Chapter 11

Question 1

Negligence

Answer 1

a careless act that causes harm to another

Question 2

Result

Answer 2

not all injuries or damage will be compensated

Question 3

Reasonable care

Answer 3

the care that a reasonable person would exhibit in a similar situation

Question 4

Reasonable person

Answer 4

the standard used to judge whether a person’s conduct in a particular situation is negligent

Question 5

Remoteness of damage

Answer 5

whether the actual harm suffered was reasonably foreseeable or not

Question 6

Thin skull rule

Answer 6

the principle that a defendant is liable for the full extent of a plaintiff’s injury even where a prior vulnerability makes the harm more serious than it otherwise might be

Question 7

Pure economic loss

Answer 7

financial loss that results from a negligent act where there has been no accompanying property or personal injury damage to the person claiming the loss

Question 8

Professional

Answer 8

someone engaged in an occupation, usually governed by a professional body, requiring the exercise of special knowledge, education and skill

Question 9

Third party

Answer 9

one who is not a party to an agreement

Question 10

Product liability

Answer 10

liability relating to the design, manufacture, or sale of the product

Question 11

Strict liability

Answer 11

the principle that liability will be imposed irrespective of proof of negligence