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Many US jurisdictions have adopted the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (which falls into the general category of building codes). The 2024 edition states4.5.3.2 Unobstructed Egress. In every occupied...
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canadaIs it legal for a bank to trap you in an ATM vestibule?If this was done intentionally, and outside of a citizen's arrest (s. 494, Criminal Code), this would make out the tort of false...
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A power failure is an obvious example of force majeure. Nobody would talk of kidnapping, as you tagged your question, if a power failure trapped a lift between floors.The real issue would be one of...
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In an episode of Friends, Chandler is in an ATM vestibule when a power blackout happens. The door to the vestibule automatically locks and he (and a supermodel) are trapped inside until the power comes...
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