Proximate Cause
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Actual Cause
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
A contractor left a pickup truck unlocked with the keys in the ignition outside a downtown jobsite overnight. The job...
...ligence action against the contractor, which statement best describes proximate cause? This question tests proximate cause for intervening criminal conduct. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts, Restatement (Third) of Torts
A customer slipped on a negligently maintained store floor and fractured her arm. At the hospital, a doctor carelessl...
...orsened injury. Which statement is most accurate? This question tests proximate cause for negligent medical treatment after an initial injury. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A driver left a crowded stadium after drinking heavily. Security guards warned him that thousands of pedestrians were...
...luding depraved-heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, actual cause, proximate cause, and the effect of the surgeon's negligence. This essay tests depraved-heart murder, reckless manslaughter, criminal negligence, and c...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 210.2, Model Penal Code 210.3, Model Penal Code 210.4
A driver negligently crashed into a fuel pump, starting a small fire near a trapped passenger. A bystander ran toward...
...rvening cause that cuts off liability. Which statement best describes proximate cause? This question tests proximate cause for rescue injuries. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
At a grocery store, an employee left a leaking freezer case unrepaired after placing a bucket under only one corner o...
...e infection. Ana sues the store for negligence. Analyze actual cause, proximate cause, and the damages Ana may recover from the store. Address the store's arguments based on the red-light driver and the nurse. This essay...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts, Restatement (Third) of Torts
Metro Supply negligently stacked drums of industrial cleaner beside a restaurant's rear exit without securing them, e...
...vestors hesitate. Metro Supply admits negligent stacking but disputes proximate cause and the amount of damages. Analyze proximate cause and damages for the injured customer, the firefighter, and the restaurant. This ess...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts, Restatement (Third) of Torts
Two friends broke into a pharmacy at night intending to steal prescription drugs. One friend carried an unloaded pist...
...er common approaches, including qualifying felony, merger, agency and proximate-cause theories, immediate flight, and temporary safety. This essay tests felony murder, merger, timing, flight, temporary safety, and agency...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 210.2
Duty
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Breach
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Animals
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Assault
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Battery
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Damages
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Nuisance
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Causation
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Conversion
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Defamation
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Negligence
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Privacy Torts
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Design Defects
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Special Duties
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...
Warning Defects
...Defenses to Intentional TortsNegligenceDutyBreachCausationActual CauseProximate CauseDamagesNegligence Per SeRes Ipsa LoquiturPremises LiabilitySpecial DutiesNegligent Infliction of Emotional DistressDefenses to Negligen...