Tort Law

Question 1

Tort Law

Answer 1

An action committed by an individual or business that causes harm, intentionally or unintentionally

Question 2

Tortfeasor

Answer 2

The person committing the tort

Question 3

Intentional Tort

Answer 3

deliberate harm

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Unintentional Tort

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not deliberate harm

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Business Exposure

Answer 5

actions that made a business vulnerable

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Vicarious Liability

Answer 6

an employer is responsible for injuries caused by an employee while acting in the course of their employment

Question 7

Remedy

Answer 7

the compensation, financial or other, when a person is successful in a lawsuit. Also called damages

Question 8

Battery

Answer 8

the physical intentional and unconsented contact that causes harm; it is an unlawful offence and a tort

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Assault

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the intention or threat of unwanted physical contact that causes harm

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False Imprisonment

Answer 10

intentionally confining an unwilling person within a specified area

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Passing Off

Answer 11

falsely representing to the public another company’s product or service as your own

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Inducing Breach of Contract

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an economic tort where a person or persons convinces a third party to breach his/her contract with the plaintiff

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Interference with Economic Relations

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deliberate illegal interference with the interests of a third party

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Trespass to Land

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entering and/or occupying land or property not owned and without permission or restricting the enjoyment of the property by its owners

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Trespass to Chattels

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Causing damage, destroying, using, or removing a plaintiff’s chattels

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Nuisance

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the interference in the right to enjoy real property

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defamation

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a false statement that must harm a persons business or reputation

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slander

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oral defamation

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libel

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written defamation

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Injurious falsehood

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when a reputation is lost because of false statements about a product or service. Also called slander of goods

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Invasion of Privacy

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private information that is disclosed to unauthorized people

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Intrusion upon Seclusion

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where one intrudes upon the seclusion or privacy of another

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Negligence

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a failure to exercise the degree of care toward another individual expected of a reasonable person in the circumstances

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Duty of Care

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not to cause injury; is owed by one individual or business to another

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Reasonable Person

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an ordinary person, someone who would give careful thought to the probable results of their actions before taking the first step in performing them

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Contributory Negligence

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plaintiff’s own conduct contributed or caused the damage

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Voluntary Assumption of Risk

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the plaintiff is aware of the risk associated with the activity and has consented to assume that risk.