strict liability - (correct answer) -Liability imposed regardless of negligence or fault (damage from
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animals, hazardous activities)
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negligence tort - (correct answer) -Failure to exercise the standard of care required by law to protect
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others from an unreasonable risk of harm
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standard of care - (correct answer) -not the same for each wrongful act; based on the care required by
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a reasonably prudent person
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, elements of negligence - (correct answer) -existence of a legal duty owed, breach of legal duty,
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damage or injury, and proximate cause between act and damage
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compensatory damages - (correct answer) -compensate the injured party for the harm suffered
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(special and general)
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special damages - (correct answer) -lost work earnings, medical bills, property repair costs
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general damages - (correct answer) -Loss of a companion, disfigurement, pain and suffering
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punitive damages - (correct answer) -Punish the wrongdoer and to deter others from doing similar acts
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contributory negligence - (correct answer) -Injured person cannot collect if their care falls below the
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standard of care required for their protection or they are 1% responsible
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comparative negligence - (correct answer) -Financial burden of injury is shared by both parties
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according to respective degrees of fault
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pure rule - (correct answer) -reward is reduced in proportion to your fault
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50% rule - (correct answer) -you cannot recover if you are 50% or more at fault
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51% rule - (correct answer) -you cannot recover if you are 51% or more at fault
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last clear chance rule - (correct answer) -Plaintiff who is endangered by his or her own negligence can
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still recover damages from the defendant if the defendant has a last clear chance to avoid the
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accident but fails to do so (car crash)
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assumption of risk - (correct answer) -A person who understands and recognizes the danger inherent
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in a particular activity cannot recover damages in the event of an injury (foul ball at game)
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imputed negligence - (correct answer) -under certain conditions, the negligence of one person can be
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attributed to another person or organization (liquor bar liable for drunk customer's harm)
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Res Ipsa Loquitur - (correct answer) -the thing speaks for itself, fact that injury occurs established a
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presumption of negligence
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requirements of res ipsa loquitur - (correct answer) -does not normally occur in absence of negligence,
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defendant has exclusive control over the instrumentality causing the accident, and injured party has
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not contributed to the accident
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trespasser - (correct answer) -one who enters or remains on property without consent of owner.
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Owner cannot deliberately set trap to injure trespasser
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licensee - (correct answer) -one who enters or remains on property with permission. Owner required
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to warn them of any unsafe conditions
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