Author Question: In a state that has a comparative negligence statute, a jury determined that the plaintiff has ... (Read 61 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

In a state that has a comparative negligence statute, a jury determined that the plaintiff has sustained damages of 50,000 and that the percentages of fault are plaintiff 40 percent negligent, defendant 60 percent negligent. What would be the plaintiff's award of damages in this case?

a. 30,000, or 60 percent
b. 50,000, as she was negligent
c. Nothing because her negligence bars recovery
d. 10,000, or 20 percent, the comparative difference in their negligence

Question 2

The healthcare iron triangle is composed of

A. patients, doctors and lawmakers
B. patients, clinicians and public health & government policymakers
C. patients, insurance companies and lawmakers
D. doctors, public health & government policymakers and insurance companies