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The American Medical Association Vs. The American Tort System, Jeff Essen, Lisa Aldred
The American Medical Association Vs. The American Tort System, Jeff Essen, Lisa Aldred
Campbell Law Review
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Tort Law - Merchant's Duty To Protect Invitees From Third-Party Criminal Acts, John W. Watson Jr.
Tort Law - Merchant's Duty To Protect Invitees From Third-Party Criminal Acts, John W. Watson Jr.
Campbell Law Review
The Supreme Court of North Carolina's decision in Foster v. Winston-Salem Joint Venture joins a limited number of decisions in which courts have allowed liability for injuries sustained through third party criminal activity because of the foreseeable nature of this activity. While applying existing caselaw, the Supreme Court of North Carolina adopted the position of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, § 344. The Court held that where an invitee alleges that he was on business premises for the purpose of doing business, and that while there he sustained injuries caused by the the criminal acts of third parties, that these …