Business invitee refers to an individual welcomed inside or onto property by a business for commercial purposes. The term is used in tort law to describe individuals to which businesses owe some form of duty to protect. Customers going into...
tort damages
calumny
Calumny is technically the act of a person falsely accusing another person of a crime. However, the common definition of calumny means the act of maliciously (i.e. with the intent to do harm) misrepresenting someone’s conduct to harm that...
care
Care means watchful attention, prudence, diligence. Care is the opposite of negligence or carelessness and the amount of care to be exercised in a particular situation is determined by standard of conduct which may be expected from a person...
careless
“Careless” can be construed as negligence or failure to act with necessary prudence. Not showing or taking enough care and attention may lead to carelessness. The word careless is used to determine a standard of conduct under various branches...
carrier
Carrier is anyone that transports people or property for hire by any means of conveyance (land, water, air or pipeline). There are two types of carriers: common carriers and private carriers.
Common carriers offer...
casualty
Casualty can refer to both an unforeseen accident or disaster, as well as the resulting harm from said accident or disaster. Whether people, places, or things, anything can be considered a casualty of a certain harm. 26 U.S. Code § 165...
casualty loss
Casualty loss is limited to loss caused by some sudden, unexpected, and external force such as fire, storm, shipwreck, or similar event or accident. According to the Internal Revenue Code, a “personal casualty loss” means any losses of...
cause
Usually describes the reason something happens. The concept of cause has been used in many areas of law.
In tort law, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant caused the alleged tort. Factual (or actual) cause and proximate cause are the...
civil
In reference to law, “civil” is used primarily as a descriptive term to denote conflicts between private individuals. Where in a civil case two or more individuals or private entities (such as corporations) dispute their rights relative to...
civil case
A civil case is a private, non-criminal lawsuit, usually involving private property rights, including respecting rights stated under the Constitution or under federal or state law. For example, lawsuits involving breach of contract, probate,...