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Question 20

The actual cause of negligence is sometimes called the "but for" event that is a breach of duty on the part of the defendant

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Question 19

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Question 19

Under common law, extortion could only be committed by a government official, who corruptly collected an unlawful fee under color of office

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Question 18

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Question 18

The concern over reasonableness and standards of care are elements of negligence theory.

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Question 17

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Question 17

Under common law, extortion could only be committed by a government official, who corruptly collected an unlawful fee under color of office

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Question 16

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Question 16

Under criminal law, if a responsible officer in a corporation has directed an act of corruption, the corporation will be held liable for it.

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Question 15

The failure to warn a potential user of possible hazards can make a product defective under Restatement, Section 402A, whether unreasonably dangerous or even unavoidably unsafe.

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Question 14

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Question 14

The law of negligence requires us to behave with due regard for the unforeseeable consequences of our actions in order to avoid reasonable risks of injury

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Question 13

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Question 13

The theory of caveat emptor governed the consumer law from the early eighteenth century until the early twentieth century

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Question 12

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Question 12

The word tort is derived from the French word tortum, which means twisted or crooked.

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Question 11

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Question 11

Tort law is more concerned than criminal law about the reasons for a defendant's actions

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Question 10

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Question 10

Which of the following is true about the dimensions of tort liability?

Option A

• The law condemns every act that ultimately results in injury.

Option B

b.Most tort suits rely on intentional fault.

Option C

1. Since tort law focuses on injury to the plaintiff, it is more concerned than criminal law about the reasons for the defendant's actions.

Option D

The most obvious standard is willful conduct.

Option E

Tort law, including strict liability, relies on standards of fault, or blameworthiness

Question 9

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Question 9

Tom, Dick, and Harry decide to rob a supermarket. While Tom buys a car to be used as the getaway, only Dick and Harry rob the supermarket after which all three flee in the car. Only Dick and Harry can be convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery

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Question 8

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Question 8

The Restatement says recovery under strict liability is limited to "physical harm thereby caused to the ultimate user or consumer, or to his property," but not other losses and not economic losses.

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Strict liability is liability without proof of negligence and without privity

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Question 6

Products liability refers to a separate theory of liability.

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Question 5

In practice, a person asserting a claim for breach of warranty will have a good chance of success under an express warranty or implied warranty theory of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Question 4

The seriousness of a crime is defined by the nature or duration of the punishment set out in the statute.

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Question 3

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Question 3

In a typical products-liability case, _____.

Option A

three legal theories are asserted- two contract theories and one tort theory

Option B

the contract theory is negligence, governed by the common law

Option C

the contract theory of negligence is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code

Option D

the strict products policy is considered a contract theory

Option E

the tort theories are governed by the common law

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In a strict liability case, the plaintiff does not need to show "fault" (or negligence).

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A defense to a plaintiff's action in tort where the plaintiff has knowingly and voluntarily entered into a hazardous activity which results in injury is known as _____.

Option A

causation in fact

Option B

assumption of risk

Option C

res ipsa loquitur

Option D

negligence of plaintiff

Option E

negligence per se