Ms. Schmit, a famous marathon runner and legal scholar, was out for a long run one day. While thinking about something, she crossed a street between intersections without looking for oncoming traffic. A speeding car hit her; only her leg was injured. Medical expenses come to $750, but she was unable to run in the Boston marathon that year, something for which she had been training for the previous 10 years. Assume that the noneconomics loss (e.g., emotional distress and disappointment) of not being able to run in Boston is worth $100,000. Under which of the following liability standards, identify who is responsible for paying Ms. Schmits medical expenses and her noneconomics loss.

1. Negligence rule with no defenses.

2. Negligence rule with a contributory negligence defense.

3. Negligence rule with a comparative negligence defense.

4. Absolute liability for drivers of vehicles involved in pedestrian accidents.