Fundamentals of Civil Wrongs and Legal Liabilities Quiz

Negligence is a tort law concept that involves the failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm.

The primary goal of tort law is to provide compensation to victims for injuries or damages suffered.

Criminal tort is not a recognized type of tort; torts involve civil wrongs, not criminal acts.

Strict liability holds individuals responsible for harm caused, irrespective of intent, focusing on the action itself.

Battery is an intentional tort involving the intentional harmful or offensive physical contact with another person.

In a negligence case, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant breached a duty of care owed to them.

Assault is the threat of harm, while battery is the actual physical contact causing harm.

In most jurisdictions, the statute of limitations for filing a personal injury lawsuit is 3 years.

Punitive damages may be awarded to punish the defendant for intentional or egregious misconduct.

The 'thin skull' rule holds the defendant liable for all damages, regardless of the plaintiff's pre-existing condition.

Res ipsa loquitur is used to establish negligence when the plaintiff cannot directly prove the defendant's breach of duty.

Truth is a defense in defamation cases and not an element of the tort itself.

Under the legal theory of attractive nuisance, a landowner may be liable for injuries to trespassers, especially children, caused by dangerous conditions on the property.

Proximate cause in tort law refers to the direct and foreseeable cause of harm that establishes liability.