WDW: Basic Tort Law

Choose ALL that apply.

Personal injury law has several goals, including:

• Imposing legal penalties on those who commit crimes

• Securing compensation to make claimants "financially whole" again

• Holding negligent parties financially accountable

• Keeping the streets safe from drunk drivers

Which one of these is NOT a personal injury case?

• Slips and falls

• Breach of contract

• Medical malpractice

• Nursing home abuse

Choose all that apply.

A personal injury claimant can recover these damages:

• Economic damages

• Pain and suffering damages

• Non-economic damages

• Punitive damages (in rare instances)

Answer explanation

The proper term for "pain and suffering damages" is non-economic damages.

A lawsuit's filing deadline is called ______.

In a modified comparative negligence state, you can generally pursue damages as long as:

• You weren't involved in a hit-and-run.

• Both parties have insurance.

• You didn't cause most of the accident.

• A personal injury lawyer takes your case.

Answer explanation

Fun fact: in a comparative negligence system, you can't recover damages even if you're 1 percent responsible for what happened.

Choose all that apply.

Which of the following is true about contingency-fee arrangements?

• A lawyer collects a flat fee regardless of whether they win the case.

• An attorney gets paid by the hour for their services.

• An injured person pays nothing until their case successfully resolves.

• A client must pay for their consultation if they don't hire the law firm.

Answer explanation

Contingency-fee-based arrangements are generally the standard in personal injury cases. They are NOT standard in criminal defense cases.

Most personal injury cases rest on the principle of ____, meaning that someone didn't uphold their duty of care.

What's wrong with this statement?

"In a no-fault state, fault doesn't matter. It does not affect liability or how much you can recover."

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What's wrong with this statement?

If multiple parties caused your accident, we can demand punitive damages from each of them.

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Explain what's wrong with this sentence.

"Product liability cases require you to prove negligence, meaning that a manufacturer breached its duty of care."

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