Tort Law Test

A violation of civil law that's the result of a breach in obligation that's caused harm to another person

• Tort

• Nuisance

• Duty

• Counterclaim

An action taken to compensate for an injury caused to a person

• Remedy

• Statute of Limitations

• Injunction

• Contingency Fee

A legal obligation to do or refrain from doing something. An individual may not use a reasonable amount of care that results in injury or harm to the plaintiff

• Liability

• Tort

• Elements

• Breach

When the legal principles and the overall rule of law are established by court decisions

• Common Law

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

• Statute of Limitations

Who normally has the burden of proving direct causation:

• Judge

• Jury

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

Who normally has the burden of disproving direct causation, when alternate liability or market share liability apply:

• Judge

• Jury

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

What is a tort?

• a criminal act
• a set of laws
• a civil wrong
• none of these

Torts can be described as...

• In a criminal law, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a crime, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a civil and criminal law, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a civil law, when a person commits a wrong.

Much of tort law is based on previous judgements called

• statutes
• common law
• tort law
• legal code

What is the type of tort in which a person accidentally harms another?

• strict liability
• intentional wrong
• negligence
• none of these