CP Torts and Personal Injury Questions and Answers

Question 1

A delivery driver, while looking at their phone, runs a red light and hits a pedestrian who was crossing the street legally.
The pedestrian suffers a broken leg and incurs $50,000 in medical bills.
In a negligence claim against the driver, which element is BEST demonstrated by the driver looking at their phone and running the red light?

Accepted Answer

Breach of Duty

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Damages

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Proximate Cause

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Duty of Care

Question 2

Which of the following legal theories would most likely apply to a case where a person is injured by a tiger that escaped from a private, licensed sanctuary, regardless of the precautions the owner took to secure the enclosure?

Accepted Answer

Strict Liability

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Res ipsa loquitur

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Negligence per se

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Intentional Tort

Question 3

In a personal injury lawsuit in a state that follows the doctrine of pure comparative negligence, a jury finds the plaintiff was 70% at fault for their own injuries and the defendant was 30% at fault. The total damages are determined to be $100,000. Which of the following outcomes is correct?

Accepted Answer

The plaintiff recovers $30,000.

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The plaintiff recovers nothing because they were more than 50% at fault.

Answer

The plaintiff recovers the full $100,000.

Answer

The plaintiff recovers $70,000.

Question 4

A store security guard has a reasonable suspicion that a customer has shoplifted. The guard stops the customer and escorts them to a back room. The guard locks the door and refuses to let the customer leave for three hours, long after it has become clear the customer did not steal anything. The customer may have a valid claim against the store for which intentional tort?

Accepted Answer

False Imprisonment

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Battery

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Assault

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Malicious Prosecution

Question 5

The legal doctrine of *respondeat superior* is most closely associated with which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

An employer is vicariously liable for the wrongful acts of an employee acting within the scope of their employment.

Answer

The thing speaks for itself.

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A person is liable for damages caused by their own negligence.

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A manufacturer is liable for injuries caused by a defective product.

Question 6

A plaintiff in a personal injury case resulting from a car accident introduces evidence of their past and future medical bills, as well as lost wages from being unable to work. These types of quantifiable monetary losses are best categorized as:

Accepted Answer

Special damages

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Punitive damages

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General damages

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Nominal damages