I. Josh was driving 70 miles per hour on a windy road late at night in...

 

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I. Josh was driving 70 miles per hour on a windy road late at night in Syracuse, New York. The speed limit on the road was 30 miles per hour. It had rained throughout the day and the road was quite slippery. As Josh sped around a turn, he lost control of his car and hit Lucas who was walking on the sidewalk. Lucas is thrown to the ground with two broken legs and Josh immediately calls an ambulance. As Lucas is lying on the sidewalk, unable to move he is bitten by an Aedes species mosquito which is infected with the Zika virus. A few weeks later Lucas becomes very ill with Zika. The Aedes mosquito tends to live in warm climates and experts are quite surprised that the mosquito was found in Syracuse. In fact, this is the first known case of an individual being bitten by a mosquito and infected with Zika in Syracuse. Lucas is quite upset and sues Josh both for damages related to his broken legs as well as for damages related to the Zika virus. (a) Does Lucas have a claim against Josh for damages for her broken legs? Explain fully. (b) Does Lucas have a claim against Josh for damages related to the Zika virus? Explain fully. I. Josh was driving 70 miles per hour on a windy road late at night in Syracuse, New York. The speed limit on the road was 30 miles per hour. It had rained throughout the day and the road was quite slippery. As Josh sped around a turn, he lost control of his car and hit Lucas who was walking on the sidewalk. Lucas is thrown to the ground with two broken legs and Josh immediately calls an ambulance. As Lucas is lying on the sidewalk, unable to move he is bitten by an Aedes species mosquito which is infected with the Zika virus. A few weeks later Lucas becomes very ill with Zika. The Aedes mosquito tends to live in warm climates and experts are quite surprised that the mosquito was found in Syracuse. In fact, this is the first known case of an individual being bitten by a mosquito and infected with Zika in Syracuse. Lucas is quite upset and sues Josh both for damages related to his broken legs as well as for damages related to the Zika virus. (a) Does Lucas have a claim against Josh for damages for her broken legs? Explain fully. (b) Does Lucas have a claim against Josh for damages related to the Zika virus? Explain fully.

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