Fed Torts Core

Question 1

Battery

Answer 1

Hitmonchan – Punching someone while holding a sign that reads “Intentional + Harmful/Offensive”

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

Primeape – Swinging a punch but stopping short, while the victim flinches under a “Reasonable Apprehension” banner

Question 3

False Imprisonment

Answer 3

Wigglytuff – Boxing someone into a balloon cage while singing a sleep-inducing tune

Question 4

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)

Answer 4

Gengar – Whispering terrifying things into a character’s ear as they curl up in distress

Question 5

Trespass to Land

Answer 5

Diglett – Popping up uninvited in a fenced yard, ignoring “NO ENTRY” signs

Question 6

Trespass to Chattels

Answer 6

Paras – Nibbling on a bike tire labeled “TEMP DAMAGE”

Question 7

Conversion

Answer 7

Machamp – Casually walking off with someone’s briefcase while the owner yells in protest

Question 8

Negligence

Answer 8

Squirtle – Slipping on a banana peel he just dropped, knocking into another Pokémon

Question 9

Duty

Answer 9

Chansey – Holding a heart-shaped clipboard labeled “FORESEEABLE PLAINTIFFS”

Question 10

Breach of Duty

Answer 10

Scyther – Slicing through safety ropes on a ladder marked “STANDARD OF CARE”

Question 11

Causation in Fact (But-For)

Answer 11

Bulbasaur – Pulling a vine labeled “BUT-FOR” that triggers a series of events

Question 12

Proximate Cause (Foreseeability)

Answer 12

Electabuzz – Launching a thunderbolt that arcs across multiple effects, stopping at a “Zone of Danger” sign

Question 13

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Answer 13

Pidgeotto – Tangled in hospital wires next to a sign: “This Doesn’t Happen Without Negligence”

Question 14

Negligence Per Se

Answer 14

Rapidash – Galloping past a broken speed limit sign while causing a crash

Question 15

Contributory Negligence

Answer 15

Doduo – Running into their own reflection while the other party watches in horror

Question 16

Comparative Negligence

Answer 16

Mankey and Growlithe – Bumping into each other while each holds a clipboard with their “% FAULT”

Question 17

Assumption of Risk

Answer 17

Arbok – Coiled next to a sign that says “DANGER,” as a trainer knowingly walks into the circle

Question 18

Strict Liability – Abnormally Dangerous Activities

Answer 18

Magmar – Carrying a barrel of glowing acid through a crowd while fire warnings blink

Question 19

Strict Liability – Animals

Answer 19

Tauros – Charging wildly through a farm gate with “WILD ANIMAL” sign swinging open

Question 20

Defamation

Answer 20

Jigglypuff – Singing into a megaphone labeled “FALSE STATEMENT,” while posters fall from the sky

Question 21

Libel

Answer 21

Porygon – Typing a false article into a digital billboard

Question 22

Slander

Answer 22

Loudred – Yelling false rumors across a market square

Question 23

Public Figure Standard

Answer 23

Noctowl – Holding a press pass and flying over a courtroom with “ACTUAL MALICE” banners

Question 24

Invasion of Privacy – Intrusion

Answer 24

Persian – Peeking through blinds with binoculars labeled “UNREASONABLE”

Question 25

Invasion of Privacy – Public Disclosure of Private Facts

Answer 25

Clefable – Spilling a box of labeled “PRIVATE” papers into a town square

Question 26

Invasion of Privacy – False Light

Answer 26

Clefable – Projecting a hologram of someone doing something they didn’t do, with a crowd watching

Question 27

Misrepresentation (Fraud)

Answer 27

Meowth – Selling a fake “GOLDEN CONTRACT” while hiding the real one behind his back

Question 28

Malicious Prosecution

Answer 28

Weezing – Blowing toxic smoke labeled “FALSE CHARGES” toward a retreating judge

Question 29

Abuse of Process

Answer 29

Muk – Slathering a courtroom in sludge while twisting legal scrolls into weird shapes

Question 30

Nuisance

Answer 30

Grimer – Flooding a neighborhood with slime labeled “REPEATED INTERFERENCE”