Exam 8: Torts

A wrong that arises from a violation of a private duty is called a:

Sal sent Max an e-mail message telling Max that his wife had been killed in a car accident, and Sal knew this was untrue.Max may be able to sue Sal for:

Georgia is at a crowded carnival.As she's trying to get to the corn dog stand, someone in the crowd accidentally pushes and into another carnival-goer, causing that carnival-goer to get a black eye.Georgia is guilty of the tort of assault.

An absolute privilege is available as a defense to slander liability when:

Product disparagement is a form of defamation.

A contractor would be liable for ________ if the demolition of a structure with dynamite caused damages to surrounding structures.

Commercial exploitation, also called right of publicity, is a form of invasion of privacy.

The use of someone's car without that person's permission is a trespass to personal property.

The same action can have both civil and criminal liability.

Professionals have a duty to perform their functions at the same level as would a reasonable person.

Causing someone's character to be questioned is a wrong against the person and is the tort of defamation.

Libel is the printed equivalent of the spoken form of defamation known as slander.

Slander of title and trade libel are collectively known as product __________.

For tort liability to be imposed, the perpetrator of the tort must have acted with the intent to do wrong.

If the plaintiff has either engaged in or refrained from actions that are at least partially to blame for the injuries received, what negligence has occurred?

The degree of care required of a person is:​

Torts arise from a violation of a ____ duty.

The shopkeeper's privilege gives store managers the absolute right to detain anyone they believe has shoplifted.