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| capable of serving as the basis of a lawsuit |
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| a condition that exists when a person makes a statement with reckless disregard for the truth |
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| in tort law, the use by one person of another person's name, likeness, or other identifying characteristics without permission and for the benefit of the user |
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| any word or action intended to make another person fearful of immediate physical harm; a reasonably believable threat |
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| the wrongful interference with the business rights of another |
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| a theory in tort law under which the liability for injuries resulting from negligent acts is shared by all parties who were negligent (even the injured party) |
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| a monetary award equivalent to the actual value of injuries or damages sustained by the aggrieved party |
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| the wrongful taking, using, or retaining possession of personal property that belongs to another |
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| any published or publicly spoken false statement that causes injury to another's good name, reputation, or character |
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| disparagement of property |
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| an economically injurious false-hood made about another product or property |
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| a state statute imposing liability to any person who owns a bar, tavern, or anyone that sells drinks to the public, for injuries resulting from accidents caused by intoxicated persons when the sellers or servers of alcoholic drinks contributed to the intoxication |
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| a duty of all persons as established by tort law, to exercise a reasonable amount of care in their dealings with other |
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| fraudulent misrepresentation |
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| any misrepresentation, either by misstatement or omission of a material fact, knowingly made with the intention of deceiving another and on which a reasonable person would and does rely to his or her detriment |
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| any person who rescues or provides emergency services to others in peril cannot be sued unless they do so recklessly or cause further harm |
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| defamation in writing or other form |
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| professional misconduct or the failure to exercise the requisite degree of skill as a professional |
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| the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances |
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| an act (or failure to act) in violation of a statutory requirement |
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| in tort law, the ability to act contrary to another person's right without that person's having legal redress for such acts; privilege may be raised as a defense to defamation |
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| legal cause; exists when the connection between an act and an injury is strong enough to justify imposing liability |
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| reasonable person standard |
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| the standard of behavior expected of a hypothetical "reasonable person." The standard against which negligence is measured and that must be observed to avoid liability for negligence |
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| a doctrine under which negligence may be inferred simply because an event occurred, if it is the type of event that would not occur in the absence of negligence. The term literally means the facts speak for themselves |
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| slander of quality (same thing as trade libel) |
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| the publication of false information about another's product, alleging that it is not what its seller claims |
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| the publication of a statement that denies or casts doubt on another's legal ownership of any property, causing financial loss to the property's owner |
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| a civil wrong not arising from a breach of a contract. a breach of a legal duty that proximately cause harm or injury to another |
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