Chapter 4 Flashcards
Tort
Civil wrong, breach of legal duty that causes harm or injury to another
“Beyond a reasonable doubt”
For Crimes
“Preponderance of evidence”
For Torts
Much lower(show its more likely that OF caused his wife’s death)
Overall it’s easier to accuse someone of tort than criminal
Proximate Clause
Casue and effect relationship
Liability
Foreseeable and probable consequnce
Torts:
Assault Battery False Imprisonment Infliction of emotional distress Defamation Privacy Fraud Torious Interference Trespasss Conversion
Assault
scare
Battery
hit
False Imprisonment
stores are afraid
Continement or restraint of another’s person’s activities with out justification
ex. theif stealing from retail store (must be reasonable time and physicallity of the situation)
Infliction of emotional Distress
Intentional act that amounts to extreme and outrageous conduct resulting in severe emotional distress to another
PARODIES OF PUBLIC FIGURES PROTECTED
Defamtion
Libel
Written is BAD
Public figure has to prove actual malice to sue
Privacy
Four acts generally qualify as improperly infringing on another ones privacy
INTRUSION
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
APPROPRIATION
FALSE LIGHT
Tortious Interference
Interfering with another business
Mine is better than yours
Trespass
on land below above
Coversion
Wrongfully taking or retaining property and placing it in service of another.
