Exam 7: Intentional Torts

Cameron doesn't like Bradley, so at a cocktail party he spread untrue rumors about Bradley's lifestyle. These rumors harm Bradley's reputation in the community.

A privilege may result in immunity from tort liability.

The Hometown News snapped a picture of Tim as he was sleeping under a tree in the park on a warm spring day. If the paper printed the picture on the front page:

Carl threw a bomb into the office of his insurance agent, intending to kill the agent because the company had disallowed his claim. The agent wasn't in the building, but the bomb seriously injured his secretary, who was working in the office.

Misuse of procedure can occur even when the plaintiff succeeds in the litigation.

Intentional harm to property includes the torts of:

Which of the following would not be considered a business tort?

Pamela, without authorization, eavesdrops on a conversation between Mark and Elise. Pamela has not committed the tort of intrusion unless she makes the conversation public.

What is the broad category of defenses available to the tort of defamation? Under what circumstances can the U.S. Constitution be used as a defense to an action for an intentional tort?

For purposes of defamation, a publication includes non-written, verbal communication to third parties.

If a person is substantially certain that harm will occur by their actions, they can be held liable for an intentional tort, even if he or she doesn't desire for the harm to occur.

Ashley wrote a defamatory letter regarding Brian which she mailed to Brian, but which she did not show to anyone else. Ashley has committed:

Qualified privilege depends on proper use of the privilege.

The tort of false light imposes liability if the matter in question is objectionable to a reasonable person, but is not necessarily defamatory.

A significant trend affecting business has been the bringing of defamation suits against former employers by discharged employees. Such suits comprise approximately what share of all defamation lawsuits?

Alice posted a poster of Baron's name and photograph in a list of the FBI's top ten criminals. Baron has never been convicted of any crime and is horrified by the thought of being considered a criminal. This:

Alice was briefly married at the age of 16. She is now 28 years old and plans to marry Henry. Henry's sister found out about Alice's first marriage and then told Henry's parents. Alice now wants to sue Henry's sister for public disclosure of private facts. Does Alice have a case against Henry's sister?

A false communication made with knowledge of its falsity and with the intent to induce another to act is known as:

X knows that Y has offered to sell wheat to Z at a certain price per bushel. Hoping to get Z for a customer, X offers Z wheat at $.50 less a bushel than Y offered. X gets the contract. X is liable to Y for the tort of interference with contractual relations.

In an article about a prominent judge, a newspaper indicates that the judge had organized crime connections. The judge sues. The judge will have a cause of action: