Exam 6: Elements of Torts

Tort law does NOT:

Which of the following is not an element needed to show negligence:

Negligence is:

Joyce Water, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is sued for negligent preparation of an income tax return. To determine if she was negligent, the court applies a standard of reasonableness which measures Joyce's conduct against that of:

Erin's employer published a story about her that portrayed her as a sneaky, deceitful person when, in reality, she is a very open and honest person. Erin could best sue for:

You are shopping in a department store. A store manager asks you to step into his office. He closes the door and tells you he thinks you have hidden merchandise in your clothing. You say nonsense. He says you will sit there until you confess or allow yourself to be searched. You refuse. He says, "We will see about that!" The two of you sit there for an hour. Finally, he tells you to leave. This is probably:

If the causal relationship between the defendant's act and the resulting harm is broken by an intervening act, there is an approximate cause.

Res ipsa loquitur means "the thing speaks for itself."

Seki agreed that Groupon could sell 18 hot air balloon rides on his Magical Adventures company balloons. He did not give Groupon permission to use his company name. When it did on its website, Seki sued Groupon for invasion of privacy. The court of appeals held that Seki had:​

In Chambers v. Travelers Companies, where Chambers sued for defamation after she was fired for her behavior, which included failure to reveal certain information about a business trip, but the district court held for Travelers, and the appeals court agreed because:

The major defense(s) in assault and battery cases is (are):

Negligence torts are based on the idea that:

Slander involves spoken defamatory communication.

The constitutional privilege:

You stupidly leave a stove burner on in your apartment. It starts a fire that burns down the apartment. A person driving by sees the fire and, looking at it, runs into another car. Your negligence in starting the fire makes you responsible to the people involved in the car accident.

Consent, privilege, self-defense and defense of others and of property are all:

Because public figures, such as movie stars, are subject to so much pressure from the media, they have an easier time bringing a suit for invasion of privacy.

False imprisonment is:

The tort of emotional distress protects:

In Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad, Palsgraf was hurt at a train station by equipment that fell on her during an explosion. The New York high court held that there was no proximate cause to make the railroad liable.