Author Question: Angela sued Tom for battery. Angela was awarded 30,000 for future medical expenses. Five years after ... (Read 187 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Angela sued Tom for battery. Angela was awarded 30,000 for future medical expenses. Five years after the award, Angela realizes that her medical expenses will far exceed 30,000. Under the single recovery principle,
A)Angela will be able to submit the additional medical bills to the court for payment.
B)Tom will have to pay the additional medical bills.
C)Tom will have a qualified privilege and only have to pay a portion of the additional medical expenses.
D)Angela will have no recourse against Tom or the court for the medical expenses as long as the original award was reasonable.

Question 2

Which of the following guarantees that a witness testifying in a court or legislature may never be sued for defamation?
A)recovery principle
B)protected right to slander
C)defamation privilege
D)absolute privilege