Unit 3 - Tort Claims Terminology

Question 1

What tort law terminology means “money allotted by Congress for a specific purpose” (example: military member’s paycheck)?

Answer 1

Appropriated Funds

Question 2

What tort law terminology means “damages resulting from an action by the enemy or by US armed forces engaged in, or in immediate preparation for, impending armed confilct”?

Answer 2

Combat Activities

Question 3

What tort law terminology means “rule applied by some states, which measures negligence in terms of percentage of liability, and limits each party’s recovery to the percentage caused by the other party”?

Answer 3

Comparative Negligence

Question 4

What tort law terminology means “an agreed settlement to a claim based upon the facts, the law, and the application of the law to those facts”?

Answer 4

Compromise

Question 5

What tort law terminology means “when a party presenting a claim were negligent, some states prohibit parties from recovering an amount”?

Answer 5

Contributory Negligence

Question 6

What tort law terminology means “when a claim is presented against a party, who has already presented a claim”?

Answer 6

Counterclaim

Question 7

What tort law terminology means “an individual, partneship, corporation, or government party against whom the US has a claim”?

Answer 7

Debtor