Exam 9: Torts

A shopkeeper may lose the shopkeeper's privilege if:

In order to establish the tort of false imprisonment, a person must show imprisonment for:

The tort of invasion of privacy includes:

The tort of invasion of privacy always requires the misappropriation of another's name or likeness.

What type of damages is recoverable when the defendant's tortious conduct is accompanied by fraud, malice, or willful or wanton conduct?

Philip Laws leased an apartment from Candice Sutton. Laws had notified Sutton on more than one occasion that the wooden steps to his apartment were decaying and in need of repair. Laws claimed that he had to leave the outside light on to avoid portions of the steps that no longer would bear his weight when he came in at night. Sutton promised to repair the steps while Laws was away on a business trip. Accordingly, Laws did not leave lights on during his absence. When he returned three nights later, Laws was injured when one of the steps broke under his weight as he was entering his apartment. Laws sued Sutton. Sutton replied that she should not bear liability for Laws' injury because Laws knew of the condition of the steps and had not taken the customary precaution of lighting the area. Based on what you have learned in this chapter, decide the case.

Which of the following is a defense to defamation?

A wrong that arises from a violation of a private duty is called a:

A local newspaper devotes its New Year's Day issue to people who have performed heroically during the past year. One of the people included in the article was Janet, a local actress. Eight months earlier, a fire started in the theater while she was in the middle of a performance. Rather than running out, she stayed to help frightened members of the audience get out of the theater. The New Year's article stated that Janet had been unable to find work as an actress because of burns to her hands and feet and that, as a result, she owes a great deal of money. Janet sued the newspaper for invasion of privacy. Based on what you have learned in this chapter, how should the case be decided?

Torts arise from a violation of a ____ duty.

The tort of false imprisonment requires the detention of a person without his or her consent.

Commercial exploitation is a form of invasion of privacy.

Today, the widest range of tort liability arises in the field of negligence.

To determine whether the defendant is liable for negligence, a reasonable person standard is employed.

Slander of title and trade libel are collectively known as product __________.

John was driving his car in a careless way, failing to drive as a reasonably prudent person would under the driving conditions. Ramona was crossing the street in a careless way, failing to cross as a reasonably prudent person would. John struck and injured Ramona with the car John was driving. At trial, it was determined that John was 80 percent at fault and that Ramona was 20 percent at fault. The injuries sustained amounted to $100,000. Explain how much, if any, recovery Ramona would receive in a state that applies the contributory negligence rule. Do the same thing for a state that applies the comparative negligence rule.

The media enjoy a qualified privilege for stories that turn out to be false.

Professionals have a duty to perform their functions at the same level as would a reasonable person.

Professionals have a duty to perform their jobs at the level of:

If the plaintiff has either engaged in or refrained from actions that are at least partially to blame for the injuries received, what negligence has occurred?