Legal Nurse Consultant Exam study
guide Questions & Answers Updated
2026
CollateralBSourceBRuleB-
BAnswertheBdefendantBcannotBintroduceBanyBevidenceBthatBshowsBtheBinjuredBpartyBhasBrec
eivedBcompensationBfromBotherBcollateralBsources,BsuchBasBmaintainingBhealthBinsuranceBcov
erageBtoBpayBforBallBorBoartBofBdamages.
PersonalBInjuryBProtectionB(PIP)B-
BAnswerAutomobileBinsuranceBthatBpaysBforBmedical,Bhospital,BandBfuneralBcostsBofBtheBinsur
ed'sBfamilyBandBpassengers,BregardlessBofBfault
judgmentBproofB-
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dgment
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eryBinBproportionBtoBtheBplaintiff'sBdegreeBofBfault,BratherBthanBbarringBrecoveryBcompletely.
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dBsuffering,Bfear,BorBembarrassment.
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endantBwasBoppressive,BfraudulentBorBmaliciousBinBbehavior.
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anotherBparty.
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rgeonBoperatingBinBtheBwrongBpatient
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nt,BtoBpreventBtheBunjustBenrichmentBofBoneBparty.BForBexample,BthisBcontractBexistsBtoBpro
videBemergencyBtreatmentBforBanBunconsciousBpatient.
HedonicBdamagesB-
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ticBdamages
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BAnswerInsuranceBthatBcoversBlossesBaboveBanBattachmentBpoint,BbelowBwhichBthereBisBusua
llyBanotherBinsuranceBpolicyBorBaBself-insuredBretention.
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BAnswertheBdefendantBcannotBintroduceBanyBevidenceBthatBshowsBtheBinjuredBpartyBhasBrec
eivedBcompensationBfromBotherBcollateralBsources
guide Questions & Answers Updated
2026
CollateralBSourceBRuleB-
BAnswertheBdefendantBcannotBintroduceBanyBevidenceBthatBshowsBtheBinjuredBpartyBhasBrec
eivedBcompensationBfromBotherBcollateralBsources,BsuchBasBmaintainingBhealthBinsuranceBcov
erageBtoBpayBforBallBorBoartBofBdamages.
PersonalBInjuryBProtectionB(PIP)B-
BAnswerAutomobileBinsuranceBthatBpaysBforBmedical,Bhospital,BandBfuneralBcostsBofBtheBinsur
ed'sBfamilyBandBpassengers,BregardlessBofBfault
judgmentBproofB-
BAnswerwhenBtheBdefendantBdoesBnotBhaveBsufficientBmoneyBorBotherBassetsBtoBpayBtheBju
dgment
ForensicBPathologistB-
BAnswerInBaBwrongfulBdeathBclaim,BthisBexpertBoffersBjudgmentBavmboutBtheBcauseBofBdeat
h.
ComparativeBnegligenceB-
BAnswerABruleBinBtortBlaw,BusedBinBtheBmajorityBofBstates,BthatBreducesBtheBplaintiff'sBrecov
eryBinBproportionBtoBtheBplaintiff'sBdegreeBofBfault,BratherBthanBbarringBrecoveryBcompletely.
Example-BseatBbeltBdefense
SpecialBDamagesB-BAnswercompensationBforBout-of-
pocketBexpenses,BforBmedicalBcare,BhomeBcareBservices,BlostBwages
GeneralBDamagesB-
BAnswerBasedBuponBseverityBofBdamagesBandBimpactBonBplaintiff'sBlife.BMayBincludeBpainBan
dBsuffering,Bfear,BorBembarrassment.
puntitiveBdamagesB-
BAnswerAlsoBcalledBExemplaryBdamages.BPlaintiffBmayBreceiveBthisBitBit'sBdeterminedBtheBdef
endantBwasBoppressive,BfraudulentBorBmaliciousBinBbehavior.
, LossBofBConsortiumBClaimB-
BAnswerAnBuninjuredBspouseBmayBmakeBaBclaimBforBlossBofBservice,BcareBandBsupport,BlossB
ofBlove,BsexualBrelations,BforBinjuriesBtoBhisBspouse.
AssumptionBofBRiskB-
BAnswerABdefenseBagainstBnegligenceBthatBcanBbeBusedBwhenBtheBplaintiffBwasBawareBofBaB
dangerBandBvoluntarilyBassumedBtheBriskBofBinjuryBfromBthatBdanger.
VicariousBLiabilityB-
BAnswerLegalBdoctrineBunderBwhichBaBpartyBcanBbeBheldBliableBforBtheBwrongfulBactionsBofB
anotherBparty.
BorrowedBservantBdoctrineB-
BAnsweraBspecialBapplicationBofBrespondeatBsuperiorBinBwhichBanBemployerBlendsBanBemploy
eeBtoBsomeoneBelse.
ResBIpsaBLoquiturB-
BAnswertheBthingBspeaksBforBitself,BtheBfactsBsupportBtheBclaimBofBnegligence,BsuchBasBaBsu
rgeonBoperatingBinBtheBwrongBpatient
QuasiBContractB-
BAnswerAnBobligationBorBcontractBimposedBbyBlawB(aBcourt),BinBtheBabsenceBofBanBagreeme
nt,BtoBpreventBtheBunjustBenrichmentBofBoneBparty.BForBexample,BthisBcontractBexistsBtoBpro
videBemergencyBtreatmentBforBanBunconsciousBpatient.
HedonicBdamagesB-
BAnswerAwardedBtoBcompensateBplaintiffBforBtheBlossBofBenjoymentBofBlife;BalsoBcalledBholis
ticBdamages
ExcessBcoverageB-
BAnswerInsuranceBthatBcoversBlossesBaboveBanBattachmentBpoint,BbelowBwhichBthereBisBusua
llyBanotherBinsuranceBpolicyBorBaBself-insuredBretention.
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BAnswertheBdefendantBcannotBintroduceBanyBevidenceBthatBshowsBtheBinjuredBpartyBhasBrec
eivedBcompensationBfromBotherBcollateralBsources