Christine is a stay a home mom. She is shopping at the supermarket and as she reaches for a bag of grapes, she steps on a loose grape on the floor, slips, falls and lands hard on her right hand, breaking her wrist. As she is waiting for an ambulance, she notices that the grape looks very fresh and is bright green. a. Could Christine sue the supermarket under a strict liability theory of tort liability? Why or why not?
b. Under what theory of liability would Christine have the greatest change of winning a tort case against the supermarket? Intentional Tort, Negligence or Strict Liability?
c. Assume that Christine is a surgeon who uses her right hand to perform operations, and that her injury permanently prevents her from using her right hand. What would be the measure of her lost wages that she could ask for as part of her damages?
d. Assume that Christine was already off work at the time of the fall because she had developed carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand that prevented her from working. How would that affect how much she would get in damages?
e. If Christine loses at trial, what could she do if she believes the trial court judge made an error that caused her to lose at trial?