Torts notes

Reading comprehension

Where is the culvert that may have contributed to flooding in this area?

1 Where is the culvert that may have contributed to flooding in this area?

	A
	B
	C
	D
	E
	F
	G
	H

2 In the syllabus, I invite you to call me:

	Hey
	Professor Walker Smith
	Professor Smith
	Bryant

3 Based on what you know from the reading, which school has more financial resources than Jackson Central?

	Old Chappely
	Havirdale
	Jackson Tech
	None of the other answers

4

You are for your own .

5 What is the name of the made-up flood victim?

6 How should you contact me if you will be absent from class?

	@bwalkersmith #absent
	Laws529.03+absent@gmail.com
	bryantws@newlypossible.org (subject: absent)
	I do not need to contact you

7 Is the rule from Rylands v. Fletcher part of South Carolina common law?

	Yes
	No

8 Which of these are examples of cheating in this course?

	Using unauthorized materials in the exam
	Disregarding the professor's rule of anonymity
	Giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in the completion of an assignment
	Stopping the exam during an emergency
	None of the other answers

9

You are for your own .

10

You are for your own .

Reading and math skills

1 Which is (likely) the more serious physical injury?

	MAIS 1
	MAIS 3

2 When the four listed methods of suicide are considered together, what were the top five leading causes of injury deaths in Americans aged 15-24 in 2018 (from highest to lowest)?

Unintentional drowning

Motor vehicle crashes

Suicide

Unintentional poisoning

Homicide by firearm

(As an aside: What might explain the high number of "unintentional poisoning"?)

3 According to NHTSA, what was the total economic and societal costs of motor vehicle crashes in 2010 (expressed in billions of 2010 dollars)?

4 What is this same value expressed in billions of of 2019 dollars?

5 Assuming that statistics for deaths from causes other than COVID-19 have not changed significantly since 2018, was COVID-19 one of the 10 leading causes of death among people 25-34 in 2020?

	Yes
	No

6 Assuming that statistics for deaths from causes other than COVID-19 have not changed significantly since 2018, was COVID-19 one of the 10 leading causes of death among people 15-24 in 2020?

	Yes
	No

Standards of proof

Black's Law Dictionary defines "standard of proof" as "[t]he degree or level of proof demanded in a specific case, such as 'beyond a reasonable doubt' or 'by a preponderance of the evidence'; a rule about the quality of the evidence that a party must bring forward to prevail." {Arrange these three common standards of proof from the least demanding to the most demanding.

Clear and convincing evidence

Beyond a reasonable doubt

Preponderance of the evidence (more likely than not)