WA Bar Practice Questions - Washington Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) Exam

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A driver runs a red light and strikes a pedestrian. To establish negligence, the pedestrian relies on the driver's violation of the traffic statute. Under the doctrine of negligence per se, what is the effect of the statutory violation?

It establishes the standard of care and breach where the plaintiff is in the class protected and the harm is of the type the statute aimed to prevent It conclusively establishes that the defendant is liable for all damages It has no effect on a negligence claim It converts the claim into a strict liability claim

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It establishes the standard of care and breach where the plaintiff is in the class protected and the harm is of the type the statute aimed to prevent

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