1. Della is driving along the road when her nose starts to run. She
reaches over to the floor of the passenger’s seat for a tissue
and her car crosses the center line into the path of a gasoline
truck. The truck swerves to avoid a collision, hits a wall and
springs a leak. Gasoline pours out, leaking into the city public
water supply, and triggering a 1 million dollars environmental
cleanup by the city. The city sues Della to recover the cost of
the environmental cleanup. Discuss Della’s legal situation and
the likely conclusion of the lawsuit.
2. A recent real story: a man has been accused of coughing on a
food store employee and telling the woman he has the
coronavirus. The woman was concerned that the man was
standing too close to her and an open display of prepared food,
so she asked him to step back as she covered the food.
Instead, he stepped forward, leaned toward her and purposely
coughed, then laughed and said he was infected with the virus.
If the woman wants to sue the man in court in a tort lawsuit,
what would you think would be the best way for her to proceed?