Law 531 Week 3 Individual Assignment Business Tort Liability

Business Tort LiabilityNameTutor’s Name12/11/2016Potential torts that may arise from the context of ABC taxi business.A tort is a private wrong or injury caused intentionally or through negligence. A business tort is a tort either caused by or involving a business. Intentional tort arises where the person claiming can show that the defendant acted intentionally to cause injury or set in motion the act of causing injury. Negligence tort arises where the person claiming can show that the defendant had a duty which they breached and the breach of duty was the actual or proximate cause of an injury to the claimant CITATION Pro72 \l 7177 (Prosser, 1972).ABC Taxi has a potential to incur liability for injuries caused to others by its service. A person injured in any way through the use of ABC Taxi services could sue on the basis of negligence in the manner that the service is delivered. Unless the plaintiff can proof that the taxi service was offered in manner outside the normal manner of conducting taxi business, it is not likely they can proof negligence. Where ABC Taxi or