Question 1

Precise Engineering Corporation has a contract with Quik Mart Stores to provide customized software for Quik's inventory control system. Retail Outlets, Inc., Quik's competitor, induces Sam, a Precise subcon?trac?tor who is writing code for the Quik software, to delay delivery of the code for one week. As a result, Precise's delivery of the software is delayed, and Quik sustains $500,000 in lost profits. On what ground could Quik recover damages from Retail Outlets?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Precise Engineering Corporation has a contract with...

Question 2

Ralph, a van driver for Speedy Delivery Company, causes a multi-vehicle accident on a city street. Ralph and Speedy are liable to

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The answer of Ralph, a van driver for Speedy Delivery...

Question 3

Duffy is a passenger in a car that Caleb is driving when an accident occurs. Both Caleb and Duffy are emotionally rattled, but neither is physically hurt. Caleb is not liable to Dufy on a negligence theory because

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The answer of Duffy is a passenger in a car...

Question 4

A Rhode Island state statute requires machinery in industrial plants to include automatic shut-off switches accessible to each employee working on the machine. Steel Company's equipment does not have the switches. Trudy, a Steel employee, suffers an injury that an accessible shut-off switch would have prevented. Trudy's best theory for recovery is

Accepted Answer

Trudy's best theory for recovery is based on negligence because Steel Company violated the Rhode Island state statute by not providing automatic shut-off switches, which would have prevented Trudy's injury. As a result, Steel Company breached its duty to provide a safe working environment for its employees, and this breach of duty caused Trudy's injury.

Question 5

Oakley posts a defamatory remark about Pierre in "Roominate," an online social network maintained by SocNet, Inc., an Internet service provider. Most likely to be held liable for the remark will be

Accepted Answer

Oakley is the one who posted the defamatory remark and therefore, is most likely to be held liable for it. The other options do not bear the primary responsibility for the action.

Question 6

After two years of research and the investment of considerable funds, Coast-to-Coast Company (CC) develops a new product that it hopes will produce substantial profits. CC learns that a competitor, National Sales, Inc., has made and begun to sell a nearly identical prod?uct. CC learns from a reliable source that National paid a CC employee to obtain the plans for CC's product while it was in development. What legal re?course does CC have against National?

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The answer of After two years of research and the...

Question 7

Liu enters Mountain Triathlon, an athletic competition in which Liu has never competed. Regarding the risk of injury, Liu assumes the risks

Accepted Answer

When Liu enters a Mountain Triathlon, he assumes the risks that are normally associated with it. This means that he accepts the risks of injury that are typically associated with participating in this type of athletic competition, such as muscle strains, sprains, or falls. He does not assume risks that are different from the norm or greater than what is expected, nor risks that are not in any way attributable to the triathlon.

Question 8

George has a badly infected right foot. Herb, George's physician, prescribes amputation. George agrees. During the operation, Herb amputates the left foot. In George's suit against Herb, George's best theory for recovery is

Accepted Answer

The answer of George has a badly infected right foot....

Question 9

Richard is an avid baseball fan and attends baseball games whenever he can. Richard considers himself an expert on all things, including risks, related to baseball. One day a ball flies into the stands, hits Richard in the head and seriously injures him. Richard can probably successfully win a case against the sports stadium based on

Accepted Answer

The answer of Richard is an avid baseball fan and...

Question 10

Jean is playing a video game on a defective disk that melts in her game player, starting a fire that injures her hands. Jean files a suit against K-Tech, Inc., the game's manufacturer. K-Tech is held liable under the doctrine of strict liability. A significant appli?cation of this doctrine is in the area of

Accepted Answer

The doctrine of strict liability applies in product liability cases. This means that a manufacturer can be held liable for injuries caused by a defective product regardless of whether they were negligent or not. In this case, Jean was injured by a defective disk created by K-Tech, making them liable for her injuries under the doctrine of strict liability in product liability law.

Question 11

An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific condition for the protection of patrons. Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment. Keely, a patron, is injured. Jack's has committed

Accepted Answer

Jack's Fun Park has committed negligence by failing to maintain its equipment in accordance with state statute for the protection of its patrons. As a result of this breach of duty, Keely was injured.

Question 12

Frank slips and falls on Guy's Harbor Tour Boat and is injured. Frank files a suit against Guy's for $500,000. If Frank is 20 percent at fault and Guy's is 80 percent, under the "50 percent rule" comparative neg?ligence principles, Frank would recover

Accepted Answer

Under the 50 percent rule comparative negligence principles, a plaintiff cannot recover damages if he or she is 50 percent or more at fault. Since Frank is only 20 percent at fault, he can still recover damages, but they will be reduced by his percentage of fault. Therefore, he would recover $400,000, which is 80 percent of the $500,000 damages he claimed.

Quiz 4: Torts and Cyber Torts