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Concept and Elements of Quasi-Delict

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  1. Which combination is central to a claim under Article 2176?
  2. Can an omission, rather than a positive act, fall within Article 2176?
  3. Under Article 2177, may a plaintiff obtain damages twice for the same defendant's act or omission by invoking separate …
  4. A person carelessly leaves a heavy object unsecured beside a public walkway. It falls because of that omission and inju…
  5. A claimant proves an injury occurred near the defendant's premises but offers no sufficient evidence of negligent condu…
  6. After a supervised fitness session, a client suffers a serious medical event. The evidence proves the injury but fails …
  7. An employee alleges that an employer's grossly negligent maintenance of a hazardous workplace independently caused a se…
  8. State the core elements of quasi-delict and explain why proof of damage alone does not establish the claim.
  9. Distinguish quasi-delict from mere negligent performance of a contract, and explain Indophil's qualification concerning…
  10. Explain Article 2177's relationship between quasi-delict responsibility and civil liability from negligence under the P…
  11. Which general obligation provisions does Article2178 extend to quasi-delicts?
  12. If the plaintiff’s negligence is the immediate and proximate cause of the injury, what does Article2179 state?