Crucial to
the dismissal of the negligence claim were findings that the claimants were sophisticated businessmen who understood the expense and risk of litigation, and had sufficient personal knowledge to appreciate the quantum of damages they could reasonably expect to recover.
Likewise, the Court of Appeals affirmed
dismissal of the negligence claim.
Not exact matches
The employees» class action
claims against IQT and the other defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful
dismissal, conspiracy,
negligence, inducing breach
of contract, and breach
of fiduciary duty.
The ruling upheld the
dismissal of design defect
claims in a suit alleging that certain manufacturers are liable under theories
of strict (product) liability and
negligence.
Obtained
dismissals of suits against financial institutions seeking damages for
claims including
negligence, fraud, breach
of fiduciary duty, unfair business practices and elder abuse.
However, it is essential that all employers recognise that managing sick or disabled employees raises legal issues and can expose an employer to unfair
dismissal, discrimination,
negligence or breach
of contract
claims.
Chweidan v Mischon de Reya [2014] EWHC 2685 (QB) Acted for Mischon de Reya in High Court professional
negligence claim arising out
of an employment tribunal
claim (and subsequent appeals) brought by the Claimant
claiming disability and age discrimination and unfair
dismissal.
These cover boring things like know - how, appraisals, marketing, financial targets, contact and client databases,
negligence claims, complaints
of racial, sexual, religious, national, disability and age discrimination, and unfair
dismissal claims from incompetent former staff.
The failure to establish that the seatbelt sleeve was in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user for purposes
of the strict liability
claim requires the
dismissal of the companion
negligence claim.
Think
of all those defendants» lawyers rubbing their hands and not consenting to set aside administrative
dismissals, and all those professional
negligence claims triggered and litigated.