Negligent

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1. What distinguishes a negligence-based claim from a theory requiring an intent to injure?
2. Which connection must a claimant establish in a negligence-based quasi-delict?
3. What does Article 2179 provide where the plaintiff’s negligence is only contributory and the defendant’s lack of care i…
4. A person carelessly leaves a dangerous obstacle across a pedestrian passage. A passerby is injured by it, and the requi…
5. The court finds that the plaintiff’s own negligence was the immediate and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury und…
6. A driver violates a traffic rule when a collision occurs. Article 2185’s contrary-proof presumption is invoked. The dri…
7. A defendant negligently performs one act, but the court finds it had no causal connection to the plaintiff’s proved inj…
8. State the basic negligence-based quasi-delict framework under Article 2176 as reiterated in Laza. Explain why no intent…
9. Distinguish the two Article 2179 situations: plaintiff negligence as the immediate and proximate cause, and plaintiff n…
10. Explain why Article 2185’s traffic-violation presumption is not a substitute for every element of a negligence claim.
11. Which circumstances does Article 1173 expressly consider in identifying required diligence?
12. If neither law nor contract specifies the diligence required in performance, what standard does Article 1173 supply?