LAW 122 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vicarious Liability, Wrong Impression, The Seller
1 Oct 2016
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Tort law covers every type of private wrongdoing these torts require proof of the defendant"s intention intent to harm look at arrow on slides. Vw and it"s cheat devices they installed cheat devices in diesel cares to make cars appear to perform better than they actually do when they do the environment testing and then switch back to normal cars. The legal test deceit plaintiff must prove (4); economical loss: defendant made a false statement perceptions matter! Easily met if the defendant says or writes something that is positively untrue. The defendant may be held liable for a half-true the defendant has to be careful not to create the wrong impression. If i am selling my business to you, i may provide figures representing gross profits as if they reflect net profits. Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware; the seller doesn"t need.
