Exam 3: Commonly Committed Workplace Torts

Guana Inc. persuaded Mandy, DOS Right Inc.'s top systems engineer, to "jump ship" and come over to Guana, bringing all her notebooks and diskettes containing her work from DOS Right. Mandy accepted the offer since DOS Right had reneged on a bonus that she believed she was promised, but was never paid. On these facts:

The imputation of crime, disease, and those affecting the plaintiff in his business, trade, profession, office or calling are commonly recognized forms of:

If a communication tends to harm the reputation of an individual to lower him or her in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him or her, this is considered a:

Explain the differences between libel or slander that is per se or not per se.

Which tort is only recognized by a minority of jurisdictions?

Julie harassed her co-worker Van by regularly tampering with his belongings and leaving threatening messages on his desk. This repeated harassment caused Van to suffer from severe depression. In the above scenario, what type of tort can Van claim on Julie?

Why have some courts been reluctant to adopt the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress?

All of the following are elements of a prima facie case of intentional infliction of emotional distress except :

What kind of precautions do employers use to guard their valuable intellectual property from misappropriation by disgruntled, departing employees?

Since business defamation is a ______, it can amount to strict liability once the plaintiff has proved that the damaging statement was ______.

Negligent infliction of emotional distress is not recognized by any jurisdiction.

In the Argereow v. Weisberg case, the employee-plaintiff accused her employer of:

Defamation by writing is known as:

Confidentiality and non-competition agreements are entered into by the employers on behalf of the employees while hiring the employees.

Misappropriation of trade secrets is considered a crime in some states.

If a state recognizes tort of negligent infliction of emotional distress, how will the defendant of that state be liable for damages?

What is qualified privilege and which kind of privilege is provided to public and private employees?

Employers reinforce their common law rights by:

What is the remedy for an employer in case of theft of trade secrets by a former employee?

Which of the following is a requirement to submit a claim to binding arbitration?