Intnetional tort; intro to negligence

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p must prove iied distress by

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clear and convincing evidence

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false imprisonment

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illegal restraint on p’s freedom

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does not require that d

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actually imprison p

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once a prima facie case of false imprisonment is made,

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burden shifts to d to show that the restraint was legal or justified

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viriginia allows conversion of

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tangible and intangible so long as intangible personal property rights are merged into a doc

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for intangible

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it must be documented

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va has good samaritan law

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protects from liability if emergency care in good faith and without compensation

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for good Samaritan pregnancy,

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it is gross negligence if no medical records at hand

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good samaritan law protects ambulance drivers in an emergency

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so long as they comply with siren laws, not grossly negligent, do not engage in willful or wanton misconduct

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va cannot be liable for employer based on

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duty to supervise the employee

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va children under 7

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cannot be negligent

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rebuttable presumption ages

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7-14

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standard of physicians

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reasonable standard of other licensed physians, but exception for locality

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common carriers

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utmost care to protect guests

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innkeeps have a duty to

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warn and protect guests from foreseeable criminal conduct of 3d party

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VA rejects

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attractive nuisance doctrine

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standard for va regarding something similar to attractive nuissance

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landowner will be liable for leaving an instrument with a hidden danger on part of her land that is easily accessible to kids and that is known to be frequented by children

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invitees owe a duty of ____ to licensees (this is mbe)

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reasonable care

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they have no duty to inspect for licensees, but must (mbe)

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to correct or warn concealed dangers that are known

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no duty to protect from (mbe)

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open and obvious dangers

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VA invitees

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liable for injuries if the landowner knows or should have known that the invitee would not appreciate the danger

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only extends as far as

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the scope of invitation

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host can remove liability for children

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if he asks parents to supervise him

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no duty to protect from criminal act unless

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special relationship and either p or 3d party commits criminal act

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if she has knowledge of imminent danger of criminal asssault

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she has a duty to warn

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negligence, causation

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virginia uses but for for actual cause

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Wrongful death suit

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if physician destroyed any subsantial chance that patient could survive, trteated as proximate cause

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to break chain of causation

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must be superseding and completely supersede d's actions

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in va, you need both

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actual and proximate cause

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proximate cause

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injury was the natural and proximate consequence of the act and it was foreseeable

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va has a cap

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on medical malpractice (2.25 million, incerases 50k each year until 3 million in 2031)

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virginia follows collateral source rule

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any payments or benefits received by p from outside sources are not credited against damages that d owed plaintiff not admissable @trial

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punitive damages

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wanton or willful misconduct

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NIED Majority rule

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plaintiff have suffered some physical injury to recover

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survival statute

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survives death of plaintiff

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VA, parent liable for up to

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2500 in harm cause by willful or malciious act of child

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no dram shop act