A nurse has received several summons to appear for jury duty. The nurse does not respond to the summons and throws them in the trash. The nurse is in violation of which of the following?
a. Contract law c. Criminal law
b. Tort law d. Federal law
B
A tort can be denial of a person's legal right, failure to comply with a public duty, or failure to perform
a private duty that results in harm to another. By ignoring a summons to appear for jury duty, the
nurse is in violation of a tort law.
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What will you do first?
What will be an ideal response?