Tort Liability Analysis
Unit VII Case Analysis
Dave is a driver for Empire Courier Service. Around the company, Dave is known as sort of a hothead. During his previous employment at another company, Dave had been involved in a workplace fistfight with a fellow employee, resulting in criminal charges.
One day, between deliveries and in a company vehicle, Dave decides to get lunch. While leaving the parking lot at Big Burrito Bistro, the favorite lunch spot for most Empire Courier employees, Dave negligently causes a car accident with another vehicle, resulting in injuries to Victor, the driver of the other car. As Dave and Victor are waiting on the side of the road for the police to arrive, Victor comments to Dave, “Oh, you drive for Empire Courier Service. It doesn’t surprise me that Empire hires bad drivers because their service stinks, and their prices are too high!” Dave is so offended that Victor would insult his employer’s professional reputation that he punches Victor in the face, causing Victor to suffer even more injuries. Empire Courier Service does not, as a matter of policy, do criminal background checks on its employees.
Within your paper, define agency and how an agency relationship is created. Identify the various types of agency relationships, and explain tort liability and how it relates to the agency relationship.
Then, considering the legal principles discussed in Chapter 20, explain who is liable for Dave’s negligence for causing the car accident, and explain who is liable for Dave’s intentional tort for punching Victor.
Provide your answers in a case analysis of at least two pages in length.
One source is required. Include an introduction in your paper. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.
Two Sources are attached to use with this paper.
Thank you.
Answer preview
Civil law serves the vital function of ensuring that persons who suffer private harm from the actions of others get remedies that are otherwise not present in public or criminal law. When a person causes an injury or loss to an individual in their private capacity, they ought to be held accountable. Tort law seeks to impose legal liability on persons who commit such acts. The case example, which is the subject of this…
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