes mows a ditch on a far side of our property without asking. The ditch is steep and I'm concerned he may tip over the mower and get hurt.
I have 2 questions:
If this does happen, am I liable, particularly since they didn't ask…
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What exactly is "Bodily Harm" and how does it differ from "Actual Bodily Harm"?
I'm trying to understand the following statement (which is section 53 of the Crimes Act 1961 in New Zealand, bolding mine) -
"Every one in peaceable possession of any movable thing under a claim
of right, and every one acting under his or her…
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How to best characterize the doctrine deriving from Palsgraf?
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99 (1928) is old, but it has shaped tort law in a very influential way: it did pretty much draw a line in the sand for where you can not recover from injury. Or as the Court of Appeals put…
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Is it a good idea to combine vehicle loss claim with personal injury when hiring a lawyer?
A car accident results in a total loss and personal injury. Should my lawyer handle both or only the personal injury case? I figure that the benefit from the car claim cannot be improved by a lawyer. Let's say insurance is willing to pay 10K. And at…
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Is knowingly driving my car while people are on it to escape a dangerous situation valid self-defense?
Suppose I accidentally drove into an area where protests are heating up. As I get out of my car, mobs spiral out of control and start damaging public and private property. I sense immediate danger and get back in my car. Some of their attention is…
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Found a dead insect in a mushroom package
I found a dead insect at the bottom of a mushroom package I bought from local grocery store. I already consumed some of that mushroom and when I removed the remaining mushrooms to store in another container , I noticed the insect at the bottom of…
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Are there specific charges for personal injuries that were caused by deliberate public property damage?
I recently saw a video that shows several people destroying a statue in a public space. In the process of tearing it down, the bulk of the statue fell and struck a bystander in the head. It's clear that the injury was accidental, but the property…
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Liability with Stolen Property
A car is stolen and the thief injures himself, another, or property.
Does liability extend to the owner? Does it matter if the owner had yet reported the car stolen?
For the sake of this question let us assume that it is clear that the car was…
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statute of limitations on injuries in the workplace in israel?
A year ago I got hit by a metal bar on my leg. I didn't tell anyone because I have a speech problem and heavy shyness. It hurt me the first day and later the doctor told me it was not broken and gave me medicine. The pain stopped for a while but has…
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How can a company protect itself against a product possibly causing injury to the consumer?
Arduino (a company that sells educational electrical kits to kids) must have some protection against kids accidentally blowing up electrical circuits (and getting hurt or burned) when first learning to use their products. How does a company like…
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How much easier is it to win "out of pocket" damages than "opportunity" damages in a tort case?
Plaintiff is an athlete that was drafted out of college (or even high school) by a major league ball team. He has just finished working his way through the "minors" and was promoted to the major league roster (but has not played a major league game)…
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Prevent lawsuit from slip on ice
I am a homeowner and water tends to pool on my sidewalk. In the winter months, I do the best I can to remove the ice, but there's so much of it that it's difficult to control.
Am I liable if someone slips and hurts themselves on ice on my…
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Employee fired for reporting a serious injury, but in a roundabout way - How difficult is it to prove the employer's motive?
As per my previous question How do Florida's labor laws protect employees injured when asked to do something unreasonable?
A girl working in Florida insisted on filing an injury report after being asked not to. She was then, after working there 6+…
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