Exam 6: Elements of Torts

Joe sneaks up behind Mary at work. He grabs Mary and caresses her. Mary thinks Joe is a jerk and has never encouraged him. She runs away. Mary could best sue Joe for the tort of:

A major purpose of tort law is to:

In Geczi v. Lifetime Fitness, where Geczi suffered an injury when a treadmill at Lifetime malfunctioned but a jury held Lifetime not to be negligent, the appeals court held that Lifetime was not liable because:

A battery is intentional conduct that places a person in fear of immediate bodily harm.

In an assault or battery tort case, consent:

Which of the following is (are) necessary elements to prove defamation:

If your employer suspects you of being a thief, and searches your home for evidence (without a warrant), you will barred from bringing any action for invasion of privacy if he sincerely believed you were guilty.

Assault is a direct, intentional, uninvited physical contact without consent.

You tell people that someone you dislike is a child molester. This is not true. You most likely committed the tort of:

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:

For liability to be imposed when negligence is alleged, in many jurisdictions, the injured party must prove that the defendant's act was not only the cause in fact of the injury but also the ____ of the injury.

Defamation is an intentional false communication that injures a person's reputation.

A business can be involved in a tort action if a person is harmed or injured by an employee.

One day while Phil is out shopping, George searches Phil's home for evidence he could use to blackmail Phil. George finds nothing, causes no damage, and puts everything back in order before he leaves. George could most likely be sued for:

False imprisonment is the deprivation of a person's liberty without justification. To establish a cause of action, the plaintiff must show:

The person who suffers a tort is called a tortfeasor.

A major purpose of tort law is to:

The primary purpose of tort law is to inflict punishment on the wrongdoer.

Res ipsa loquitur means "the thing has imposed harm."

In England, unlike in the U.S., a libel suit against a newspaper requires proof of actual malice.