These are laws made by judges deciding cases over the years and referred to as "case law"
Common Law
An act or omission that causes injury to another person by a breach of legal duty is called this
Tort
This is considered to be the most common form of tort
Negligence
Someone is held under _____ ______ by being legally responsible for the consequences of an activity
Strict Liability
Sudden Emergency
This type of law is made by citizens (i.e. Bill of Rights)
Constitutional Law
Someone who committed a tort may be facing this type of monetary punishment
civil penalty
Of the elements of negligence, this states that you have a ______ to be reasonably careful to avoid harming others
Duty
The seller
The passenger understands and accepts anyway
Assumption of Risk
Statutory law
This is the type of tort that was on purpose
Intentional Tort
Of the elements of negligence, this states that you were a _____ at being reasonably careful
Failure
A defective product holds how many entities in the "stream of commerce" liable
Everyone!
Plaintiff's Contributory Negligence
Regulations
Someone who committed a tort may be facing this time-spending form of punishment
Criminal conviction
Of the elements of negligence, this states that you were a contributing factor in causing an accident
Proximate Cause
Aerial application operations are often held liable for not using ______ ____ when applying pesticides and poisons
Reasonable Care
Statutes of Limitation
This law required the clones to eradicate all remaining Jedi
Order 66
This type of tort was unintentional
Negligence
Of the elements of negligence, this states that a mental break down resulting in hospitalization is considered to be an _____
Injury
Ultrahazardous Activities
This is a pre-agreed-upon statement that the passenger accepts the conditions and will not sue
Exculpatory Contracts