Identify the Intentional Torts
A person pulls a chair out from under someone else. What torts is this?
Battery
Define Battery.
Unwanted touching from another person
Define disparagement.
Lies made about your ownership.
What is a tort?
A private wrong committed against another person
What's the difference between tort law and criminal law?
Torts are private wrongs to an individual while crimes harm affect society.
A doctor leaks a celebrity’s medical records to the press. Identify the tort.
Invasion of Privacy
Explain the difference between libel and slander.
Libel is written while slander is spoken
What is conversion?
Interfering with a person’s right to personal property
What are the three elements required to prove a tort?
1. Possession of rights
2. Violation of those rights
3. Resulting injury
Name one tort that can also be considered a crime.
Assault
A person falsely claims you cheated in school, resulting in suspension. What type of defamation is this?
Slander
How is battery different than assault?
Battery involves unwanted touching while Assault involves threatening to hurt an innocent person
What is the difference between private nuisance and public nuisance?
Private nuisance affects one person or household while Public nuisance affects many people or households
What is the purpose of tort law?
The purpose is to pay back the victim for injuries caused by the tortfeasor
A neighbor builds a fence that crosses onto someone else's property cutting off access to their part of the yard. What intentional tort is this?
Trespass
Someone locks another person in a room without explanation. What tort is this?
False imprisonment
What tort is it when someone locks or holds another person somewhere without a good reason?
False imprisonment
Interfering with someone’s real property is what intentional tort?
Trespass
What is a tortfeasor?
A person who commits a tort.
What type of tort is invasion of privacy, and give an example?
An intentional tort. Using someone's photo for an ad without consent.
A person convinces you that your sibling died, causing distress. Name the tort.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Is actual malice part of libel suits or slander suits?
Libel suits
What tort involves interfering with the enjoyment of property?
Nuisance
How can a tort also be a crime?
A tort can be a crime if it affects one individual and society like an assault
You lend your laptop to a friend for a weekend. Weeks pass and they refuse to return it, claiming they need it more than you do. Identify the intentional tort.
Conversion