Buisness Law Quiz 2

Question 1

Occurs when someone suffers injury because of another’s failure to live up to a required duty of care

Answer 1

Negligence 

Question 2

Involves wrongfully hurting a persons, good reputation

Answer 2

Defamation 

Question 3

Compensate the plaintive for non-Monterray aspects of the harm suffered 

Answer 3

General damages 

Question 4

In situations of______, a plaintiff is barred from recovering at all, if he/she is also at fault 

Answer 4

Contributary negligence


Question 5

The jury selection process is known ass

Answer 5

Voir Dire

Question 6

An unforeseeable, interviewing event, known as a_______, may break the casual connection between a wrongful act and a injury to another 

Answer 6

Superseding cause 

Question 7

Compensate the plaintive for quantifiable monetary losses, such as medical expenses, and lost wages 

Answer 7

Special damages

Question 8

In situations of______, both the plaintiffs and defendants fault, or computed any liability for damages, is distributed accordingly 

Answer 8

Comparative negligence

Question 9

Occurs when a person, without permission, either enters onto, above, or below the surface of property, owned by another, causes everything to enter onto property of another, or made of property of another or permits, anything to remain on property of another

Answer 9

Trespass to land

Question 10

Is an unexcused an harmful or offensive physical contact that is intentionally performed

Answer 10

Battery

Question 11

Is sworn testimony by a party to a lawsuit, or witness, recorded by authorized court official

Answer 11

Deposition

Question 12

Uses the “but – four” test to determine if the injury occurred because of the defendants act

Answer 12

Causation in fact

Question 13

Defamation that is written, or in another permanent form is known as

Answer 13

Libel

Question 14

Are written questions for which right answers are prepared and then signed under oath

Answer 14

Interrogatories

Question 15

Any act that deprived an owner of personal property or of the use of that property without the owners permission and without just cause is known as

Answer 15

Trespass to personal property

Question 16

Is a defense to a negligence action that occurs when a plaintive voluntarily enters into a risky situation, knowing the risk involved

Answer 16

Assumption of the risk

Question 17

Occurs whenever any individual wrongfully takes or harms the personal property of another

Answer 17

Conversion

Question 18

Is any intentional in and unexcused threat of immediate harmful, or offensive conduct?

Answer 18

Assault

Question 19

_________, or legal cause, exist with a connection between an act, and an injury is strong enough to justify imposing liability

Answer 19

Proximate cause

Question 20

Defamation that is done orally is known as

Answer 20

Slander