B) False
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B) False
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A) Nominal damages.
B) Punitive damages
C) Compensatory.
D) Pain and suffering compensation.
E) Damages intended to reimburse a plaintiff for actual losses.
G) A) and D)
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A) Yes,as long as he can prove he did not know about the risks.
B) No because a professional cannot defend against a negligent suit by claiming ignorance of generally accepted principles in his or her field of expertise.
C) Yes,as long as he did not make any specific mistakes during the dental procedure.
D) Yes,as long as the dentist can prove that the risks are overstated.
E) Yes,because malpractice cases require intentional harm for a victim to prevail.
G) B) and C)
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A) A failure to live up to the standard of care a reasonable person owes to others.
B) An obligation to measure compensable losses suffered by the plaintiff.
C) The standard of care a reasonable person owes to another.
D) Actual harm,or cause in fact,which resulted from a failure to live up to a standard of care.
E) Legal cause,or the extent to which the defendant is held responsible for actions that fall short of the standard of care.
G) A) and E)
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A) Only to punish the offender.
B) To punish the offender and to deter others from committing similar offenses.
C) To punish the offender,to deter others from committing similar offenses,and to reimburse a plaintiff for his or her losses.
D) Only to reimburse a plaintiff for his or her losses.
E) Only to deter others from committing similar offenses.
G) B) and D)
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A) Nominal.
B) Punitive.
C) Compensatory.
D) Liquidated.
E) There are no such damages available.
G) C) and D)
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B) False
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A) Only that the plaintiff violated the last-clear-chance doctrine.
B) Only that the plaintiff's conduct fell below the standard of care needed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm.
C) That the plaintiff's conduct fell below the standard of care needed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm and also that the plaintiff's failure was a contributing cause to the plaintiff's injuries.
D) Only that a failure of the plaintiff was a contributing cause to the plaintiff's injury.
E) That the plaintiff's conduct fell below the standard of care needed to prevent unreasonable risk of harm;that the plaintiff's failure was a contributing cause to the plaintiff's injuries;and also that the plaintiff failed to abide by the last-clear-chance doctrine.
G) A) and B)
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A) Because of situations in which a defendant is released from liability based on the last clear chance doctrine when equity requires that the defendant bear at least some responsibility.
B) Because of situations in which a plaintiff is barred from recovery due to minimal contributory negligence.
C) In order to assist a defendant in defending against unfounded claims.
D) In order to assist a plaintiff in avoiding the assumption of the risk doctrine.
E) In order to assist a defendant in avoiding the assumption of the risk doctrine.
G) D) and E)
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A) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur did not apply because it only applies in contractual cases.
B) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied.
C) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur did not apply because there was insufficient proof that the type of accident at issue would not normally happen in the absence of negligence.
D) That the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur did not apply because there was insufficient proof that the dock at issue was in the exclusive control of the defendants.
E) That whether or not the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied should be decided by the jury.
G) C) and D)
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A) Yes because she had not yet started zip lining but after she actually grabbed the line,the company would no longer be held responsible.
B) Yes,because a fall due to a faulty handrail was not the type of risk Louisa thought she was assuming.
C) No because of Louisa's implied assumption of the risk.
D) No because Louisa fell on her own.
E) No because of Louisa's express assumption of the risk.
G) C) and D)
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A) Claudia and Sam had a duty to go to the aid of the divers in peril only if Rogerio refused to do so.
B) Claudia and Sam had a duty to assist the divers in peril only if they were acquainted prior to the dive with the divers who were in peril.They had no duty to help strangers.
C) Claudia and Sam did not have a duty to go to the aid of the divers in peril unless they were the first to see the problem.
D) Neither Claudia nor Sam had a duty to go to the aid of the divers who were in peril.
E) Sam and Claudia had a duty to help the divers who were in peril if personal safety was involved but not if the only issue was damage to property.
G) C) and D)
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A) Proving reasonableness.
B) Seeking damages.
C) Arguing assumption of the risk.
D) A defendant paying a prevailing plaintiff's legal fees.
E) Receiving punitive damages.
G) All of the above
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A) Malfeasance
B) Physician guilty
C) Malpractice
D) Mistake
E) Physician liability
G) C) and D)
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A) Rogerio is liable for Sam's injuries under the danger invites rescue doctrine.
B) Rogerio is liable for Sam's injuries only if he made them worse by not getting Sam medical attention on a timely basis.
C) Rogerio is not liable for Sam's injuries because the shark attack constituted a superseding cause of the injuries.
D) Rogerio is not liable for Sam's injuries because Sam had no legal duty to come to the aid of the other divers.
E) Rogerio is not liable for Sam's injuries because Sam assumed the risk of harm.
G) B) and D)
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A) Nominal.
B) Exemplary.
C) Compensatory.
D) Punitives.
E) Quantum.
G) A) and C)
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A) Dynamite blasting in a populated area.
B) Babysitting.
C) Operating an airplane.
D) Driving a vehicle.
E) Burning trash.
G) C) and D)
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