Chapter 7- Business Torts and Product Liability

Question 1

Intentional Torts

Answer 1

Voluntary civil wrong causing harm to a protected interest

Question 2

Injurious Falsehood

Answer 2

False statements made with malice that disparages the property of another

Question 3

Neglegence

Question 4

Negligence

Answer 4

Intent was absent, individual carelessness lead to injury

Question 5

Strict Liability

Answer 5

Individual is responsible for harm without proof of carelessness

Question 6

Battery

Answer 6

Intentional, unwanted or harmful physical touching

Question 7

Assault

Answer 7

Force that an individual believes they are about to receive Battery

Question 8

False Imprisonment

Answer 8

Tort of intentionally restricting the freedom of movement of another

Question 9

Deceit

Answer 9

Tort involving intentional misrepresentation to deceive or trick another

Question 10

Defamation

Answer 10

When spoken is slander
When is print is Libel

Question 11

Malice

Answer 11

Knowledge of the falsehood or reckless discharge for the truth

Question 12

Absolute Privilege

Answer 12

Entirely excused from liability for defamatory statements because of circumstance

Question 13

Qualified Privilege

Answer 13

Excused unless by malaise

Question 14

Misappropriation

Answer 14

Name used without permission for commercial purposes

Question 15

Intrusion

Answer 15

Wrongful entry or pry of another

Question 16

Real Property

Answer 16

Land, building and things permanently attached to land or buildings

Question 17

Conversion

Answer 17

Wrongfully exercising control over the personal property of another

Question 18

Slander Per Se

Answer 18

Category or oral defamation not requiring proof of actual harm to recover

Question 18

Injurious Falsehood

Answer 18

Trade Libel, Defmatation of property

Question 18

Qualified Privilege

Answer 18

Excused unless by malaise

Question 19

Nuisance

Answer 19

Enjoyment of ones land is impaired

Question 20

Slander Per Se

Answer 20

Category or oral defamation not requiring proof of actual harm to recover

Question 20

Qualified Privilege

Answer 20

Excused unless by malaise

Question 21

Reasonable Person

Answer 21

Prudently, Sensibly and Responses

Question 21

Proximate Cause

Answer 21

Production of an injury that would not have resulted in the absence of those occurrences

Question 22

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Answer 22

The thing speaks for itself

Question 23

Comparative Negligence

Answer 23

Weighing the relative negligence of the parties

Question 24

Contributory Negligence

Answer 24

Contribution to an individual harm, unable to recover

Question 25

Magnuson Moss Warranty Act

Answer 25

Extended and clarified the UCC warranty rules