1) The purpose of tort law is to punish criminal wrongdoers
True/ False
2) "Perpetrator" is the term for a person who commits a tort
True/ False
3) Superior Fitness Club's marketing strategies are highly successful and entice many of Tone-Up Health Club's members to change clubs, some of whom have breached their contracts with Tone-Up. Superior is liable for
a. appropriation
b. conversion
c. no tort
d. tortious interference with a contract
4) Under the theory of negligence, the general duty of reasonable care requires a careless act
True/False
5) Causation in fact, or actual cause, exists if an injury would not have occurred without the defendant's act
True/ False
6) In a comparative negligence state, if a plaintiff is found to be 30 percent negligent, the award against the defendant will be reduced by 70 percent.
True/ False
7) The basis for applying strict liability is an intentional wrongful act
True/False
8) Katy and Jake's child suffers from lead poisoning after inhaling old dust from chips of lead paint in their apartment. Katy and Jake may
a. Sue any lead paint manufacturer that they can show contributed to the lead paint under the doctrine of contributory negligence
b. Sue all lead paint manufacturers who manufactured paint from the date the house was built until lead paint was discontinued under the doctrine of market share liability
c. Sue the lead paint manufacturers with the deepest pockets under the doctrine of market share liability
d. Sue only the lead paint company that they can prove manufactured the paint which injured their child