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Negligence Duty
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Defenses to Formation
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In a pure comparative-negligence jurisdiction, Plaintiff has $100,000 in damages and is 30 percent at fault. Defendan...
In a pure comparative-negligence jurisdiction, Plaintiff has $100,000 in damages and is 30 percent at fault. Defendant is 70 percent at fault. What recovery is most likely? Pure comparative negligence allows reduced reco...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
In a traditional contributory-negligence jurisdiction, Plaintiff negligently fails to look before crossing and is 5 p...
In a traditional contributory-negligence jurisdiction, Plaintiff negligently fails to look before crossing and is 5 percent responsible for a car accident. Defendant is 95 percent responsible. What is the usual effect of...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
Plaintiff is 55 percent at fault and Defendant is 45 percent at fault. In a modified comparative-negligence jurisdict...
...fault and Defendant is 45 percent at fault. In a modified comparative-negligence jurisdiction that bars recovery when plaintiff fault exceeds 50 percent, what result? Modified comparative negligence can operate as a thre...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
Plaintiff signs a clear release for ordinary negligence before renting a recreational kayak. The rental company knowi...
Plaintiff signs a clear release for ordinary negligence before renting a recreational kayak. The rental company knowingly provides a cracked life vest that violates a safety rule, and Plaintiff drowns after the vest fail...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
A climber signed a release before joining a guided rock-climbing trip. The release stated that climbing is dangerous...
...lease and assumption of risk bar all recovery. Climber sues Guide for negligence. Discuss express and implied assumption of risk and any limits on the defense. Tests assumption of risk, releases, ordinary sport risks, an...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
A cyclist rode at night without a headlight, in violation of a safety ordinance. Driver, while texting, drifted into...
...onds before impact. Cyclist suffered a broken leg and sues Driver for negligence. Driver asserts contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and negligence per se based on the missing headlight. Analyze the defenses...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
Defendant negligently causes a fire. Plaintiff runs into the smoke to rescue a child and is injured. Plaintiff acted...
...its plaintiff-fault defenses against reasonable rescuers. Restatement negligence defenses principles
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Plaintiff knowingly rides in a race car during a sanctioned amateur race and is injured when another driver makes an...
...makes an ordinary risky passing move. Plaintiff sues that driver for negligence. Which defense is strongest? Implied assumption of risk focuses on known inherent risks. Restatement negligence defenses principles
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A driver negligently crashed into a utility pole, causing live wires to fall across a sidewalk. Rescuer saw a pedestr...
...ed the risk and was contributorily negligent. Rescuer sues Driver for negligence. Analyze the rescue doctrine and plaintiff-fault defenses. Tests rescue doctrine, assumption of risk, and unreasonable rescue conduct. Rest...
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
A passenger rode with Friend after seeing Friend drink several beers. Passenger did not wear an available seatbelt. F...
...Passenger sues Friend. Friend asserts assumption of risk, comparative negligence, and a seatbelt/nonuse defense. Analyze each defense and the likely effect on damages. Tests knowing ride-with-impaired-driver facts, compa...
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A restaurant negligently served contaminated soup. Patron became ill but ignored a doctor's instruction to take inexp...
...equences. Tests avoidable consequences and mitigation after defendant negligence. Restatement negligence defenses principles
Citations: Restatement negligence defenses principles
A statute requires pedestrians to use a marked crosswalk. Plaintiff crossed outside the crosswalk to avoid a collapsi...
...g scaffold and was hit by Defendant's speeding car. Defendant asserts negligence per se against Plaintiff. What is Plaintiff's strongest response? Negligence-per-se defenses may be defeated by recognized excuses. Restate...
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Defendant negligently cuts Plaintiff's arm. Plaintiff unreasonably refuses a simple, low-risk treatment that would ha...
...scarring? Mitigation concerns post-injury avoidable harm. Restatement negligence defenses principles
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Plaintiff encounters a clearly icy sidewalk outside a store, chooses to run across it to save time, slips, and sues t...
...vious-risk conduct is commonly tested as plaintiff fault. Restatement negligence defenses principles
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Plaintiff is injured in a car crash. Defendant proves Plaintiff unreasonably failed to wear an available seatbelt and...
...tbelt defenses are typically limited to enhanced damages. Restatement negligence defenses principles
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A diversity negligence case is tried in federal court sitting in the forum state. The defendant invokes a state statu...
A diversity negligence case is tried in federal court sitting in the forum state. The defendant invokes a state statutory immunity that applies if the plaintiff was a "covered worker" at the time of injury. The state's c...
Citations: Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, Hanna v. Plumer
After the plaintiff is harmed, the plaintiff sues and the defendant denies legal responsibility. One material fact su...
After the plaintiff is harmed, the plaintiff sues and the defendant denies legal responsibility. One material fact supports relief while another triggers a limitation under the governing rule. One fact supports relief...
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Torts, Restatement (Third) of Torts