QUESTION 42
Which of the following is rarely awarded in contract cases?
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punitive damages |
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compensatory damages |
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liquidated damages |
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consequential damages |
4 points
QUESTION 43
Which of the following is not a method used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce its regulations?
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criminal complaints |
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administrative fines |
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permits |
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mandatory arbitration |
4 points
QUESTION 44
Which of the following is categorized as informal ADR?
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negotiation |
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mediation |
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med-arb |
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arbitration |
4 points
QUESTION 45
Which of the following is a valid defense in a strict products liability case?
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comparative negligence |
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contributory negligence |
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assumption of risk |
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consent |
42. Ans. - Punitive damages
The reason - Punitive damages (likewise called "model harms") are granted to rebuff or make a case of a transgressor who has acted tenaciously, malevolently or falsely. Not at all like compensatory harms that are expected to cover genuine misfortune, Punitive damages are planned to rebuff the transgressor for unfortunate conduct and to deflect others from acting along these lines. These types of damages are granted notwithstanding compensatory harms.
These types of damages are once in a while granted for a break of contract. They emerge all the more frequently in tort cases, to rebuff conscious or crazy wrongdoing that outcomes in close to home mischief.
43. Ans. - Mandatory arbitration
The reason - The EPA enforces its regulations through fines, sanctions, and different methods. Under the Trump organization, the EPA's ongoing guidelines of carbon discharges from power plants, cars, and different supporters of environmental change, established by President Obama, are to a great extent being moved back. The EPA's size and impact have likewise been decreased, and criminal indictments for the individuals who aren't following guidelines are at a 30-year low.
44. Ans. - Negotiation
The reason - The most well-known kinds of ADR are assuagement and intervention, assertion and mediation.
45. Ans. - Comparative negligence
The reason - Comparative negligence is a legitimate safeguard. Most wards that have embraced Comparative negligence will lessen the offended party's recuperation in these cases to mirror the way that offended party added to his own wounds.
QUESTION 42 Which of the following is rarely awarded in contract cases? punitive damages compensatory damages...
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