Tort Law Flashcards
Tort
An action that wrongly causes harm to someone but that is not a crime and that is dealt with in a civil court
Intentional Torts
An intentional wrongful act by a person or entity who means to cause harm.
Slander
To make false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
Libel
A false accusation that is made with malicious intent to hurt the reputation of a person who is living or the memory of a person who is dead
Res ipsa loquitur
A doctrine or rule of evidence in tort law that allows an interence or presumption that a defendant was negligent
respondeat superior
A doctrine in tort law that makes an employer liable for the wrong of an employee
common law
The laws that developed from English court decisions and customs and that form the basis of law in the u.s
