Question: i just need to know If the answer is true or false 18. If the defendant has a physical handicap, then the reasonable person for

i just need to know If the answer is true or
i just need to know If the answer is true or false
18. If the defendant has a physical handicap, then the reasonable person for the reasonable person standard will be considered to have the same handicap. TF 19. In a pure comparative negligence State, Plaintiff will receive money damages no matter how much he or she was at fault or contributed to his or her injury, but the amount of the award given to the plaintiff by the jury is reduced by that percentage assessed against plaintiff. T F 20. Jane is in a partial comparative negligence State. A jury determined Jane was 51% responsible for the accident and awarding her $100,000.00 Jane can collect the award, but is reduced by 51%. TF 21. In a modified partial comparative negligence State (like New Jersey), Plaintiff's negligence for the accident and her injuries can rise as high as 50% and Plaintiff will still be allowed to recover money damages, but the award is reduced by the percentage assessed against Plaintiff. 22. John sent Mary a nasty letter calling her all types of names in it. Mary reads the letter, then shreds it. John has committed libel defamation and Mary can sue John for it. TF 23. A person's opinion, if damaging enough, can constitute a defamatory statement. TF 24. In defamation, publication" means the statement must be published in a newspaper. TF 25. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself) provides an injured plaintiff with an inference that negligence must exist where direct proof of negligence is missing. T F

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