Define negligence

What will be an ideal response?


Breach of a standard of care that is the proximate and legal cause of injury to another.

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InIzell v. Union Carbide Corporation, the court held that?

A. ?both the compensatory damages and punitive damages awards were clearly excessive, considering that Mr. Izell was 85 at the time of the lawsuit. B. ?it was improper for the jury to consider Union Carbide's net worth in deliberating on the punitive damages award. C. ?the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict, as well as the compensatory damage award of $30 million and punitive damage award of $6 million, against Union Carbide. D. ?the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict, as well as the compensatory damage award of $30 million and punitive damage award of $6 million, against Union Carbide.

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The affidavit signed by the personal representative at the end of informal probate proceedings to close the estate and to be discharged must verify all of the following EXCEPT:?

A. All assets of the estate have been distributed in full to the persons entitled to them.? B. All federal and state taxes have been paid.? C. A notice to creditors was published more than six months before the date of the affidavit.? D. ?A copy of the affidavit was mailed to all distributees of the estate.

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What percentage of people in the United States do not have a will (approximate)?

a. 3% b. 5% c. 5% d. 5%

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A bankruptcy estate is not a legal entity separate from the debtor, like a probate estate in the field of trusts and estates

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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