1. A plaintiff who brings an action in contract will often, where the facts allow it, add an additional claim in tort. Why?

2. Why does liability attach to the occupier of property and not necessarily to the owner?

3. Why do courts hesitate to hold the designers of new products automatically liable for any and all harm that the products cause?

4. Why does medical care lead to a disproportionately high percentage of professional negligence claims compared with other professional services?

5. What are the major difficulties with determining damages against a lawyer for negligence

6. Which part of Ontario's Occupiers' Liability Act implicitly forbids the occupier of property to set traps against potential trespassers?

7. On what grounds are beginner practitioners of a profession not held to a lower standard of care than more experienced practitioners?

8. Describe the shift in our society's values concerning personal rights relative to property rights.

9. Explain the rationale for vicarious liability.

10. Why does negligent manufacture represent a lower total risk, from a liability perspective, than negligent design does?

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1 Plaintiffs may add a claim in tort alongside a contract claim to increase their chances of success or to seek additional remedies Tort claims can provide alternative avenues for compensation and may ... View the full answer