law final_torts

cant steal, defraud (must tell the truth/ be loyal/ diclose information)

right to be left alone, right to a good reputation

a remedy

act carefully (not negligent), tell the truth, tell truth about peoples rep, respect others property

car accidents, liability of landowner, product liabiity

contruction trespass, grafitii

the act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation.

broken trust from the obligation to act in the best interest of another party

the person who engages in tortious activities (negligent, defames, defrauds)

are they LIABLE to bame for injury, what damages are appropriate

liability that does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm.

manufacturer of product has taken precaution, defective product still had him liable

special, general

monetary quantifiable losses (medical expenses, lost wages)

non-monetary (pain and suffering)

inentional torts where TF act maliciously or with conscious disregard for rights and safteyof others (drunk driving)

fraud, conversion, breach of piduciary duty, breach of loyalty, product liabilty

respondeat superiour - parents are liable for their children, employers for thier employees

intentional, unexcused act of immediate harmful or ofensive conduct (no contact nessesary)

completion of the assault - harmful, offensive, physical contact

consent, self-defense, defense of others, defense of propery

intentional confinment or restraint without justification.

intentional act of extreme and outragous resulting in severe emotional distress in another. Courts require physical symptom / illness

false statements of fact about other people, giving them a bad rep

orally breaching ones reputation

breaching one reputation over print or media

judicial and legislative proceedings

employee evaluations

the statement was made with either knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth

temp license to use, permanent right to use, contrast with easment

wrongful possesion or use of property without permission

duty, breach, causation, damages

forseeable risk where the reasonable person would anticipate and guard agaisnt

breach of duty

an act is the proximate (legal) cause of the injury when the casual connection between the act and injury is strong enough to impose liabail

to reimburse plaintiff for actual losses

to punish the tortfeasor and deter others from wrong doing

assumption of risk, contributory/ comparative negligence

plaintiff has knowledge of risk, goes through with act anyway

signing a waiver before skydiving

if plaintiff cause his injury in anyway, he will br stripped of recovery