intentional torts
What tort interferes with a person's right to be left alone
invasion of privacy
what tort is committed when loud music is being played from a house nearby
nusiance
what is an intentional tort?
actions that deliverately hurt, embarrass, or scare people. Some are considered more serious than others.
T/F: It would be considered tresspassing if someone interferes with flowers grown on somebodys property
True
___ is interfering with somebody's real property
tresspass
what tort is committed when you lend your computer to your friend and they never return it
conversion
public or private nusience: If it affects multiple people in a neighborhood
public
intentional infliction of emotional distress
What tort occurs when someone lies about another person in a way that hurts the innocent person's reputation
defamation
what tort is comitted when a security guard falsely accuses a person of shoplifting
false imprisonment
public or private: if the tort affects only one person/household
private
Nurses, lawyers, teachers, etc cant let outsiders see or talk about confidential records because it is ____
an invasion of privacy
5 torts that injures a person
Battery, assault, intentional infliction/emotional distress, false imprisonment, defamation
what tort is comitted when a person lies about their identity through someone else's
defamation
T/F: Slander consists of spoken lies that damage a persons reputation
True
Why is it hard for movie stars, famous athletes, and politicians to win libel suits?
Because the Supreme Court ruled that public figures must prove that lies about them are told with actual malice
6 intentional torts
Battery, conversion, assault, intentional infliction/emotional distress, trespassing
what tort is committed when a person lies about the quality or ownership of a car they are selling
dispargement
What does libel defamation consist of?
what are the 4 intentional torts against property
Tresspassing, conversión, nusiance, and dispargement