Careful Carissa is singing the Karen Carpenter hit Close to You as she drives down First Avenue. She is driving under the speed
limit, with both hands on the wheel. She is hitting the high notes in the song, shouting "Waa, ah ah ah ah…close to you…" when she is struck from the side by a large truck driven by an extremely inebriated ex-felon. Under which tort law is Carissa likely barred from recovery?
Under the theory of contributory negligence, a person is prohibited from recovering damages for an injury if his own negligence contributed to the injury. Recovery is blocked even if a person was solely responsible for the injury. That is, if it is proven that because of the music and singing, Carissa, was responsible for at least 1% of her accident, she will have the recovery prevented from being released, because even though he was hit by a criminal, she contributed with the accident.
Answer:In creating the welfare state, the national government takes on a more active role in trying to end poverty and discrimination. The federal government gives funds to states based on policy set by the national government, not by what the states say they want or need. This marks a huge increase in federal power.
:Intentional torts are wrongful acts done on purpose. The person does not need to actually mean harm, but the other person ends up hurt anyway, such as in a prank. Or, the person can definitely mean harm, such as domestic violence cases
