BLaw 210 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. RCWsII. WACIII. Ferlito v Johnson & JohnsonIV. Apple CaseOutline of Current Lecture V. Tort LawVI. Legally Recognizable InjuryVII. Unintentional TortVIII. Jury Instruction – CausationCurrent LectureI. Tort Lawa. Tort law is based on the principle of Restitutio in Integrum (restorative – to seek to make whole)b. A tort is a legal wrongc. Purpose of Tort Lawi. To compensateii. To render justiceiii. To regulate behaviord. 3 kinds of tort lawi. Intentionalii. Unintentionaliii. Strict LiabilityII. Legally Recognizable Injurya. Four typesi. Injury to personii. Injury to propertyiii. Injury to reputationiv. Economic injuryIII. Elements of Unintentional TortsIV. To be successful in negligence lawsuits, the plantiff must prove:a. Defendant owed a duty of care to plantiffb. Defendant breached his duty of careThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. Plantiff suffered injuryd. Defendant caused the plantiff’s injuryV. Jury Instruction – Causationa. Refer to Palsgraf’s
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