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CH 4 - Torts and Cyber Torts Flashcards

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CYBER TORT

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A tort committed in the cyberspace

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TORT

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Civil wrong against property/ person

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ASSAULT

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Creation of apprehension of an immediate offensive touching (You have to be aware!!!)

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BATTERY

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Any offensive touching

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FALSE IMPRISIONMENT

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Restricting free movement

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DEFAMATION

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Lie told to a third person about someone that hurts their reputation within a significant part of society

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LIBEL

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Written defamation

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SLANDER

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Defamation in oral form

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INTRUSION

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Violation of secret life

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PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE FACTS

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Disclosure of private facts about an individual

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APPROPRIATION OR RIGHT OF PUBLICITY

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Use a name w/o consent for profit

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FRAUD

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Misrepresentation of a material fact leading to reasonable reliance and harm

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PUFFERY

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Sales talk

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TRESPASS

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Entering/ remaining another’s property w/o consent

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TRESPASS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY

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Temporary Deprivation w/o consent

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CONVERSION

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Extreme abuse/ misuse

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DISPARAGEMENT

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Defamation of: 
- Business
- Income
- Assets
Leading to a harm
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NEGLIGENCE

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Failure to uphold a reasonable standard of care

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MALPRACTICE

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Professional negligence

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PROXIMATE CAUSE

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Legal cause when an act and an injury justify liability

The danger of ________ is that ________

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ASSUMPTION OF RISK

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Knowingly exposing self to an obvious risk

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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

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Plaintiff recover nothing if at fault

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COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE

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Plaintiff recover in proportion if partially at fault

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RES IPSA LOQUITUR

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Obvious negligence

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DRAM SHOP

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Any regular liquor seller may be liable for subsequent harms caused by an intoxicated patron

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RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

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Employer will be liable for on-duty harms of employees

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STRICT LIABILITY

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Automatic liability

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