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tortious act

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A quick definition of tortious act:

A tortious act is when someone does something that hurts another person and makes them legally responsible for the harm they caused. It can be something they did on purpose or by accident, but it still caused harm. It's like when you accidentally break your friend's toy and have to apologize and make it right. In the same way, someone who commits a tortious act has to make things right with the person they hurt.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A tortious act is a voluntary action that results in harm or injury to another person, making the actor liable under tort law principles.

Examples:

A driver who runs a red light and causes a car accident
An employer who fails to provide a safe working environment and an employee is injured as a result
A doctor who performs a surgery incorrectly and causes harm to the patient

These examples illustrate how a tortious act is a voluntary action that results in harm or injury to another person. In each case, the actor (driver, employer, doctor) had control over their actions and chose to act in a way that caused harm to another person.

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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:30

When I get home I think I will pull up a youtube yoga video and lay out the mat by the fireplace now, feeling guilty I haven't been stretching properly

1a2b3c4d26z

11:30

tighter you are, more potential energy you have. Your body is a spring. It's just physics

m10

11:30

Exactly.

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:30

yoga classes stress me out

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

11:31

W&L put their scholarship info on the portal for those who were admitted 11/12

m10

11:31

Gotta always be ready to release that energy. Like if I am in a fight at the bar, I just gotta bust out a couple punches. No stretching.

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:31

the instructor will be like "forget all of the things that youre stressing about" which reminds me of all of the things im stressing about

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:32

I am too competitive to do yoga classes with other people. Try to stretch better or further then hurt myself lmao I am beyond competitive in anything physical.

babycat

11:32

if you guys all pay me to be your lsat tutor I can afford to do Pilates classes

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:32

hot yoga was fun

JumpySubsequentDolphin

11:32

i loved barre and pilates when i did them together

m10

11:33

Here's an article from Testosterone nation for all you men out there on why stretching is bullshit. https://archive.t-nation.com/training/stretching-is-b-s/

snow

11:36

M so close to crashing out

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:36

@babycat: If the person I am mentoring decides to listen to my advice instead of just discussing my advice I will pay you to tutor her. You seem like a smart, good and well put together person that she can probably learn well from.

babycat

11:37

Aw that’s so sweet Bulbasaur <3

EvolBunny

11:39

@m10: stretching absolutely helps with tight tendons lol

EvolBunny

11:39

now kiss

m10

11:40

@EvolBunny: Indeed! I am just riffing. Practicing for when I get into Chicago and do standup there on the weekends and get mad pussy.

EvolBunny

11:40

You only do cardio on the weekends ;)

babycat

11:40

@m10: I have a friend that does this but he doesn’t get mad pussy

m10

11:40

I'll work that in! Sounds like a good way to segway.

m10

11:41

@babycat: yeah, well unlike 99.99% of people who do standup I will.

BulbasaurNoLikeCardio

11:41

To do stand up comedy you have to have fat balls, that is awesome

m10

11:41

Woah, I got little balls. Like Adam Friedland. I ain't no Stavros.

WelfareIsACat

11:44

what are we hoping for today?

m10

11:44

Nothing. No news is good news for me.

xxRushWaysxx

11:44

Crickets coming from my status update

babycat

11:45

dk are we gonna go to a homoerotic law school together?

EvolBunny

11:45

@m10: at undergrad froshers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YEarMyIAzs

m10

11:46

@EvolBunny: God damn, classic Randy.

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