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QUESTION 23 Lakesha, Leslie, Rojan (Roy), Luchiea, Nicole, Douglas, Ebony and Eric decided to go on a class picnic along the banks of the Potomac River. You are among the others standing by the edge of the Potomac River. You and your classmates have just finished a delicious picnic and are admiring the view across the river. Suddenly, you see a small sailboat overturn. The passengers cling desperately to the edge of the overturned boat, yelling for HELP!!! You and your classmates look on in horror, but no one swims out to help the people. Both passengers on the sailboat drown. If the families of the deceased passengers sue you when they find out that you didn't attempt to rescue the passengers, the most likely outcome of this case would be: (A) You would be held not liable for the passengers' deaths based on bystander cases. (B) You would be held not liable or responsible for the passengers' death based on the Informational Control Rule. (C) You would be held not responsible for the passengers' deaths based on the hearsay rule. (D) You would be held responsible for the deaths based on the Tarasoff case.

QUESTION 24 Actual contact with another individual that is offensive to that individual is: (A) Defamation. (B) Assault. (C) Battery. (D) Intentional infliction of emotional distress.

QUESTION 25 Historically, the term contract has been defined in various ways. According to the textbook, which of the following is the best business definition? (A) Any legally binding and legally enforceable promise, or set of promises, between two or more competent parties. (B) Any agreement between two or more competent parties that exists in written form. (C) Any bona fide promise or set of promises given and accepted--whether expressed in written form or not-- by which one or both parties stand to benefit economically. (D) Any document drawn up by an attorney or other appropriate legal representative, where the document's contents relate to a legal issue.

QUESTION 26 Ebony Robinson plans to file a civil lawsuit against Luchiea Grissom based on the fact that Luchiea negligently applied a harmful chemical to Ebony's hair, which caused her hair to fall out. Under these facts: (A) Ebony should start her lawsuit by filing a complaint with the court. (B) Ebony should start her lawsuit by filing a motion for directed verdict with the court. (C) Ebony should start her lawsuit by filing an answer with the court. (D) Ebony should start her lawsuit by filing a counter-claim with the court.

QUESTION 27 Stare decisis is a flexible doctrine of the courts, recognizing the value of following prior decisions in cases similar to the one before the court and a precedent is a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases in which identical or similar facts are presented. True or False

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23) (A) You would be held not liable for the passengers' deaths based on bystander cases.

Explanation - According to bystander cases. Any person is not liable for the loved ones death based on the person's negligence. Here, the person is also not liable for the passenger death by neglecting the situation.

24) (B) Assault

Explanation - Assault is termed as a threat of immediate harm or offensive contact. Other options are incorrect because they can talk about the insult and physical contact with an injury.

25)  (A) Any legally binding and legally enforceable promise, or set of promises, between two or more competent parties.

Explanation - Contract can be defined as any legally enforceable promise or the legally binding between the two-party or more than two parties is called the contract. It can both in oral or written. It is a set of promise between the parties.

26)  (A) Ebony should start her lawsuit by filing a complaint with the court.

Explanation - Ebony should firstly file the lawsuit with the court for the negligence of service. All the other options are incorrect because they are talking about answer of the claim and direct verdict without any file the case.

27) True

Explanation - Given definition of  Stare decisis is a flexible doctrine of the courts and precedent is a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases is correct.