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BTM 110
Question | Answer |
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What is Tort? | A wrongful act that does not arise from a breach of contract, and is a civil act as opposed to a criminal act. |
Under Tort law, what must society do? | Through Tort law, society must compensate those who have suffered injuries as a result of the wrongful conduct of others. |
What are the two types of Tort? | A. Intentional tort and Unintentional tort. |
What does intentional tort involves? | A. Battery B. Assault |
Under intentional tort, what is the difference between battery and assault? | A. Battery: an assault that results in physical conduct or harm B. Assault: an intentional act that causes another person to be apprehensive to immediate harm. |
Under, unintentional tort, what are the four elements? | 1. Duty of 'Reasonable' Care 2. Breach of Duty of Reasonable Care 3. Causation 4. Injury |
In determining what constitutes reasonable care in the case of professionals, what do we take into account? | their training and expertise |
What does the Strict liability say? | Regardless of the degree of care (even If you were perfect or more than reasonable), you are always liable if you engage in dangerous activity. |