Jason sues Super Mart for false imprisonment, assault, and b…

Jason sues Super Mart for false imprisonment, assault, and battery. At trial, Jason’s attorney proves that Super Mart committed these torts and that Jason had medical expenses of $25,000, lost wages of $15,000, and also experienced pain and suffering as a result. If the applicable state tort reform statute limits the amount of noneconomic damages that a plaintiff may recover to one-half of the amount of the plaintiff’s economic damages, the total maximum amount of compensatory damages that the court may order Super Mart to pay Jason is:

While mowing her lawn, Helen gets three fingers chopped off…

While mowing her lawn, Helen gets three fingers chopped off by the metal blades of her mower. She sues PowerMower, the manufacturer. At trial, Helen’s lawyer proves that, for the same price, PowerMower could have designed and manufactured mowers with plastic blades that were completely harmless to human hands. Under the risk-utility test, the court will also consider: