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HCA 441 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100%
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Criminal; Civil - ANSWER ✔✔-The legal system in the United States has two hemispheres: ____ & ____
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔-the intentional non-consensual touching of another
Assault - ANSWER ✔✔-the intentional threatening of battery
False Imprisonment - ANSWER ✔✔-something that impedes your right to come and go as you please,
restricts your freedom. The intentional impeding of another's lawful movement
Slander - ANSWER ✔✔-say something about someone that is not true with the expressed purpose of
hurting their reputation. False speech about another's character designed to defame them
Libel - ANSWER ✔✔-published content about someone that is false with the expressed purpose of
hurting their reputation. False writing about another's character designed to defame them
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔-Surgery not consented to. Cutting off right foot instead of left foot.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER ✔✔-Tying down patients...
Slander - ANSWER ✔✔-Writing down something bad in a patient's chart.
Conversion - ANSWER ✔✔-Stealing patient's personal belongings, medications. Sending bills to
insurance companies for things that weren't done (from doctors)
Negligence - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Always involves a breach of duty. Act of omission. It is fault-based:
- Breach a duty by doing something that you shouldn't have done
- Breach a duty by failing to do something you should have done.
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◊ Has to have damages
◊ Direct link - proximate cause
Strict liability - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Is not fault-based
◊ Engaged in ultra-hazardous activity
- Harboring wild animals
- Blowing stuff up
- Privately owned dam breaks
- If you sell adulterated drugs, you are liable...
- The same can be said about food.
Strict liability - ANSWER ✔✔-it's a rule designed to increase commerce, engage in commercial
intercourse.
Vicarious liability - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Someone other than the act-or is responsible.
- Hit by professor
--> Sue professor
- Hit by beer truck
--> Sue driver
--> And sue beer company
Tortfeasor - ANSWER ✔✔-Someone who commits a tort
Punitive (exemplary) damages - ANSWER ✔✔-Designed to punish the tortfeasor, often sets example for
others... Supreme court says there has to be some sort of relationship between the damages and the ____.
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HCA 441 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Criminal; Civil - ANSWER ✔✔-The legal system in the United States has two hemispheres: ____ & ____
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔-the intentional non-consensual touching of another
Assault - ANSWER ✔✔-the intentional threatening of battery
False Imprisonment - ANSWER ✔✔-something that impedes your right to come and go as you please,
restricts your freedom. The intentional impeding of another's lawful movement
Slander - ANSWER ✔✔-say something about someone that is not true with the expressed purpose of
hurting their reputation. False speech about another's character designed to defame them
Libel - ANSWER ✔✔-published content about someone that is false with the expressed purpose of
hurting their reputation. False writing about another's character designed to defame them
Battery - ANSWER ✔✔-Surgery not consented to. Cutting off right foot instead of left foot.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER ✔✔-Tying down patients...
Slander - ANSWER ✔✔-Writing down something bad in a patient's chart.
Conversion - ANSWER ✔✔-Stealing patient's personal belongings, medications. Sending bills to
insurance companies for things that weren't done (from doctors)
Negligence - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Always involves a breach of duty. Act of omission. It is fault-based:
- Breach a duty by doing something that you shouldn't have done
- Breach a duty by failing to do something you should have done.
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◊ Has to have damages
◊ Direct link - proximate cause
Strict liability - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Is not fault-based
◊ Engaged in ultra-hazardous activity
- Harboring wild animals
- Blowing stuff up
- Privately owned dam breaks
- If you sell adulterated drugs, you are liable...
- The same can be said about food.
Strict liability - ANSWER ✔✔-it's a rule designed to increase commerce, engage in commercial
intercourse.
Vicarious liability - ANSWER ✔✔-◊ Someone other than the act-or is responsible.
- Hit by professor
--> Sue professor
- Hit by beer truck
--> Sue driver
--> And sue beer company
Tortfeasor - ANSWER ✔✔-Someone who commits a tort
Punitive (exemplary) damages - ANSWER ✔✔-Designed to punish the tortfeasor, often sets example for
others... Supreme court says there has to be some sort of relationship between the damages and the ____.
Created by Grace Amelia © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
