The following section contains Three (3) questions. Please be sure to indicate clearly which question you are answering.
QUESTION II – NEGLIGENCE
Corporate negligence is a significant issue in society and leads to many kinds of harm. Provide a definition of negligence along with a discussion of the elements of a negligence case that must be proven for a company to be held liable for negligent behavior. Please also provide a brief discussion of potential defenses a company may have against claims of negligence.
QUESTION III – CORPORATE CRIMES
In discussing the law, we addressed criminal behavior by companies and raised some issues as to how criminal law generally could be applied in the corporate context. Companies can be held criminally liable for criminal behavior but this poses some unique issues. Provide a discussion of the application of criminal law to corporations and some of the challenges governments face in holding corporate actors criminally liable.
QUESTION IV – INTENTIONAL TORTS
In discussing potential corporate misbehavior, we discussed intentional torts and how companies might be held liable for intentional bad acts. Please provide a discussion of what we mean by intentional torts and what would have to be proven by an injured party for them to obtain relief from the harm they incurred.