MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: The Employer, Financial Compensation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 3040
• Professor: Joseph Radocchia

Document Summary

Tort: harm caused by one person to another, other than through breach of contract, and for which the law provides a remedy. Trespass to land: wrongful interference with someone"s possession of land. Deceit or fraud: a false representation intentionally or recklessly made by one person to another that causes damage. Negligence: unreasonable conduct, including a careless act or omission, that causes harm to another. Intentional tort: a harmful act that is committed on purpose. Battery: intentional infliction of harmful or offensive physical contract. Vicarious liability: the liability that an employer has for the tortious act of an employee committed in the ordinary course or scope of employment. Joint tort-feasors: two or more persons whom a court has held to be jointly responsible for the plaintiff"s loss or injuries. Contributory negligence: a defense claiming that the plaintiff is atleast partially responsible for the harm that has occurred.