10. Driving his sport utility vehicle unreasonably, David crashes into a streetlight. The streetlight falls, smashing through the roof of a house, killing Peter instantly. But for David’s negligence, Peter would not have died. Regarding the death, the crash is the:
Read Details4. Ted, a trucker, was traveling in a windstorm, despite receiving high wind warnings indicating that trucks were being tipped over by the wind. The strong winds caused Ted’s big rig truck to flip over, blocking the right lane of a two lane highway. Paula, who was traveling in the same direction as Ted, heard on the traffic report that the road was blocked, but decided the transit authorities would probably get it taken care of, so she continued her travels on the highway. When she came to Ted’s truck, Paula swerved into the lane of oncoming traffic to avoid it, causing her to have a head-on collision with another car, resulting in serious injuries. If Paula sues Ted for her injuries, what is the likely result?
Read Details6. A suffered a severe injury to her left leg in an automobile accident caused by the negligence of B, who made an unsafe lane change and collided with A’s car. After the accident, A is taken by ambulance to a hospital where Dr. C, a surgeon, decides that he will have to amputate A’s left leg in order to save her life. Dr. C mistakenly injures A’s right leg, when he begins to operate on that leg before realizing his mistake and proceeding to finish the procedure by amputating A’s left leg. Who is likely to be liable for the injury to A’s right leg?
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