Exam 4: Tort Law: Traditional Torts and Cyber Torts

The tort of ____________________ involves the failure to anticipate injury to another when there is a duty to do so.

If your neighbors continue to do things on their property that disturb you, you can sue them for the tort of nuisance.

____________________ is defamation expressed in writing.

The terms "foreseeability" and "proximate cause" are associated with the tort of

Dumping garbage on a neighbor's lawn is an example of the tort of trespass.

By orally repeating a rumor that he knew to be false, Ralston caused injury to Hicks' reputation. Ralston was guilty of

To be classified as a tort, a wrongful act

The person committing a tort is subject to a civil law suit.

An example of a tort that is not intentional is

Raleigh, age ten, punctured the tires on his neighbor's car. This act would be classified as

Merchants are very cautious about accusing and holding people for shoplifting because they may be sued for

Marks, who innocently purchased a used television that had been stolen by the seller, was requested to surrender the television. Marks would not surrender the set until he was reimbursed the money he paid. Marks is guilty of the tort of

A tort is a public wrong.

Damages resulting from cyber torts are primarily reputational or economic.

A person who buys stolen property may be guilty of conversion.

Jenny feels that she suffered emotional distress because of what her friend Margaret told her. She decided to sue. What must Jenny prove in court in order to be successful in her lawsuit against Margaret?

How would you prove that you have a case of negligence against a person that would stand up in court?

The test of negligence is failure to do what a reasonable person under the same or similar circumstances would do.

Jerold told her friends that her doctor had once been successfully sued for malpractice. Although the statement was true, the doctor was able to sue Jerold in tort for

Strict liability is based upon the concept of liability without fault.