Matchthe most appropriate term to the definition.

Question

A. An employer isrequired to pay the medical bills of a pedestrianwho was struck by the employer’s employee, who was driving the company vehicle on company time
B. A plaintiff’ssuit against a defendant issuccessful, but the verdictis cut in half because the plaintiff’s own actions helped produce the injury
C. The buildingof a company that manufactures highly toxic chemicals is struck by lightning and the fumes escapeinto a nearby community. Resulting lawsuits use this theory
D. An employer isresponsible for the injuriesof the employee at the worksite, regardless of the fact that the employer was notat fault
E. A person with his back to the window is injured when he is struck by a baseball thrown by a nearbypracticing team. He wants to sue for his injuriesbut can’t prove how the accidenthappenedbecausehe didn’t seeit happen
F. A widely readnewspaper prints a story without first investigating the accuracy of the information.Because of the story, several persons’ careers are irreparablydamaged
G. A person whois driving causesanaccidentbydriving too fast for road conditions that suddenlydeveloped
H. A former employervoluntarily contactsotherpotential employersandstates that the formeremployeewas fired for chargesof theft. (Thesechargeswere never proven to be true.)
I. A persongoesswimming in a lakewhere there are also boats operating. The swimmer tries to avoid a boat but isstruck when the boat doesn’t change its course
J. Any communicationthat ismade to a third party that is false and lowers the third party’sopinionabout the personwho is the subject of the communication
K. A rock group fan goes to a concert at an arena that has festival seating (seats are not assigned and are first-come, first-served). The fan is trampled to death by the crowd
L. A robber points a gun at a bank teller, and the fear ofbeing shot causes the teller to have a heartattack
M. A plaintiff’ssuit against a defendant isdismissed because the plaintiff’s own actions helpedproduce the injury
N. A doctor leaves a sponge in a patient’sbody during surgery
O. A person who is driving after drinking causesan accident by driving 40 miles perhour over the speed limit in the middle of a snowstormon a heavily travelled road
P. A person acts even though she isaware that her action will almost certainly injure someone else
Q. The requirement that all persons act carefullyafter evaluating the potential risks ofconduct
R. The physicalarea that a reasonable person mustevaluate when identifying all potential risks of the situation
S. A company manufactures highly toxic chemicals
T. A student shoots a rubberband at a friend. Another person isstruck in the eye and injured

Answer 1

A. _respondeat superior_
B. comparativenegligence
C. strict liability
D. workers’ compensation
E. _res ipsa loquitur_
F. libel
G. negligence
H. slander
I. last clear chance
J. defamation
K. assumption ofrisk
L. assault
M. contributory negligence
N. battery
O. gross negligence
P. intentional tort
Q. standard ofcare
R. zone ofdanger
S. ultrahazardousactivity
T. transferred intent