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MODIFIED OBJECTIVE STANDARD [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Health Law
CONT

... the Supreme Court of Canada replaced the modified objective standard with a subjective standard for medical negligence cases involving product liability.

OBS

The subjective standard takes into account the attributes of the particular person whose conduct is in question. For example, the physically handicapped falls to be judged by the standard of what can be expected from a reasonably prudent person suffering from his disability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

[...] la norme subjective présente un défaut flagrant : elle est subordonnée au témoignage du demandeur quant à son état d'esprit, exposant le médecin à l'analyse rétrospective du patient et à sa rancœur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Health Law
DEF

[A standard] according to which an objective evaluation of the situation would take into account the personal circumstances and characteristics of the accused.

CONT

... he specifically supported the continuing application of the modified objective standard in negligence actions between a doctor and patient.

Key term(s)
  • modified objective standard for causation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

[ ... ] le danger imminent et l'absence de solution raisonnable et légale [ ... ] doivent être évaluées selon la norme objective modifiée [ ... ]

Key term(s)
  • norme objective modifiée en matière de causalité

Spanish

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