A Court Is Now Considering a Question of Remoteness with Respect

question 3

Multiple Choice

A court is now considering a question of remoteness with respect to a plaintiff's injury.Plaintiff's counsel has argued the injury was a direct result of the negligent act of the defendant.Which element of this tort action must have already been established in Step 2?

• A) Will compensation discourage legitimate business activity?
• B) Was the injury suffered too remote?
• C) Is the imposition of a standard of care unreasonable?
• D) Did the defendant breach the standard of care?

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Definitions:

Poly-A Tail

The string of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of a newly synthesized pre-mRNA molecule, playing a role in mRNA stability and translation.

mRNA Export

mRNA export is the process by which mRNA molecules are transported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm following transcription, preparing them for translation into proteins.

Nucleus

The membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that contains the cell's genetic material and controls its activities.

Peptidyl Transferase

An enzyme component of the ribosome that catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids during the synthesis of proteins.