Torts 2/19/08

• Tuesday, February 19, 2008
  
  • Torts – Wrapping-up Emotional Harm, and moving on to ECONOMIC HARMS.
    
    • Before the Break
      
      • Recap: Recovery for pure Emotional Anguish.
        
        • Concerns and Limitations
          
        • Zone of Danger
          
      • Intro: Economic Harm and recovery due to negligence.
        
      • Nycal v. KPMG Peat Martwick
        426 Mass. 491
        
    • After the Break
      
      • Standards for Liability
        
        • Rstmt 2d § 552
          
        • Near Privity v. Restatement : small difference
          
      • Attorney Liability to 3^rd Parties : Lucas v. Hamm 364 p. 2d 685
        
        • Public Officials have a duty to give information for particular transactions.
          
          • Supplying false information
            
          • Loss is suffered by a person the info was intended for
            
          • Must also have intent that the information will influence
            
      • Economic Harm to 3^rd Parties from Typical Accidents