CHPPP 9

Generally, torts law is governed by:

Which of the following is not true of strict liability?

The civil counterpart to theft is:

The Communications Decency Act of 1996:

Chelsea's house is for sale and she is selling it through a real estate agent. The house is listed and any licensed agent may show the house by using the special accessible key in a lockbox on the front porch. Stan is a licensed agent and brings Paula into the home to show it for a possible sale while Chelsea is not home. Stan and Paula would be considered:

Which of the following is not a defense to defamation?

Assumption of risk is a defense to

Carl Critic has just announced his choices of the worst Hollywood actresses of the year and Stella Starr has been named the worst of the worst. Carl's announcement, made in his weekly column titled "Random Musings by Carl Critic" and published in the local paper, claims that he believes her to have the least amount of talent in the movie industry and that she "can't act her way out of a paper bag". When Stella reads Carl's column she immediately starts to cry hysterically and then decides to sue him. Does she have a valid case of libel?

One who commits a tort is called the:

Finley is a United States Senator. While at a friend's wedding he comments that another senator, Glen, is corrupt and is an alcoholic and drug addict. A reporter overhears this statement and includes the conversation in a written report that is published in the state's largest newspaper. Glen is called before a Senate investigatory committee and his reputation is permanently scarred. Is Finley guilty of defamation?

Which of the following is not a general category of torts?

Product liability law arises from:

To which of the following would a dram shop law apply?

Which of the following situations is not a situation in which strict liability applies?

In Belanger v. Swift Transportation, Inc., after Belanger had an accident driving a company vehicle, the accident was reported to a government website. Belanger claimed that Swift acted with malice and lost any reference related privilege by reporting information to a third party website.

Bill is a lab technician and in charge of safety inspections and injury prevention due to faulty equipment at a university chemistry lab. One morning, as a result of his inspection, Bill discovers a gas burner with a broken valve. Bill gets distracted and fails to put an "OUT OF ORDER/DO NOT USE" sign on the faulty burner. When the morning class arrives, Halle uses the faulty burner and is burned when it catches fire. Bill's negligence is based on:

The highest and most comprehensive duty owed by a landowner to a person on their property is to a:

Which of the following will be a valid defense in a strict products liability case?

) Mike has admired Monica for a long time and has wanted to date her but is too shy around girls to ask. He is a football player with a reputation of being the toughest player on the team. Monica is scared of Mike because of his size and reputation. One day Mike summons the courage and approaches Monica who has her back to him and doesn't know he's there. He puts his arms around her and gives her a gentile kiss before letting go. He can't believe what he did, apologizes and runs away. Monica is slightly shaken but physically unharmed. Mike has committed:

Lindsay is Jon's manager and calls him into her office after everyone else has gone home for the day. She closes the door and tells Jon that he is a thief and that he must return items that he stole from the company. In fact, Jon is extremely honest and has never stolen anything in his life. He is extremely upset and starts to feel sick.

A commercial airliner has crashed in the middle of the Atlantic. The cause of the crash has been proven to be a wrongly installed part in one of the engines during routine maintenance. If a negligence law suit is brought against the airlines, it will be based on:

In a products liability case, the plaintiff may pursue legal remedies against the seller under any of the following categories except:

In which of the following situations would res ipsa loquiter likely apply?

The fact that the actual negligent act must directly cause the injury is called the:

Which of the following scenarios would most likely result in strict liability?

The merchant's privilege with regard to shoplifters requires each of the following except:

Bill is a lab technician and in charge of safety inspections and injury prevention due to faulty equipment at a university chemistry lab and Bill's job includes the repair of faulty equipment. One morning, as a result of his inspection, Bill discovers a gas burner with a broken valve and does a very poor job of repairing it, using techniques not considered proper or acceptable. When the morning class arrives, Halle uses the faulty burner and is burned when it catches fire. Bill's negligence is based on:

Amanda is driving towards a busy intersection. As she goes through the intersection she looks down and reaches to adjust the radio in her car. She runs a red light and hits another car which then runs into a utility pole, knocking it down and causing a power loss in a 3-mile radius. It takes the utility company 48 hours to restore electricity to the area because of a strike by the utility union. Kimberly sues Amanda because all the food in her refrigerator and freezer spoiled due to the power outage. What will the result be?

The point at which liability for negligence stops is called:

Rita Reporter works for a major news network and has been assigned to investigate a story about a woman's death in a small town. She interviews police and other public officials and the investigation is pointing to the woman's ex-husband. When she reports live on the air, she states that the investigation is ongoing; however, the ex-husband is the prime suspect. In fact, the police have just ruled out the ex-husband but she hasn't yet been informed of that fact. The next day, the ex-husband is fired, his new wife moves out and friends are now refusing to talk with him.