Deck 14: Negligence: Damages

Question 1

An award of damages is an equitable remedy.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A/an ________ is the giving up of a claim.

Answer 2

release

Question 3

The objective of reducing awards to present value is to prevent the plaintiff from obtaining a windfall.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Joint tortfeasors are jointly and severally liable for the injury their joint enterprise caused.

Question 5

A/an ________ is an amount of money to which the recipient was not originally entitled.

Question 6

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
shifting the entire loss

Question 7

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
monetary payments to cover loss of pleasure

Question 8

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
amount a willing buyer would pay a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion

Question 9

Punitive damages are also called ________ damages.

Question 10

Plaintiffs have a duty to mitigate the damages caused by the wrongful conduct of the defendant.

Question 11

Conduct that is unreasonable but not gross or reckless is called ________ negligence.

Question 12

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
monetary payments for emotional distress

Question 13

What are the three main categories of damages?

A)compensatory, exemplary, and punitive
B)compensatory, economic, and punitive
C)actual, presumed, and assumed
D)compensatory, nominal, and punitive

Question 14

An injury is ________ when it cannot practically be divided.

Question 15

The plaintiff's health policy at work may have paid for the medical care for the injury caused by the defendant.Money from this policy is an example of a/an ________ source.

Question 16

Under joint and several liability

A)the relative fault of the plaintiff and defendant is compared
B)the plaintiff must collect damages from the defendants proportionate to their fault
C)the defendants are each liable for the entire amount of the damages
D)the defendants are each liable for their proportionate share of the damages

Question 17

Collateral sources

A)are paid by the wrongdoer
B)are independent of the wrongdoer
C)are proximately caused by the wrongdoer
D)are always offset against what the wrongdoer must pay

Question 18

The per diem argument is also called the ________ argument.

Question 19

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
calculation of money needed now to generate a certain amount in the future

Question 20

Required reductions of the plaintiff's damages award are called permissive offsets.

Question 21

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
monetary payments to restore one to the position before the injury

Question 22

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
required reduction

Question 23

What are hedonic damages, and why are some courts reluctant to grant them?

Question 24

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
a limitation or ceiling

Question 25

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
periodic payments

Question 26

What is the objective of compensatory damages?

Question 27

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
proportional reimbursement

Question 28

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
giving up a claim

Question 29

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
without fee

Question 30

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
direct or indirect financial assistance independent of the tortfeasor

Question 31

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
exemplary damages

Question 32

List some of the emotional components of pain and suffering.

Question 33

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
economic or pecuniary damages that must be alleged and proven

Question 34

What is meant by present value, and why is it needed?

Question 35

When are nominal damages awarded?

Question 36

Define damages.

Question 37

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
the defendants are responsible individually and collectively

Question 38

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
single payment to cover past and future damages

Question 39

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
fulfillment of an obligation

Question 40

MATCHING
a.compensatory damages
b.lump sum
c.special damages
d.nominal damages
e.pro bono
f.punitive damages
g.structured settlement
h.present value
i.caps
j.hedonic damages
k.fair market value
l.collateral sources
m.mandatory offset
n.joint and several liability
o.satisfaction
p.release
q.contribution
r.indemnity
s.pain and suffering damages
monetary payments in cases where the tort has resulted in no significant injury or loss

Question 41

What is the collateral source rule?

Question 42

Distinguish between contribution and indemnity.

Question 43

In property torts, what is often the measure of damages for property that is not destroyed?