Defenses to an Action in Strict Liability Include

question 43

Multiple Choice

Defenses to an action in strict liability include:

• A) contributory negligence only.
• B) contributory negligence and comparative negligence.
• C) comparative negligence only.
• D) express voluntary assumption of risk and in some states comparative negligence.

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Definitions:

Unintended Inventory Changes

Variations in stock levels that occur when actual sales differ from anticipated sales, not resulting from planned actions by businesses.

Keynesian Models

Economic theories that emphasize the total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation, developed by John Maynard Keynes.

Planned Investment

Expenditures that businesses intend to make in the future for new capital assets, such as buildings and machinery, to increase production capabilities.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that took place during the 1930s, marked by high unemployment, deflation, and a drop in global GDP.