Limits on Damages and Torts

These flashcards cover critical vocabulary and concepts related to legal terms regarding torts, damages, copyright laws, and property rights as discussed in the lecture.

Limits on Damages

Regulations on the amount of damages that can be awarded in a legal case.

Punitive Damages

Damages awarded to punish the wrongdoer and deter future misconduct.

Idaho Code Sec. 6-1604

Statute governing the capping of punitive damages in Idaho.

Intentional Torts

Torts that involve intent, where the person meant to achieve consequences of an act.

Transferred Intent

Legal doctrine where intent can be passed from one subject to another.

Unintentional Torts

Torts that occur without intent, such as negligence or recklessness.

Negligence

Failure to take proper care in doing something, leading to damage or injury.

Gross Negligence

A severe degree of negligence showing a lack of concern for the safety of others.

Recklessness

Conscious disregard of a known risk that could cause harm to others.

Strict Liability

Liability that does not depend on negligence or intent, often applied in product liability cases.

Product Liability

Legal responsibility of manufacturers and sellers to compensate for harm caused by defective products.

Copyright

A legal right that grants the creator of original work exclusive rights to its use and distribution.

Copyright Act of 1976

Federal law that governs copyright law in the United States.

Easement

A non-possessory right to use another person's land for a specific purpose.

Profit

The right to enter another's land to take resources from it.

Licenses

Limited rights granted to enter or use another's property without possessing it.

Public Lands History

The historical development of land ownership and distribution in the United States.

Dominant Estate

The property that benefits from an easement.

Servient Estate

The property that is burdened by an easement.