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1.To win a manslaughter case, among other things, the district attorney must prove the defendant acted with premeditated malice or malicious heart towards the victim.
(T/F)
2. To obtain a warrant a government official explains to a judge that his basis for probable cause is 15 years experience as a cop and a gut instinct that criminal activity is present. This is valid cause to issue a warrant. (T/F)
3. Any party to a case may appeal the order of an administrative law judge to the board or commission that governs the agency. (T/F)
4. In a comparative negligence state, if a plaintiff is found to be 30 percent negligent, the award against the defendant will be reduced by 70 percent. (T/F)
5. Privity of contract between the plaintiff and the defendant is required to bring a product liability suit based on any negligence theory against a manufacturer. (T/F)
6. To support a plaintiff’s case of strict product liability, a product must be substantially changed from the time it is sold to the time an injury occurs. (T/F)
1) Solution: False
Explanation: The district attorney need to prove that defendant
acted with premeditated malicious or malice heart towards the
victim for winning the manslaughter case
2) Solution: False
Explanation: To issue a warrant a government official need not to
provide any details on 15 years experience as a cop
3) Solution: True
Explanation: Any party to a case can make an appeal the order of an
administrative law judge to the board
4) Solution: False
Explanation: According to the comparative theories the recovery for
damages will be decreased by the percentage of attributed fault to
them
5) Solution: False
Explanation: The privity of contract among defendant and plaintiff
will not be needed to bring a product liability suit against a
manufacturer based on any negligence theory
6) Solution: False
Explanation: In support of the plaintiff’s case of strict product
liability, the item need not to be substantially varying from the
time it is sold to the time an injury arises.