Analyze the following cases (number and repeat each case/questions followed by your response):

1. Peter is crossing the street at the crosswalk on San Fernando Road when he is run over by a driver who runs the stop sign. Peter is injured and is rushed to the hospital via ambulance. As a result, Peter suffers a concussion and a broken leg and is placed under medical supervision for three days for the concussion and released with instructions for physical therapy for his leg which he was told would heal in about four to six weeks, during which he cannot work. Who would Peter sue and what damages would Peter seek in this case?

2. Joe is sitting in a chair at a table with his friends in his favorite restaurant, Taco Bell. Joe has an athletic build but is not overweight. The chair collapses, causing Joe to hit the concrete floor hard, damaging several discs in his back. Is this a case that could be proven by res ipsa loquitur? What must Joe allege to be successful in a case against Taco Bell? What would be his damages? 

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