Question

Maurice has recently died from lung cancer. He smoked for 37 years and after his death, his family sued the cigarette manufacturer for elevating the nicotine level in their cigarettes. The jurors in this case need to determine the parties’ respective responsibility for the harm that Maurice suffered. What kind of decision is this?

Answer 1

The answer is Liability

Step-by-step explanation:

Liability is the instance where an individual or a group of people are responsible or found wanting for an act that has caused another party serious harm or made them prone to danger

If we refer back to the question, the Jurors are at this point trying to determine the party that is liable or found wanting in respect to the harm Maurice suffered. This is also equivalent to trying to know who is responsible or whose action cased the greater harm or hurt.