Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability 6

Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Strict Liability 6

Open Ended

Who will have to pay damages for the injuries and property damage sustained in the accident?

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not true about negligence?

• It is the most common tort

• Intent to injure is not required

• It is only a tort for those 18 or older

• Only careless behavior is required for it to be considered a tort

Multiple Choice

The reasonable-person standard

• requires that the negligent person be 18 or over; minors can not be held liable for any torts

• does not apply if the incident was also a crime

• forces wrongdoers to admit to both criminal and civil incidents

• requires that you act with the care, prudence, and good judgment of a reasonable person so as not to cause injury to others

Multiple Choice

The trier of fact is typically

• the judge

• the jury

• the plaintiff's attorney

• the defendant's attorney

Multiple Choice

When regarding torts, children under the age of seven

• share the same responsibility as an adult

• can only be tried in a criminal court for any negligence

• must have a special attorney specifically for age seven or younger

• are held to be incapable of negligent conduct

Multiple Choice

Teenage automobile drivers

• are subject to the same rules as children younger than 7 as they are on learner's permits

• have their own set of rules and regulations based on their age

• are held to the same rules as adults since they are undertaking an adult activity

• cannot be sued for negligence since they are on learner's permits

Multiple Choice

Minors between the ages of 7 and fourteen

• are required to act with the care that a reasonable child of like age, intelligence, and experience would act

• cannot be tried for negligence

• are held to stricter rules since they are in the learning stage of their lives

• must be represented by an attorney specializing in torts for minors

Multiple Choice

A doctor in an emergency room helps you clean out a deep wound caused by your sport. You develop an infection because the doctor did not wash his hands and lose a finger.

• You can sue the doctor for negligence

• You can sue the doctor in criminal court

• You cannot sue the doctor under the "Good Samaritan" rule

• You cannot sue the doctor because it was an emergency situation

Multiple Choice

A helpful parent who is an accountant helps you clean out a deep wound caused by your sport. You develop an infection and lose a finger.

• You can sue the parent for negligence

• You can sue the parent for improper first aid sanitation procedures

• You cannot sue the parent for negligence because they are not in the medical field

• You cannot sue the parent based on conversion

Multiple Choice

An electrician wires your new house for electricity. She does not put ends on the connections. The wire sparks and the structure burns down.

• Not negligence; this rule only applies to medical situations

• Not negligence, it is your responsibility to hire responsible people

• Negligence, but no damages can be awarded as it is not a physical injury to a person

• Negligence, electricians are held liable if they do not perform work with the same skill and care as other electricians would use