Exam 19: The Liability Risk

A situation in which a person is held legally liable even though fault or negligence cannot be proven is an example of

Situations under which parents can be held liable for the actions of a child include which of the following? I.The child uses a parent's gun to injure someone. II.The child is acting as an agent of the parent.

Which of the following may give rise to imputed negligence?

Under a dram shop law, a business may be held liable for damages resulting from

All of the following are examples of tort reform proposals EXCEPT

A homeowner was repairing the deck on the back of his home. He left power tools on the deck when he quit working for the day. A neighbor's child saw the power tools. He came on to the deck, and started to play with a power saw. He cut off two of his fingers. A property owner may be held liable for creating a condition that entices children to enter the property where they are injured under the doctrine of

Failure to exercise the degree of care required by law to protect others from harm is called

Which of the following statements about monetary damages awarded by a court is (are) true? I.The purpose of general damages is to provide benefits for medical expenses or loss of earnings. II.The purpose of punitive damages is to punish the tortfeasor so that others are deterred from committing the same wrongful act.

All of the following are proposed solutions to the medical malpractice problem EXCEPT

Traditionally, federal state, and local governments could not be sued. This immunity had eroded over time. Today, government units may be liable for injuries arising out of money-making activities. Such activities are called

Bruce believes a local manufacturer is responsible for contaminating some land he owns. He filed suit against the company. Rather than have the case go to court, the manufacturing company's legal team suggested mediation or arbitration to settle the case. Methods that are employed to resolve legal disputes without litigation, such as mediation, are called

One requirement for proving that an act was negligent is the existence of an unbroken chain of events between the act and the injury or harm that occurred. This unbroken chain of events is called

A common situation involving strict liability includes which of the following?

What is the intent of the family purpose doctrine?

Under certain conditions, the wrongful acts of one person can be attributed to another person. This practice is called

Malcolm was involved in an auto accident. He was judged to be 20 percent at fault in the accident, and the other party was judged to be 80 percent at fault. Malcolm's actual damages were $40,000. Under a pure comparative negligence rule, how much will Malcolm receive for his injuries?

A defendant who is only slightly liable may be required to pay the full amount of damages under which of the following?

Compensatory damages include

Liability may arise because of a method of collecting oil or natural gas. Under this collection method, a high-pressure flow of fluid is injected underground. This collection method is called

Someone who is asked to come on to the property to benefit the property owner, such as customers at a store or a garbage collector, is classified as a(n)