MEMORANDUM

MEMORANDUM TO:  FROM:  DATE:  RE:  Gretchen Lopez; Slip and fall at store; Store owner’s duty to protect customer QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the store owner had constructive notice to clean a spill on the property and did not fix it where the plaintiff slipped, but...

Force Majeure

INTRODUCTION Force Majeure is a French term referring to some major force or acts of God[1]. Such may include hurricanes, floods and so on. They Are events of nature which are unforeseeable, inevitable, and not as a result of a person’s act or omission. Also be...

Immunity Claims in Tort Law.

Immunity Claims in Tort Law. Introduction An immunity is a special protection offered by the law to a specific class of persons or entities from the liability of their actions or omissions. There are various classes of people who may claim to have special protection...

Emerging Laws of Force Majeure Clauses

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Immunity Claims in Tort Law

Immunity Claims in Tort Law An immunity is special protection offered by the law to a specific class of persons or entities from the liability of their actions or omissions. There are various classes of people who may claim to have a special protection from the law...