True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Negligence is when a person is totally unconcerned about the safety of others.
2. There are no legal defenses to negligence torts.
3. The reasonable person represents the typical, average individual.
4.
The tort standard for certain professionals, such as nurses, electricians, and plumbers, is that of the
reasonably skilled member of their profession.
5. When a minor drives a car, the minor's negligence is judged by other minors of the same age,
intelligence, and experience.
6. A person commits the tort of negligence if he or she acts unreasonably and violates a duty of care owed
to others.
7. A person is only responsible for the harm that was foreseeably caused by their wrongful act, and not for
all the harm that resulted from that act.
8. In states that permit a contributory negligence defense to negligence, the defendant will escape all
liability if the plaintiff was at fault in any way.
9. In states that use comparative negligence, both the defendant and the plaintiff will be responsible for that
percentage of the fault that is attributable to him or her.
10. The assumption of risk defense is used when a person voluntarily encounters a known danger and decides
to accept the risk of that danger.
11. Strict liability in tort means liability without fault.
12. In strict liability torts, the two elements of negligence that are not required to be proved are causation
and damages.
13. Individuals are strictly liable for injuries caused when they engage in ultrahazardous activities regardless
how carefully they act.
14. Toxic torts were developed to allow persons who are harmed by the manufacture or disposal of hazardo
waste to recover damages for their injuries.
15. Dog owners who know that their dogs are vicious are strictly liable for harm that their dogs cause.