Business Torts
It comes from the Latin term that means crooked, dubious, or twisted.
What is a tort?
The courts have the power to issue this to stop those who are causing harm to land, individuals, communities, or the environment.
What is an injunction?
A promise or set of promises for breach of which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty.
What is a contract?
When prescribed events must occur before performance is required.
What are conditions?
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A private wrong.
What is a tort?
These groups challenge the placement of everything.
What are NIMBYs?
When both parties promise to perform certain things.
What is a bilateral contract?
This excuses performance if the basic assumptions the parties made when entering the contract have changed.
What is commercial impractibility?
Those in management and employees who actually commit criminal acts can be held liable if they authorized the conduct, knew about the conduct but did nothing, or failed to act reasonably.
What is a business crime?
A public wrong that required the wrongdoer to pay a debt to society?
What is a crime?
This group deals with encouraging urban redevelopment.
What are BANANAs?
A contract that is written or verbally agreed to.
What is an express contract?
This law controls abuses in the debt collection process.
What is the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act?
The required state of mind for a crime.
What is mens rea?
It involved deliberate actions.
What is an intentional tort?
The agency that is responsible for the enforcement of environmental protections.
What is the EPA?
A contract arises from circumstances and not from the express agreement of the parties.
What is an implied contract?
When a creditor brings a successful suit against a debtor, the creditor obtains a.....
What is a judgment?
All crimes include, in addition to the mental intent, a requirement for some specific action or conduct.
What is actus reus?
An untrue statement made by one party to another about a third party.
What is defamation?
Requires the EPA to establish national standards for contaminant levels in drinking water.
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?
When you go to the salon for a haircut, the payment and treatment terms are considered an....
What is an implied-in-fact contract?
When a debtor cannot pay their obligations, this law allows debtors shelter.
What is bankruptcy?
Only those involved in the planning or execution of the crime or assistance after it is committed can be convicted.
What is a nonbusiness crime?