Exam 9: Torts and Privacy protection

Which of the following was the result in Labaj v.VanHouten,the case in the text involving whether in order to find an employer negligent for failing to protect an employee from being attacked by a dog,the dog had to have abnormally dangerous propensities?

The tort of false imprisonment requires that the plaintiff either knew he or she was confined or suffered harm as a result of the confinement.

Written defamation is known as

Fact Pattern 9-3 Alex and Blake got into a heated argument because Alex asked Blake's girlfriend out on a date. Blake decided that he wanted to scare Alex and drew back his fist to hit Alex. He stopped just as he was about to strike Alex in the nose. Alex yelled out, "You didn't scare me. I was ready for a fight!" Later, Alex decides that he would like to sue Blake and asks your advice on issues involving assault and battery. -Refer to fact pattern 9-3. What would you tell Alex regarding whether he should sue Blake for committing an assault?

A tort is a type of civil or criminal wrong.

The wrongful interference with the right to the quiet use and enjoyment of land is associated with the tort of

Fact Pattern 9-3 Alex and Blake got into a heated argument because Alex asked Blake's girlfriend out on a date. Blake decided that he wanted to scare Alex and drew back his fist to hit Alex. He stopped just as he was about to strike Alex in the nose. Alex yelled out, "You didn't scare me. I was ready for a fight!" Later, Alex decides that he would like to sue Blake and asks your advice on issues involving assault and battery. -Refer to fact pattern 9-3. What would you tell Alex regarding whether he should sue Alex for committing a battery?

Set forth the majority rule in relation to an accountant's liability for negligence to a third party with whom the accountant does not have a contractual relationship as well as the source of the rule.

In which of the following situations would the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur apply?

The Federal Trade Commission takes the position that it is an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act for firms to fail to honor their own privacy policies.

Which of the following is true regarding assault?

Which of the following is the best defense to negligence?

Under the doctrine of _______ liability,once the court determines that multiple defendants are at fault,the plaintiff may collect the entire judgment from any one of them,regardless of the degree of that defendant's fault.

A professional athlete injured during practice is deemed to have consented to the physical contact attendant to practice.

Which of the following is not a part of the measure of compensatory damages?

The _________ doctrine imposes liability for physical injury to child trespassers caused by artificial conditions on the land.

France requires bystanders to try and help those in danger if trying to help will not put the bystanders at risk.

Under the doctrine of ________,the plaintiff's negligence is an absolute bar to recovery against the defendant.

What does the term respondeat superior mean?

Which of the following was the result in Bodah v.Lakeville Motor Express,Inc.,the case in the text involving whether a company violated its employees' right to privacy by transmitting their names and Social Security numbers to managers in the company in an unsecured manner that could lead to identity theft?