| Liability Regarding Recreational Boating Accidents |
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| Recreational boating accidents often involve collisions between two boats or a collision between one boat and a stationary object, such as a dock or pier. Liability with regard to either of these types of collisions depends upon a finding of fault. The fact that there is a physical impact or a collision is irrelevant. The key is who is at fault for the collision.
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| Fraud and Deceit |
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| In the business world, making fraudulent or deceitful representations to others may give rise to liability. A "representation" may consist of words or conduct.More... |
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| Tort Action for Interference with a Right to Vote or to Hold Office |
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| Under the common law, a person commits a tort when he or she intentionally deprives another person of his or her right to vote or of his or her right to hold office. A person also commits a tort when he or she seriously interferes with the other person's right to vote or to hold office. A person who commits this tort is liable to the other person for damages.
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| Interference with a Premarital Relationship |
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| Although there have been causes of action in the past for breach of a promise to marry, which causes of action were based on contract law, there has never been a cause of action in tort for alienation of affections with regard to an engaged person or for sexual intercourse with an engaged person.
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| Rules Regarding Parking a Motor Vehicle |
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| Most vehicle or transportation codes prohibit a person from stopping, parking, or leaving his or her motor vehicle standing in certain places. Such places include intersections, crosswalks, safety zones, entrances to fire stations, fire lanes, sidewalks, tunnels, and bridges. The person is prohibited from stopping, parking, or leaving his or her motor vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is attended or unattended.More... |
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