1.
It is easier to find someone guilty in a civil case rather than a criminal case because burden of proof in a criminal case is ____% (beyond a reasonable doubt), while burden of proof in a civil case is ____%.
2.
You can prevent potential legal action against your business in the following ways:
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3.
______________ ___ __ means negligence in and of itself. If you are not conforming in some law or regulation you are guilty of negligence even though no injury has occurred (yet).
4.
You were unfairly fired in your job. You worked for a local chain fast food restaurant. You decided to make up some stories regarding the restaurant’s sanitation practices. As a result the restaurant has lost quite a few patrons. The establishment can sue you for ____________ _____________.
5.
The “_____________ ______ ______” means that one needs to consider what a careful thoughtful person in the same circumstances would have done.
6.
The four elements of negligence are:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7.
The word “tort” came from an old French word meaning “__________”.
8.
A ____________ in BC is someone who certifies documents, but does
not draft documents.
9.
You owe duty of care to a ___________ because you cannot wilfully create a danger or wantonly injure the trespasser.
10.
The two types of negligence are:
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11.
There are 5 things the defendant must establish to benefit from the doctrine of voluntarily assumed risk (a person who participates in an activity knowing that injury could result is said to have voluntarily assumed a risk). They are:
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12.
The “______ ________ __________” is when the plaintiff’s negligence causes him/her self danger; the defendant has the last clear chance of averting injury. If the defendant fails to exercise care he/she is negligent.
13.
The two kinds of liability are:______________________________
14.
“The thing speaks for itself” is another term for ___ ____ ________. When the injury results from something that could not have happened unless there was negligence, then it is not necessary to prove exactly how and in what way the negligence caused the injury.
15.
____________ law defines the rights and remedies, whereas _________ law is the procedures through which substantive rights are protected.
16.
When no contractual relationship exists between two parties, and one party relies upon advice provided by the other party, but the advice was provided in a negligent manner, the first party can sue for ________ _________________.
17.
The main premise of ________ law is to restore the injured party to the position he or she was in before the jury
18.
__________ defamations are spoken ones.
19.
The “____ _____ ____” states that a tortfeasor who can reasonable foresee some injury as a consequence of his or her conduct may be liable for more serious consequences than he or she anticipated.
20.
The 8 intentional torts are:
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21.
__________ defamations are written ones.
22.
___________ _____________ is when a person is liable for negligence only if the consequences of the act were reasonably foreseeable.
23.
Under this circumstance, you are not defaming someone’s character: _____________________.
24.
The 6 primary purposes of tort law are:
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25.
The "players" in the legal sytem are (there are 6 of them)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________