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Due Diligence

Explore Due Diligence in Defenses and Other Grounds Affecting Liability for the Philippine Bar. Browse subtopics and published practice questions, then take a…

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  1. Under Article 1173, the diligence required is assessed with reference to what?
  2. Where law or contract fixes a special standard of care, may a defendant simply substitute a lower preferred standard?
  3. An employer invoking Article 2180's diligence defense must generally prove care in what?
  4. A custodian learns that an unsecured heavy display is likely to fall onto visitors and has a safe, feasible way to secu…
  5. An employer offers only an assertion that an employee is experienced, with no evidence supporting selection checks or a…
  6. A race organizer anticipates vehicles entering an organized route but fails to put in place reasonably adequate protect…
  7. In a negligence-only claim, the evidence establishes that the defendant met every applicable inspection and protective …
  8. Explain how the required diligence changes with the nature of an activity and its circumstances, without assuming that …
  9. Distinguish proof of the direct actor's due care from an employer's Article 2180 defense.
  10. Why is evidence of written safety rules relevant but not necessarily sufficient to prove diligence?
  11. Under Article 1759, does careful selection and supervision alone extinguish the carrier’s specified liability for emplo…
  12. Before invoking a diligence defense, what must be identified?