Part 2
Occupiers' liability in Australia
The defendant in this case , Xerox Supermarket , has an very important role which is identified by the Australia law as an occupier. Hence , I will try to refer to the occupiers' liability law and relative regulation ,especially from the passed legislation of Western Australia , South Australia and Victoria . Actually , the occupiers' liability law still obeys the general principles of negligence like standard of care and proper criterion . However , it can provide the judger a more practical and accurate view on the possible liability of the supermarket as a typical premise of retailers .
1.Defination of premises of retailers
In Australia law, 'premises' is defined as a kind of structures whether they are movable or not and include land , building , any vehicle , vessel and aircraft. Then the premises
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Kelly slipped on a woodchip dropped by other customers and got injured . However , the court considered the supermarket still fallen below the required standard of care . And the plaintiff won the case .Because they did not have the adequate cleaning system in their management for that area. On the opposite, for Griffin v Coles Myer Ltd in 1991 ,the plaintiff lost the case as an end . She slipped on the sugar which had the same color as the floor . But the judge found the cleaning system of the supermarket was adequate enough. By that, it means he thought the occupier had reached the required standard of care.
Daily v Spot-On [1995]
Finally, standard of duty of care should be reasonable. Daily , a seventy-nine year old woman , lost action and fell over the display rocks , then she was injured heavily. She lost because the judger thought the display of rocks was expected to be in the supermarket . In our cases ,the water on the floor is not considered as what the customers expect to see in the supermarket.
Walton and other men were frightened and surprised that they ran to the inside of his tavern for shelter from the strange occurrence. The stones kept hitting the tavern making noise which cause the guests and family of Walton to wake up. Some of the stones hitting the tavern were big as a fist and people were frightened by this unnatural phenomenon. Many people inside the tavern were hit by the raining stones. Richard Chamberlain, an attorney, was present on this day and was curious and labeled stones that landed on the porch of the tavern and rained down the chimney.
The Gallagher v. Cayuga Medical Center case was then appealed by the plaintiffs. Facts: This is a civil case. The Plaintiff of this case is Timothy W. Gallagher, the parent of Jack O’Bannon Gallagher (deceased). Jack was sent to the emergency room after his high school nurse believed he might have abused a substance in which he was acting strangely and had elevated blood pressure. The decedent was omitted into the hospital and was seen by multiple medical professionals who evaluated both his physical health and mental state.
The issue presented in this case is whether the San Francisco Giants was negligent when Janice Lewis was pushed and fell on the top of the metal bars during the parade. The San Francisco Giants Will be found negligence of San Francisco Giants breached the parade duty to its patrons and, as a result of that breach, Janice Lewis was injured. McGarry v. Sax, 70 Cal. Rptr.
While employed at the Hershey Chocolate USA, Turners claims have been reasonable essential accommodation on the defendant. In this case, the observing the material facts in the light most positive to the Turner, It is difficult to determine the matter of the law based on the evidence that appellant directly intimidate to its employees or place an undue hardship on the defendant, Therefore, the question whether plaintiff’s can perform the important function of her position with reasonable accommodation is an undefended material fact for the trial. Hershey will have a chance at trial to reverse Turner ’s claim by presenting that her proposed accommodation would make in danger the health safety of its employees as a result, an employer is not wanted to provide accommodations to an employee.
Case Analysis Paper / Discussion MBA 623 Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Shamalbhai Paper # Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 (3d Cir. 2006) Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim.
1. Can you (or Mr. Yourprop’s supervisor) search Mr. Yourprop’s assigned locker in the Company’s on-site gym for digital evidence? Support your answer. a. Whether or not, I or Mr. Yourprop’s supervisor can search his assigned locker in the Company’s on-site gym for digital evidence is dependent on whether or not Mr. Yourprop has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Federal and state laws govern employee's privacy rights in the workplace.
Casino Sued for Wrongful Death of Elderly Patron The glib phrase “don’t let the door hit you on the way out” took on a tragic meaning at Harrah’s Casino in downtown Joliet, Illinois. 87-year-old Elaine Catuara was critically injured when a malfunctioning door at the casino struck her as she was leaving, resulting in extensive injuries to her hip, and at least two vertebrae located in her lower back. The force of the door was so strong that witnesses described Ms. Catuara as being “violently catapulted to the floor.” After being hospitalized for nearly three weeks, Ms. Catuara passed away after she had initially filed a negligence lawsuit against the casino.
In Indigenous Australians’ perspective, country means everything consisting of the air, water, land and stories of “Dreaming”. Country is dynamic and multilayered, forming culture, values and beliefs of existence between human and species. Country connects Indigenous Australian to their ancestral beings from the time of creation. Every living creature, family, kin and community is integral part and connected to the country. Loss of country precipitated by land dispossession is tantamount to loss of identity, family and independence.
As rules and some conditions of retail terms, normally the shopping Centre gives one month rent free period for new retailers to prepare and set up their new shops. And there is also have non-cash discount which is about 3% for rental fee. 3. Market Research As it has mention above, New South Wales(NSW) contributes the largest GDP compare to others nations’ GDP all over Australia.
The purpose of this essay is to highlight the increasing problem of theft from retail stores in the area of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. While the latest figures from the New South Wales Recorded Crime Statistics (2015) show that theft from retail stores has increased by 5.3 per cent state wide, the increase in the area of Coffs Harbour is 40.4 per cent. This crime problem requires urgent attention, requiring additional attention and strategies by police to significantly reduce the amount of theft from retail stores in the area. The implementation of third party policing, which in this case involves partnerships being developed between police, retailers and management, would be an effective strategy to employ in an attempt to address
Name: Patel Mukeshkumar Paper # JANET M. TURNER, Appellant v. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE USA Word Count: _______ I. Citation: Turner v. Hershey Chocolate USA, 440 F.3d 604 [3d Cir. 2006] II. Issue and Rule: The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s disability claim. The appellant’s essential accommodation claim went to trial, but court excluded evidence regarding disability.
Read Case 10-2, Welge v. Planters Lifesavers, on page 243. What theory of liability did Justice Posner use in finding the defendant liable? Judge Posner used the strict product liability theory in finding the defendant liable (Herron, 2011). Under the strict product liability theory, K-Mart (seller) would be held liable for defects in their products even if those defects were not introduced by them; also for failing to discover them during production (Herron, 2011).
Grocery stores are important staples of many communities, providing food and other necessities to people across the nation. Taking this into consideration, these communities depend on these businesses to follow proper health guidelines to ensure they receive the highest quality products. Due to this community dependence, grocery stores would be prime targets for journalists for scrutiny to protect the public from corporate greed that causes hygiene and safety standards to fall by the wayside. Following this train of thought, a scenario in which a grocery chain is suspected of malpractice by a broadcast station presents some challenges about getting evidence from a privately-owned business. Should I, a television reporter, try to get the business
• Foxx and Azrin’s define overcorrection as the person being overcorrect for any problem behavior by making the things right with the environment or the people they disturbed but making things better than they were before their disruptions. • The procedure of overcorrection was used every time Ann trashed the ward, she was require to set the furniture right, remake the bed neatly, fluff the pillows on all the other beds in the ward. Or Ann will have to clean the entire dining room after sweeping and mopping the food she threw. Ann was requires to restores the environment to its previous state before the inappropriate behavior but better.