Case Study

Case Study
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Question one
The issue was the collision and the personal injury. After the collision between Rosa, Lucia and Oscar a number of implications were outright. The possible lawsuits that Rosa could place against Oscar were personal injury lawsuit. Different states have different statute governing the limitations around filing a personal injury lawsuit. The difference in the time limits depends on the statute of limitations related to different personal injury cases. Rosa had the option of choosing the slip and fall accidents type of a personal injury lawsuit. The potential grounds that Rosa would use for basing her personal injury lawsuit were the negligence on the side of Oscar. Running on the corridors of an institution is a clear indication of negligence. It is pertinent to note the lawsuit does not depend on whether the other party’s insurance company accepts to pay or not. In the case Rosa would press, charges against Oscar based on negligence. Another option for Rosa would be filing a negligence lawsuit against Oscar being a professional.
The result of a fall and slip personal injury lawsuit would have a justified ground to stand in a court of law. However, the causative agent or the University of Newton has to identify the reason for the accident, and find out whether Oscar was negligent in his way of conduct within the university grounds. As an independent contractor, he would not be considered, as an employee of the institutions put would be charged as an individual entity. On the other hand, a negligence lawsuit would be filed on the basis that Oscar the negligent entity is a lawyer by profession. As a lawyer and being aware of the ...