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BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEE/ BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEE REAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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BLAW 3310 EXAM 1 UTA LEE/ BLAW 3310EXAM 1 UTA LEE REAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2024 -2025 UPDATE
Internet service providers ___ ___ liable as long as they were not aware
of, or had no reason to be aware of, the improper activity occurring on
their system. - Answer-ARE NOT
Negligence - Answer-an act or omission (failure to act) by a person or
business that results in harm to another to whom a duty of care is owed.
If conduct creates an unreasonable risk of harm to others such conduct
may be found negligent tho no intent to harm.
International Infliction of Emotional Distress - Answer-involves
conduct so outrageous that it creates severe mental distress in a person.
Assault (Tort) - Answer-is intentional conduct directed at a person that
places the person in fear of immediate bodily harm or offensive contact.
Battery (tort): - Answer-is an unlawful touching, which is intentional
physical contact without consent.
Self-defense (tort): - Answer-is a privilege based on the need to allow
people who are attacked to take steps to protect themselves.
Proximate Cause - Answer-limits liability to consequences that bear a
reasonable relationship to the negligent conduct.
, - injured party must prove the defendant's act was the cause of the injury
and must show the act was the proximate cause or legal cause of injury.
Defenses to Negligence - Answer-- assumption of risk: an injured party
who voluntarily assumed the risk of harm arising from the negligent or
reckless conduct of another may not be allowed to recover compensation
for such harm and creates a defense for the defendant.
- comparative negligence: if a plaintiff can be shown to have contributed
negligence to a situation in which a defendant is accused of
Definition of Law - Answer-rules, standards, and principles that define
the behavioral boundaries for people and business activities.
What 3 branches have the ability to create law? - Answer-
1. Judicial Branch - courts create legal precedents thru their decisions
and by ruling on constitutionality of actions of Congress or the executive
branch
2. Congress Legislative Branch - passes statutes
3. Executive Branch - President/Admin agencies
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