Reference no: EM132300503
1. Which of the following relates to the privacy of information?
a. The Piracy Act of 1874
b. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
c. The Second Ammendment
d. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
2. A power spike is considered to be
a. Mechanical Failure
b. Human Intervention
c. Property Right
d. None of the Above
3. In order to prevail on a tort claim against the defendant, the plaintiff must prove,
A. all but one element of the prima facie case for the subject tort.
B. most of the elements of the prima facie case for the subject tort.
C. only those elements for which the plaintiff has sufficient evidence.
D. all elements of the prima facie case for the subject tort.
4. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct?
A. Employers may never be held liable for the torts of their employees under any circumstances.
B. Employers may be held liable for the torts of their employees under certain circumstances.
C. An infant may be held liable for her intentional torts, so long as, based on her age and knowledge, the infant had sufficient intelligence to form the required intent.
D. A and C.
E. B and C.
5. Which of following statements is/are correct?
A. A statute may provide the basis for a private right of action against another person.
B. In many jurisdictions at least some part of the common law of torts has been "codified" into statutes by the legislature.
C. The words "guilt" and "innocence" are properly used in reference to crimes, whereas the words "liable" and "not liable" are properly used in reference to torts.
D. A and B.
E. A, B, and C.
6. In the criminal case against O.J. Simpson, one could say that the jury found that O.J. Simpson did not wrongfully kill Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. In the civil case against O.J. Simpson (for wrongful death), the jury found that O.J. Simpson did wrongfully kill Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. What is the best explanation for the seemingly inconsistent results in the outcomes of the two cases?
A. Differing standards of proof, with the beyond a reasonable doubt standard being applied in the criminal case, and the preponderance of the evidence standard being applied in the civil case.
B. Differing standards of proof, with the preponderance of the evidence standard being applied in the criminal case, and the beyond a reasonable doubt standard being applied in the civil case.
C. The same standard of proof was used in both cases, but the juries just came to different conclusions.
D. The same standard of proof was used in both cases, but the judges allowed different evidence to be considered by the juries.