Types of Damage
A customer orders a custom-made piece of furniture that arrives damaged due to the negligence of the shipping company. The damage makes the item unusable, and the customer must pay for repairs. What type of damage is this?
(Answer can have 2 types of damages)
Compensatory Damages
A person punches another individual during a heated argument, causing the victim to suffer a broken nose and facial injuries.
Intentional Tort
A tenant sues their landlord for failing to repair severe leaks in the apartment, which caused damage to the tenant’s property and made the living conditions unsafe.
Civil Law
A person meticulously plans to kill a business rival. After weeks of preparation, they lure the rival to an isolated location and carry out the murder exactly as planned.
First-Degree Murder
A person plans and intentionally sets fire to their neighbor's home, knowing it will destroy the property.
(Answers can include more than one)
(Ex: Mens Rea and Causation)
Actus Reus and Mens Rea
A person is wrongfully detained by security for shoplifting, even though they didn't take anything. They are released after a brief period without physical harm but are humiliated in front of other customers. What type of damage is this?
(Answer can have 2 types of damages)
Nominal Damages
A zoo employee fails to properly secure a lion's cage, and the lion escapes, injuring a visitor who was standing nearby.
Negligence Tort
A person is arrested for breaking into a house and stealing valuables. They face trial, and the state prosecutes them for theft.
Criminal Law
During a heated argument at a bar, one person suddenly grabs a weapon and kills another in a moment of uncontrolled anger, without any prior intention to do so.
A person accidentally leaves their car in neutral, and it rolls down a hill, striking and killing a pedestrian.
(Answers can include more than one)
(Ex: Mens Rea and Causation)
Actus Reus and Causation
A large company knowingly sells defective car brakes that result in accidents. After discovering the company was aware of the defect, several victims seek compensation for their injuries, medical bills, and emotional distress. What type of damage is this?
(Answer can have 2 types of damages)
Punitive and Compensatory Damages
A factory produces defective fireworks that explode prematurely, injuring multiple people at a public event. The company can be held strictly liable, as the production of fireworks is an inherently dangerous activity.
Strict Liability
A court decides a case about an ambiguous contract based on past judicial rulings and precedents from similar cases.
Common Law
A person robs a convenience store. While fleeing, they panic and shoot a bystander, killing them, even though they didn’t plan on killing anyone during the robbery.
First-Degree Murder
A man robs a bank at gunpoint, intending to take money and flee. During the robbery, a bystander dies of a heart attack.
(Answers can include more than one)
(Ex: Mens Rea and Causation)
Mens Rea and Causation
A protestor is involved in a non-violent demonstration and is mistakenly arrested. The court later finds the arrest was unlawful, but the protestor suffered no financial loss or injury as a result of the incident. What type of damage is this?
(Answer can have 2 types of damages)
Nominal Damages
A driver speeds through a red light and crashes into another vehicle, causing injuries to the other driver and extensive damage to both cars.
Negligence
A driver sues another driver for damages after being rear-ended in a traffic accident, seeking compensation for medical expenses and car repairs.
Civil Law
Someone drives drunk and recklessly crashes into another vehicle, killing the other driver. There was no intent to kill, but the person was engaging in highly dangerous behavior.
Third-Degree Murder/ Manslaughter
An individual takes a swing at another person during an argument, but misses.
(Answers can include more than one)
(Ex: Mens Rea and Causation)
Mens Rea
A manufacturer advertises a new diet pill, claiming it provides miraculous results with no scientific evidence. A consumer buys the product, experiences no health benefits, and later finds out the company misled customers intentionally. What type of damage is this?
(Answer can have 2 types of damages)
Punitive and Compensatory Damages
A neighbor deliberately sprays a toxic chemical on their lawn, knowing it will drift onto the nearby property, damaging the other person’s plants and making them ill from exposure.
Intentional Tort
A person is charged with assault after attacking another individual in a public place. The government prosecutes the offender, and if convicted, they face penalties such as fines or imprisonment.
Criminal Law
After a long-standing feud, someone suddenly sees their enemy in public, loses their temper, and kills them on impulse without premeditation.
A person drives under the influence of alcohol and crashes into another vehicle, causing serious injuries.
(Answers can include more than THREE, HINT HINT...)
(Ex: Mens Rea and Causation)
Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and Causation