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Texas Jurisprudence Exam 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED C
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OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (AD92C +t +t +t +t +t
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QUESTION 1 +t
Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship?
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ANSWER
No
QUESTION 2 +t
If there is no prior physician-
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patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treat
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ment?
ANSWER
No
QUESTION 3 +t
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?
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ANSWER
No
QUESTION 4 +t
How can one terminate a physician-
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patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment?
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ANSWER
30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
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,QUESTION 5 +t
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 6 +t
What is "proximate cause"?
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ANSWER
Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a d
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efendant liable in a civil lawsuit
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QUESTION 7 +t
What are the two components of proximate cause?
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ANSWER
Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability
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QUESTION 8 +t
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 9 +t
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 10 +t
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether s
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tandard of care was provided?
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ANSWER
,Yes
QUESTION 11 +t
Does an expert witness have to be board certified?
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ANSWER
No, board certified or eqivalent
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QUESTION 12 +t
In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required?
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ANSWER
Yes, with two exceptions
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QUESTION 13 +t
In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony?
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ANSWER
Res ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)
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QUESTION 14 +t
What are "exemplary damages"?
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ANSWER
Damages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior
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QUESTION 15 +t
Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much?
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ANSWER
$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals
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QUESTION 16 +t
Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants
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ANSWER
, No
QUESTION 17 +t
What is "proportional responsibility"?
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ANSWER
Percentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault
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QUESTION 18 +t
Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 19 +t
If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not reco
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ver damages?+t
ANSWER
If > 50%, no damages awarded
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QUESTION 20 +t
How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors?
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ANSWER
2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age
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QUESTION 21 +t
By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how?
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ANSWER
File complaint—extra 60-day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days
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QUESTION 22 +t
What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death?
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ANSWER
Exam Solution
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Texas Jurisprudence Exam 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED C
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OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (AD92C +t +t +t +t +t
)
QUESTION 1 +t
Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship?
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ANSWER
No
QUESTION 2 +t
If there is no prior physician-
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patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treat
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ment?
ANSWER
No
QUESTION 3 +t
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship?
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ANSWER
No
QUESTION 4 +t
How can one terminate a physician-
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patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment?
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ANSWER
30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
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,QUESTION 5 +t
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 6 +t
What is "proximate cause"?
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ANSWER
Prove that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a d
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efendant liable in a civil lawsuit
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QUESTION 7 +t
What are the two components of proximate cause?
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ANSWER
Cause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability
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QUESTION 8 +t
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 9 +t
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 10 +t
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether s
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tandard of care was provided?
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ANSWER
,Yes
QUESTION 11 +t
Does an expert witness have to be board certified?
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ANSWER
No, board certified or eqivalent
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QUESTION 12 +t
In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required?
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ANSWER
Yes, with two exceptions
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QUESTION 13 +t
In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony?
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ANSWER
Res ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken)
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QUESTION 14 +t
What are "exemplary damages"?
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ANSWER
Damages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior
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QUESTION 15 +t
Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much?
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ANSWER
$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals
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QUESTION 16 +t
Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants
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?
ANSWER
, No
QUESTION 17 +t
What is "proportional responsibility"?
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ANSWER
Percentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault
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QUESTION 18 +t
Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility?
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ANSWER
Yes
QUESTION 19 +t
If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not reco
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ver damages?+t
ANSWER
If > 50%, no damages awarded
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QUESTION 20 +t
How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors?
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ANSWER
2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age
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QUESTION 21 +t
By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how?
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ANSWER
File complaint—extra 60-day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days
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QUESTION 22 +t
What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death?
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ANSWER