Question

1. The law provides exceptions to false imprisonment liability where involuntarily hospitalized patients pose harm to themselves or others. (T or F)
2. A tort is a civil wrong. (T or F)
3. Liability refers to a legal obligation or responsibility (T or F)
4. Intentional infliction of emotional distress is a tort that results in extreme emotional distress to the plaintiff (T or F)
5. Assault is an intentional tort that involves nonconsensual contact with the plaintiff (T or F)
6. The standard of care is what and individual is expected to do or not do in a particular situation (T or F)
7. Misfeasance is the failure to act per ones duty or according to the way a reasonably prudent person would act (T or F)
8. The two types of causation are actual and proximate. (T or F)
9. Punitive damages punish the wrongdoer for tortious conduct that was committed. (T or F)
10. Negligence is the second most common basls for medical malpractice lawsuits, following intentional torts. (T or F)
11. The affidavit of merit allows a greater number of personal injury lawsuits to be filed (T or F)
12. A statute of limitations is one that has been delayed or suspended. (T or F)
13. Toiled statute of limitations is one that has been delayed or suspended. (T or F)
14. Wrongful acts committed in the healthcare environment can lead only to civil liability. (T or F)
15. Collateral source payments are payments received by the plaintiff from sources other than the defendant. (T or F)

Answer 1

1. True

The law definitely provides exceptions for the false imprisonment liability, where hospitalised patients pose harm to themselves or others involuntarily

2. True.

By law, the tort is a civil wrong and law provides the remedy to file a lawsuit for recovering damages.

3. True

Liability refers to a legal obligation or responsibility by definition

4. True

It is true that as per law, the intentional infliction of emotional distress is a tort and it provides the plaintiff an emotional distress

5. False

Assault is an intentional tort that involves offensive contact instead of actual contact with the plaintiff

6. True.

As mentioned, by law it is described that the standard of care is what an individual is expected to do or not to do in a particular situation

7. False

Misfeasance is an act performed improperly by a person, who might do lawfully or it could be active misconduct that can cause injury to others.

8. True

By law, the two types of causation are actual and proximate

9. True

Punitive damages will punish the person who does wrong and deter certain conducts which are torturous and the law will award compensatory damages to the client.

10. False

In the lawsuits, negligence is unintentional medical malpractice and is the second type of tort

11. True

In NJ, the term affidavit of merit says that plaintiff can file a lawsuit against the licensed professional. if his claim has merit and this favours most of the people to file a personal injury lawsuit against the medical practitioners.

12. False

The statute of limitations doesn't have any time frames.

13. True

By law, the tolled the statute of limitations can be delayed or suspended

14. True

The wrongful acts committed in the healthcare environment will lead to civil liability according to the law rules.

15. True

Collateral payments are received by the plaintiff from other sources and not from defendants according to the law