Exam 6: Elements of Torts

Fred approaches his co-worker Gloria in the office supply room and closes the door.Fred describes,in detail,the porno movie he watched last night.Fred has Gloria "trapped" in the room,causing her to fear that he might try something.Fred says that since they are alone he could show Gloria what the movie was about.Fred:

Which of the following torts protect individuals from harm from the unintentional but legally careless conduct of others:

The notion of cause in fact in a tort is also called the "but for" or sine qua non rule.

In Fuerschbach v.Southwest Airlines,where Fuerschbach was "arrested" by the police as a prank at work,the appeals court held that there could be a tort of assault and battery by the police because:

One concept behind the tort of invasion of privacy is to:

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:

You see a house on fire and rush in to save a person trapped in the house.You suffer burns from the fire.The person who negligently started the fire has no legal obligation to you because there was no knowledge you would become involved.

To defeat a defense of qualified privilege,the plaintiff must establish that the defendant acted with:

The doctrine of comparative negligence permits damages to be:

In Noel v.River Hills Wilsons,Inc. ,where Noel sued Wilsons for accidentally providing false negative information to his current employer which caused him to lose his job,the appeals court found that:

For the appeals court to reverse the district court's summary judgment for the defendants in Reynolds v.Ethicon Endo-Surgery,where Reynolds suffered a miscarriage soon after her employer told her she would be fired if she did not move to another city and subsequently sued for emotional distress,Reynolds would have had to show that:

In an intentional tort action,motive is ______________ the act.

Truth is a very strong defense to a defamation action.

Defamation per se is when:

If you are driving negligently and run off the road and hit a person on the sidewalk,the rule of res ipsa loquitur is likely to apply.

In contrast to a criminal case,in a tort case:

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:

In James v.Bob Ross Buick,where James had been fired from a car dealership that then sent letters to customers under his name,James sued for invasion of privacy and the appeals court held that the company was at fault because:

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

In Forgie-Buccioni v.Hannaford Brothers,where Forgie-Buccioni was detained in a grocery store's security room after being accused of not paying for cold medicine,the appeals court held that false imprisonment did occur.