intentional torts
What tort interferes with a person's emotions
Infliction of emotional distress
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 trespass if someone interferes with flowers grown on somebody's 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
Choose public or private nuisance: If it affects multiple people in a neighborhood
public
A mother receives a phone call at work telling her that her daughter got hurt. The mother rushes home to find her daughter studying for a test. She is most likely to file a lawsuit against the defendant for the intentional lawsuit of ___
intentional infliction of emotional distress
What tort occurs when someone creates a false narrative about someone?
defamation
what tort is committed when a security guard falsely accuses a person of shoplifting and holds them without evidence?
false imprisonment
what term is related to this definition? amounts of money awarded to the plaintiff to punish the defendant for malicious, willful, or outrageous acts.
Punitive Damages
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 committed when a person lies about their identity through a written statement, like in a newspaper article
What is a deductible?
An amount of money that you agree to pay toward repairs before the insurance company pays anything
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
If someone has a pool, but no fence or signs preventing/warning of danger, then they can be held liable under what?
Attractive Nuisance
what tort is committed when a person lies about the quality or ownership of a car they are selling
Fraud
What are the three groups we generally hold responsible for strict liability?
1. Owners of dangerous animals
2. People who engage in highly dangerous activities
3. Manufacturers and sellers of defective consumer products
what are the 3 intentional torts against property we discussed?
Tresspassing, conversión, nusiance