Harvey is drinking drunk and weaving in traffic. He sideswipes a car driven by Patrick. Patrick's car is shoved off the road and into a fence. Toddler Jason was playing in his yard, just inside the fence. Aunt Emily, who is babysitting Jason, suffers a heart attack when she sees Patrick's car careening off the road and heading straight towards her nephew, Jason. Is Harvey liable, in negligence, for Aunt Emily's heart attack?
a. Yes, because his conduct was unreasonable.
b. No, but he is probably liable for an intentional tort.
c. No, because Aunt Emily suffered no legally recognizable injury.
d. No, because Harvey was not the proximate cause of Aunt Emily's heart attack.
d. No, because Harvey was not the proximate cause of Aunt Emily's heart attack.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. It reduces the need to take extensive notes b. The interviewee may feel uncomfortable c. It can refresh your memory of how the interviewee responded to certain questions d. Other members of the legal team can listen to the interview, too
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A) assault B) battery C) false imprisonment D) defamation
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A. The determination of how the law applies often depends on the presence of certain facts B. Facts are an essential element of the issue C. The outcome of the application of the law depends on the existence or absence of facts D. The determination of whether a case is on point is completely governed by the facts E. All of the above F. Answers a, b, and c above