accident attorney Personal Injury Law Fundamentals 2

Question 1

Which element of negligence requires a direct link between the defendant's conduct and the plaintiff's injury?

Accepted Answer

Causation

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Duty

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Breach

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Damages

Question 2

What is the 'eggshell skull' (thin skull) rule in personal injury law?

Accepted Answer

Defendants take plaintiffs as they find them, even with pre-existing vulnerabilities

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Plaintiffs must disclose all prior injuries

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Defendants are only liable for foreseeable injuries

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Plaintiffs cannot recover for pre-existing conditions

Question 3

What does 'proximate cause' mean in a negligence claim?

Accepted Answer

The defendant's breach was a foreseeable cause of the type of harm that occurred

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The defendant physically caused the injury

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The plaintiff was closest to the accident scene

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The injury occurred immediately after the breach

Question 4

What is a 'tortfeasor' in personal injury law?

Accepted Answer

A person or entity that commits a tort

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A type of personal injury claim

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A court-appointed mediator

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A defense attorney

Question 5

Which doctrine allows a plaintiff to recover even if partially at fault, reducing recovery by their percentage of fault?

Accepted Answer

Pure comparative negligence

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Contributory negligence

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Assumption of risk

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Last clear chance

Question 6

What is 'assumption of risk' as a defense in personal injury cases?

Accepted Answer

The plaintiff voluntarily accepted a known risk inherent in an activity

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The defendant assumed the plaintiff's medical bills

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Both parties agreed to arbitrate

Answer

The plaintiff failed to wear protective equipment