Exam 3: Commonly Committed Workplace Torts

In the Meehan v. American Intern, LLC. case., the plaintiff's claim failed because there was no:

Third party must interfere for an improper reason, such as animosity toward the plaintiff, and not for a valid business reason, in order to be held responsible for the tort of:

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

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?

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

How does the court recognize qualified privilege?

In the context of the chapter, the term "trade secrets" is synonymous with:

A tort that is based on the wrongful discharge cause of action is known as:

Employers whose employees misappropriate the trade secrets are entitled to obtain:

The elements of retaliatory demotion are quite the same as:

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

In the Ingraham v. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical case, the employer was found not guilty of:

Robert, a mid-level manager at Revive Corp., was falsely accused of sexual harassment. In the course of its investigation, the company questioned numerous co-workers about Robert, searched his office and computer files without his permission, and interviewed his neighbors. Although the investigation produced no evidence of Robert's guilt, he was fired since the company's president felt that the accusation was a poor reflection on the organization. If Robert sues Revive, his complaint will likely contain counts of:

If any person's conduct causes emotional harm to the other, then it shall be considered as a case of:

Which of the following statements regarding privilege and private employers is accurate?

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

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:

How can a person be immune from a defamation suit if he is protected by qualified privilege?

How are retaliatory demotion cases different from wrongful discharge suits?

The law recognizes a qualified privilege in all of the following instances except: