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Purposes of Tort Law

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1 - Peaceful means so they don’t take law into their own hands
2 - Deter wrongful conduct
3 - Encourage socially responsible behavior
4 - Restore injured parties to OG condition
5 - Clear a wrong

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Battery - Rule Statement

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Harmful or offensive contact intentionally made by the D to the P’s person

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Assault - Rule Statement

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Intentional infliction of an apprehension of an imminent contact by the D

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Does there need to be physical harm for assault?

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No. Can be held liable without it. Also can be assault without battery.

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FI - Rule Statement

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Direct restraint of one person of the physical liberty of another without adequate legal justification.

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FI - Requirements

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  • Confined/bounded area
  • Knowledge/awareness
  • Reasonableness of escape
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IIED - Rule Statement

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Intentional extreme or dangerous conduct by the D that cause severe ED to P

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Can there be nominal damages for IIED?

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No.

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Bystander IIED - Requirements

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  • Close family

- Intent to batter you AND intent to cause me ED from it

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T2L - Rule Statement

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An intentional act by D that causes a physical invasion on P’s real property

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Is T2L maintain intent even if the D thought it was their own land?

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Yes.

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T2Ch - Rule Statement

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An intentional act by the D that causes an interference with P’s right of possession in a chattel, resulting in damages

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Conversion - Rule Statement

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Intentional act of control over a chattel which seriously interfered with P’s right of possession, resulting in full value of chattel.

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Damages: nominal

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token

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Damages: actual

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put them back in position moment before

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Damages: punitive

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to punish

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Negligence - General Rule Statement

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Omission to do something a reasonably prudent person would do.

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Negligence - 4 Elements

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  • Duty
  • Breach of duty
  • Breach of duty was actual and proximate cause of injury
  • Damage to person/property
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Can there be nominal damages for negligence?

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No, only actual.

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Precaution Equation

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If burden < harm, do precautionary measure.

*Check cost of precaution, probability of harm, seriousness of harm

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Negligence Per Se

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Violation of statute
1 - Member of class to be protected intended by legislature
2 - Hazard that caused injury is one meant to be protected by legislature

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Res Ipsa Loquitur

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Accident implies negligence

  • Exclusive control of D
  • Would not normally occur without negligence
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Actual Cause/Causation in Fact

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Substantial factor in bringing about harm

Duty + breach -> damages

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Concurrent Causes: Joint v Several Liability

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Joint: 30% could pay ALL
Several: pay what you are responsible for

25
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Market Share Theory

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Can recover for injury by a drug of unknown source against known manufacturers of the drug (held liable for their share of market)

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Proximate/Legal Cause

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Immediate + foreseeable

  • But-for Test
  • Substantial Cause Test
  • Double Test
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Rescue Doctrine

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Allows an injured rescuer to sue the party (D) who caused the rescue to occur

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Defenses (Negl) - Contributory Negligence v. Comparative Negligence

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Contributory: even if P is a little negl, cannot recover at all
Comparative: P negl < D negl, can recover

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Defenses (Negl) - Assumption of Risk

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If within terms of contract + not void for public policy reasons

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Defenses (Negl) - Immunities

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  • Parent/Child
  • Charities
  • Gov’t.
  • U.S.
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Wrongful Death

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  • Brought by family/estate for loss of support/society/love/care/funeral charges/etc.
  • Meets negligent requirements but harm = death, and D’s conduct must be cause of death
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Survival Statute

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  • Time b/w harm + death

- Remedy to P (loss of wages/pain + suffering)

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Vicarious Liability - Respondeat Superior

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Hold someone responsible by stating they are my employer/etc. and they should respond to my tortious act (if done in scope of work)

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Vicarious Liability - Independent Contractors

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D not held liable for ind. contractor’s actions

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Vicarious Liability - Joint Enterprise

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  • If 2 are in JV/Ent. may be able to get the other on the hook
  • Accident has to happen in scope of their business/both have to be equals in their positions
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Vicarious Liability - Bailments

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bailor: has title/ownership
bailee: trusted with property (usually younger)
- Bailor could be held liable for actions of bailee

37
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Strict Liability - Rule Statement

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Is A’s conduct toward B maybe not intentional or negligent, sufficient to SL for public policy reasons?

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SL - Animals - Fencing Out v. Fencing In

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Fencing Out: P put up fence, if animal goes through, D liable
Fencing In: D fences animal in, if gets out, D liable

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SL - Abnormally Dangerous Activities

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SL even if lawful

Factors:

  • High risk of some harm
  • Harm could be great
  • Cannot eliminate risk
  • Not common usage
  • More dangerous than valuable
40
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Product Liability - Definition

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Liability of manufacturer/seller/supplier of chattels to one who suffers physical harm caused by the chattel

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PL - Negligence

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They did not act like a reasonably prudent manufacturer/etc.

42
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PL - Warranty - Express v. Implied

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Express: label/ad/brochure
Implied: dishwasher that does not load dishes

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PL - Strict Liability in Tort

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When they place an article on market, knowing it was not inspected for defects, has defect that causes harm

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PL - Restatement (3rd)

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Engaged in selling/distributing it

45
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Three Types of Defects

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Manufacturing: mishap (10 chips stuck together, rare)
Design: only on hook if you breach duty (every chip is too big)
Warnings: only on hook if you breach duty

**Follow negligence for Design/Warnings

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Int Torts - Privilege - Necessity

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Public: greater good
Private: just pay damages

47
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Int Torts - Privilege - Authority of Law

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Arrest

48
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Int Torts - Privilege -Discipline

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Parent/Child

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Int Torts - Privilege - Justification

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Bus driver

50
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Int Torts - Privilege - Consent (Express v. Implied)

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Express: signs/orally
Implied

**Can be negated if under false pretenses (fraud/minor/intoxicated/etc.)

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Int Torts - Privilege - Self Defense

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  • NOT for retaliation

- Provocation does not warrant self defense

52
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Int Torts - Privilege - Defense of Others

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Usually family members

53
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Int Torts - Privilege - Defense of Property

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  • Only if trespasser is committing felony of violence is force justified
  • Life is always > property
54
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Int Torts - Privilege - Recovery of Property

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  • Demand it back first (some)
  • Has to be immediate
  • Reasonable amount of force

“Shopkeeper’s Privilege”

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