Question

Assume that a client has encountered a $800,000 fraud and that the CPA's percentage of responsibility established at 20%, while the company itself was responsible for the other 80%. Under which approach to liability is the CPA most likely to avoid liability entirely?a. Contributory negligence.b. Comparative negligence.c. Joint Negligence.d. Absolute negligence

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer to the following question is option A) contributory negligence .

Explanation:

The given above case where the CPA has responsibility of 20% in the fraud and company has 80% of the responsibility , then with the help of contributory negligence approach to liability , CPA would be able to avoid the liability completely .

Contributory negligence can be termed as the failure on the part of accuser ( plaintiffs ) to exercise a reasonable care of their safety. Here as per the universal law, the amount of compensation that plaintiff might receive would decrease if their actions have led to the increase in the likelihood of the incident .