Business Law Ch. 5 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

strict liability {Ans: liability without fault.}contributory negligence {Ans: A doctrine that says a plaintiff who is partially at fault for his or her own injury cannot recover against the negligent defendant.}breach of the duty of care {Ans: a failure to exercise care or to act as a reasonable person would act.}res ipsa loquitur {Ans: a tort in which the presumption of negligence arises because (1) the defendant was in exclusive control of the situation and (2) the plaintiff would not have suffered injury but for someone's negligence. The burden switches to the defendant to prove that he or she was not negligent.}negligence per se {Ans: a tort in which the violation of a statute or an ordinance constitutes the breach of the duty of care.}comparative negligence {Ans: a doctrine under which damages are apportioned according to fault.}