Intentional Torts Quiz

Civil injury to persons property or reputation

Tort

How we expect people to behave toward each other

(AKA we all have a duty to act with reasonable care toward other people and their property)

Standard Care

Legal Liability

Liability

Plaintiffs try to find to sue defendant who has enough money to pay for damages (Ex, owners of a company/store) instead of one individual person.

Deep Pockets

Protection from suit (Parents of minor children or government officials)

Immunity

Percentage of damages awarded

Contingency Fee

Intent to injury/hurt

Intentional Torts

Failure to exercise reasonable care

Negligence

Consumer products and dangerous activities (animals, explosive, toxics, ect)

Strict Liability

To compensate financial loss resulting form the harmful act

Compensatory (Types of Damages)

Only for Defamation

Nominal (Types of Damages)

To punish for intentionally wrongful acts

Punitive (Types of Damages)

Torts that injure persons

Intentional Torts

Intentionally causing harmful or offensive contact with another person

Battery (Intentional Tort)

Intentionally putting someone in reasonable fear or immediate harmful or offensive contact

Assault (Intentional Tort)

Intentionally using outrageous words or actions meant to cause EXTREME fright, anxiety or emotional distress

Intentional Inflection or Emotional Distress (Intentional Tort)

Intentional and wrongful confinement of another person against his or her will.

False Imprisonment (Intentional Tort)

False statement communicated to a third party that causes harm to the plaintiff (Slander ; oral Libel ; written)

Defamation (Intentional Tort)

Land and items attached to it, such as buildings.

Real

Property that can be moved

Personal

Creations of a persons mind

Intellectual

Going onto another person’s real property without permission (Exception Attractive Nuisance)

Trespass (Injure Property)

Makes property owners liable to injured children, who have trespasses (Swimming pool, pong, trampoline, ect)

Attractive Nuisance

Unreasonable interference with use and enjoyment of property

Nuisance (Injure Property

Unlawful exercise of contorl over someone else’s property (e.g theft_

Conversion (Injure to Property)

Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property Infringement (Injure to Property)

Consent (Defense)

Minimal copying not for financial gain (only for copyright infringement)

Fair Use (Defense)

Use for reasonable force to protect oneself

Self-Defense (Defense)

Use of reasonable force to protect property.

Defense of Property (Defense)