Product Liability Case Study: Answer Key

Exercise 1: prepositions

a) to 
b) in 
c) from
d) between 
e) towards 
f) before 
g) at 
h) for 
i) by 
j) on 

Exercise 2: anagrams

1) tort
2) proceedings
3) trial
4) jury
5) litigation

Exercise 3: verbs

1) heard 
2) ordered 
3) suffered 
4) lasted 
5) claimed 
6) initiated 
7) accusing 
8) Applying
9) found 
10) cited

Exercise 4: true or false?

(1) false (she was sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car)
(2) false (she spent eight days in hospital and lost nine kilograms in weight)
(3) true (the $20,000 offer was to cover actual and anticipated – i.e. future – medical expenses)
(4) true (the coffee was served hot because it was mostly bought by commuters who wanted it to stay hot during their journey)
(5) false (the parties settled the case out of court)

Exercise 5

No answers given.