Torts 1
a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
Tort
harmful or offensive contact of another person without consent
a special right, immunity, or permission given to people that allows them to make any statements about public figures, typically politicians and entertainers, without being held liable for defamation for any false statement made without malice
Public Figure Privilege
A business tort that occurs when a statement is intentionally used to defame a business product or service.
Disparagement
The tort that occurs when someone intentionally takes an action that will cause a person to breach a contract that he or she has with another.
intentional interference with contract
tort in which the defendant means to commit the injurious act
Intentional Tort
A false statement or an action that harms or ruins another's reputation
Defamation
A tort that occurs when someone goes on another's property without permission or places something on another's property without permission.
Trespass to Realty
A business tort that occurs when false spoken statements criticize a business product or service and result in a loss of sales.
Slander of Quality
The act of competing with another not to make a profit but for the sole purpose of driving that other out of business.
Unfair Competition
A civil wrong that involves a failure to meet the standard of care a reasonable person would meet and, because of that failure, harm to another results
Negligent Tort
An immunity from libel suits granted to government officials and others based on remarks uttered or written as part of their official duties
Absolute Privilege
A nuisance that affects only a single individual or a very limited number of individuals.
Private Nuisance
A business tort that occurs when false printed statements criticize a business product or service and result in a loss of sales.
Trade Libel
the tort that occurs when a misrepresentation is made with the intent to facilitate personal gain and with the knowledge that it is false
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
occurs when the defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and cannot be undertaken safely
A special right, immunity, permission, or benefit given to certain individuals that allows them to make any statements about someone without being held liable for defamation for any false statement made without actual malice.
Conditional Privilege
intentional interference with another's use or enjoyment of personal property without consent or privilege
Trespass to personal Property
A business tort that occurs when false published statements are related to the ownership of the business property.
Slander of Title
behavior that creates an unreasonable risk of harm to others
Negligence
threat or attempt to injure
Assault
Either knowledge of a defamatory statement's falsity or a reckless disregard for the truth.
Actual Malice
Permanent interference with another's use and enjoyment of his or her personal property.
Conversion
A tort that provides ranchers and farmers with a cause of action when someone spreads false information about the safety of a food product.
Food Disparagement
a measurement of the way members of society expect an individual to act in a given situation
Reasonable Person Standard