Torts

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Decks in this class (16)

Intentional Torts
Intent,
Assault,
Battery
15  cards
Negligence Concepts
Name the five 5 special duties,
Name the elements of negligence,
What are the elements of violatio...
4  cards
Negligence: Duty, Breach, Causation
Conscious desire that result will...,
Holds that if the defendant does ...,
Applicable when a defendant while...
35  cards
Defenses to Intentional Torts
A defendant who acted in accordan...,
A person who reasonably believes ...,
A person who reasonably believes ...
12  cards
Negligence: Defenses
Under this minority doctrine if t...,
Modernly the doctrine of comparat...,
57 last clear chance doctrine the...
4  cards
Negligence: Multiple Defendant Issues
Joint tortfeasors joint tortfeaso...,
Consist of two or more persons wh...,
One whose negligence follows an i...
6  cards
Vicarious Lability
Liability that a supervisory part...,
The participants in a business un...,
The doctrine by which an employer...
4  cards
Strict Liability
Liability that does not depend on...
1  cards
Products Liability
A manufacturer s or seller s tort...,
An imperfection occurring when th...,
An imperfection in a product that...
4  cards
Crossover Torts: Misrepresentation
A false statement that is known t...,
A careless or inadvertent false s...
2  cards
Defamation
Malicious or groundless harm to t...,
A defamatory assertion expressed ...,
Slander for which special damages...
9  cards
Crossover Torts: Nuisance
Results from an act by the defend...,
Results from an act or conduct by...
2  cards
Crossover Torts: Wrongful Litigation
A cause of action against a defen...,
Under tort law a person is liable...
2  cards
Crossover Torts: Business Torts
The publication of an untrue or m...,
A broad cause of action alleging ...
2  cards
Invasion of Privacy
Generally relates to the violatio...,
Under this theory the plaintiff a...,
Under this theory the plaintiff a...
5  cards
Tort Damages
Compensatory damages that are pec...,
Compensatory damages that are non...,
Also called exemplary damages are...
5  cards

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