RMIN 4000 Test 4 Brown with Complete Solutions!

Legal wrong - ANSWER-a violation of a person's legal rights, or a failure to perform a legal duty owed to a certain person or to society as a whole types of legal wrong - ANSWER-crime, breach of contract, tort Tort - ANSWER-a legal wrong for which the court allows a remedy in the form of monetary damages Plaintiff - ANSWER-the person who is injured Tortfeasor - ANSWER-the alleged wrongdoer three categories of tort - ANSWER-intentional, strict liability, negligence Intentional tort - ANSWER-intentional act or omission resulting in harm or injury to another person or damage to their property examples of intentional tort - ANSWER-libel, slander, invasion of property, assault, battery Strict liability - ANSWER-liability imposed regardless of negligence or fault examples of strict liability - ANSWER-defective products, damages caused by animals, hazardous activities, workers compensation negligence - ANSWER-failure to exercise the standard of care required by law to protect others from an unreasonable risk of harm Standard of care - ANSWER-based on the care required by a reasonably prudent person elements of negligence - ANSWER-duty, breach, causation, damages Compensatory damages - ANSWER-compensate the victim for losses actually incurred Special damages - ANSWER-provide compensation for medical expenses, lost earnings, or property damages G