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| Civil, legal injury to a person or property caused by breach of a legal duty |
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Term
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1. Intentional
2. Unintentional (negligence-no fault)
3. Strict Liability (absolute liability) |
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| Intentional Torts against Persons (7) |
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Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
Infliction of Emotional Distress
Defamation
Wrongful interference w/ contractual relationship
Wrongful interference w/ business relationship |
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| Difference btw Assault and Battery |
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| Assault= reasonable apprehension or fear of immediate contact. Battery= completion of assault |
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| Publication of a false statement (oral or written) that injures a person's good reputation. "Slander per se"= no proof of damages required. |
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| Wrongful Interference w/ contractual relationship |
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| When a valid contract exists between two parties and a 3rd party knows about it and intentionally causes either party to breach original contract. |
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| Intentional Torts Against Property (4) |
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1. Trespass to Land
2. Trespass to personal property
3. Conversion (taking other's property)
4. Disparagement of property--slander of quality |
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| Contributory Negligence vs. Comparative Negligence |
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| 1. plaintiff recovers nothing if he is more that %50 at fault 2. can recover "pro- rata" share of the verdict |
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