Question 1

The primary purpose of tort law is to punish wrongdoers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Zoe sets up a private meeting with her lawyer,Will,to get his advice on how to protect a secret recipe she has devised.Later that day,Will gives a copy of the recipe to his wife to use in her restaurant.Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Because Will has misused information of a confidential nature that was given to him in confidence,Zoe can sue for a breach of confidence. 
B) Because Will only provided the information to his wife,the exchange is protected by spousal privilege. 
C) Because Will did not misuse the information himself,no action will result. 
D) Because a recipe cannot constitute confidential information,any action Zoe might bring would likely fail. 
E) Zoe cannot sue her own lawyer. 
A) Because Will has misused information of a confidential nature that was given to him in confidence,Zoe can sue for a breach of confidence. 
B) Because Will only provided the information to his wife,the exchange is protected by spousal privilege. 
C) Because Will did not misuse the information himself,no action will result. 
D) Because a recipe cannot constitute confidential information,any action Zoe might bring would likely fail. 
E) Zoe cannot sue her own lawyer. A

Question 3

Explain the requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Accepted Answer

This federal statute regulates the collection,use and disclosure of personal information,requiring that consent be obtained for these purposes.Organizations must limit use,disclosure and retention of personal information,ensure the accuracy of such information,protect it with security safeguards,and be open about their relevant policies and practices.Rights regarding access and complaints are also included.

Question 4

Discuss the particular legal issues that can arise through the use of the Internet.

Accepted Answer

Here,students should discuss the increas

Question 5

In Carley v.Willow Park Golf Course Ltd.,what did the Court find?

Accepted Answer

A) The presence of a driving range constituted a private nuisance and the Court issued an injunction prohibiting golf balls going onto the Carleys' property. 
B) The presence of a driving range constituted a private nuisance,but there is no remedy for a mere nuisance at law. 
C) The presence of a driving range could not be considered a nuisance,only a minor annoyance,for which there is no remedy. 
D) The presence of a driving range constituted negligence,as driving ranges are unreasonable. 
E) The presence of a driving range could not be considered in the context of tort law,as the owners did not intend to cause harm. 
A) The presence of a driving range constituted a private nuisance and the Court issued an injunction prohibiting golf balls going onto the Carleys' property. 
B) The presence of a driving range constituted a private nuisance,but there is no remedy for a mere nuisance at law. 
C) The presence of a driving range could not be considered a nuisance,only a minor annoyance,for which there is no remedy. 
D) The presence of a driving range constituted negligence,as driving ranges are unreasonable. 
E) The presence of a driving range could not be considered in the context of tort law,as the owners did not intend to cause harm.

Question 6

Distinguish between a tort and a breach of contract.

Accepted Answer

A tort involves conduct that i

Question 7

An exotic dancer,Jasmine,jumped from the stage onto the lap of a patron.The chair broke,and in the fall,a disc in the plaintiff's back was broken.Jasmine maintained that she would jump on the lap of a patron only if he indicated he wanted her to do so and offered a tip.Which of the following is incorrect with respect to the legal position of the parties?

Accepted Answer

A) The patron would sue not only Jasmine for negligence but the employer as well for vicarious liability. 
B) Jasmine's best defence would be that the patron voluntarily assumed the risk. 
C) The patron would bring an action relying on the Occupiers' Liability Act. 
D) The employer would not be liable since Jasmine was on a "frolic of her own." 
E) Jasmine owes a duty of care to patrons,as they are foreseeable victims. 
A) The patron would sue not only Jasmine for negligence but the employer as well for vicarious liability. 
B) Jasmine's best defence would be that the patron voluntarily assumed the risk. 
C) The patron would bring an action relying on the Occupiers' Liability Act. 
D) The employer would not be liable since Jasmine was on a "frolic of her own." 
E) Jasmine owes a duty of care to patrons,as they are foreseeable victims.

Question 8

A continuing trespass can be remedied by damages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Detinue occurs when some attacks the reputation of another's product or business. 
B) Conversion involves someone inadvertently appropriating the goods of another. 
C) Any direct intentional interference causing damage to the goods of another is a trespass to chattels. 
D) Product defamation involves the wrongful possession of someone else's goods. 
E) Wrongful interference with goods is not actionable as a business tort. 
A) Detinue occurs when some attacks the reputation of another's product or business. 
B) Conversion involves someone inadvertently appropriating the goods of another. 
C) Any direct intentional interference causing damage to the goods of another is a trespass to chattels. 
D) Product defamation involves the wrongful possession of someone else's goods. 
E) Wrongful interference with goods is not actionable as a business tort.

Question 10

Explain any limitation on the principle of vicarious liability in the employment context.

Accepted Answer

An employer is responsible onl

Question 11

"Cookies" are embedded devices that track a user's Internet activities and allow others to read private information about their online browsing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Malicious prosecution requires a criminal conviction to have taken place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following actions would result in a successful tort action by the person or persons wronged? Assume that all the persons involved learn these facts.

Accepted Answer

A) Mr.Meen wrote a letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun in which he criticized the mayor of Vancouver. 
B) When Jed accidentally dropped a board and broke Al's glasses,Al threw a cup at Jed,but Jed saw it coming and moved away in time to avoid being hit. 
C) A store detective stopped Joan after she left the shop because he saw her leave with candy she didn't pay for.She had slipped the unpaid-for candy into her pocket.He detained her for 20 minutes until the police came. 
D) An accountant accurately prepared the financial statements of a corporation that he knew would be used by a potential investor,Mr.Lam.Lam,relying on the statements,invested $10 000 and lost it all. 
E) Ed became sick from consuming too much alcohol that he had purchased from the store. 
A) Mr.Meen wrote a letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun in which he criticized the mayor of Vancouver. 
B) When Jed accidentally dropped a board and broke Al's glasses,Al threw a cup at Jed,but Jed saw it coming and moved away in time to avoid being hit. 
C) A store detective stopped Joan after she left the shop because he saw her leave with candy she didn't pay for.She had slipped the unpaid-for candy into her pocket.He detained her for 20 minutes until the police came. 
D) An accountant accurately prepared the financial statements of a corporation that he knew would be used by a potential investor,Mr.Lam.Lam,relying on the statements,invested $10 000 and lost it all. 
E) Ed became sick from consuming too much alcohol that he had purchased from the store.

Question 14

Read the following and indicate the true statement.

Accepted Answer

A) If a person were given a blood transfusion after making it clear that she didn't want one,the cause of action would be negligence. 
B) If a person suffers a loss because a salesman knowingly made a false statement that he knew the other would rely on to his detriment,the cause of action could be defamation. 
C) If falling over boxes wrongfully left in his garage by a delivery company injured a person,the cause of action could be breach of contract. 
D) If a person suffers damage because of wiring improperly installed by John for his employer,World Wires Ltd.,only John could be sued for negligence. 
E) If the odour from a neighbour's smokehouse made it impossible for you to use your pool,the proper action would be nuisance. 
A) If a person were given a blood transfusion after making it clear that she didn't want one,the cause of action would be negligence. 
B) If a person suffers a loss because a salesman knowingly made a false statement that he knew the other would rely on to his detriment,the cause of action could be defamation. 
C) If falling over boxes wrongfully left in his garage by a delivery company injured a person,the cause of action could be breach of contract. 
D) If a person suffers damage because of wiring improperly installed by John for his employer,World Wires Ltd.,only John could be sued for negligence. 
E) If the odour from a neighbour's smokehouse made it impossible for you to use your pool,the proper action would be nuisance.

Question 15

All of the following are examples of unfair competition except

Accepted Answer

A) one business seeking confidential information from the employees of another. 
B) one business intentionally lowering its prices to encourage customers to purchase its products. 
C) intimidation to discourage someone from selling a product at a lower price. 
D) one restaurant sending employees to the door of another to redirect customers to the first. 
E) intimidation to discourage someone from opening a business in a particular area. 
A) one business seeking confidential information from the employees of another. 
B) one business intentionally lowering its prices to encourage customers to purchase its products. 
C) intimidation to discourage someone from selling a product at a lower price. 
D) one restaurant sending employees to the door of another to redirect customers to the first. 
E) intimidation to discourage someone from opening a business in a particular area.

Question 16

A person will not succeed in an action for defamation unless the falsehood has been told to some third party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Joe is struck by a car driven by a careless driver and thrown 30 feet onto Sam's property,causing damages to his prized rose bush.Is Joe responsible?

Accepted Answer

No,Joe is not a tres

Question 18

Mrs.Kahn arranged a trip to Europe for herself and her two children.Her husband couldn't go.She spent hours with the travel agent,Mr.Tobin,deciding on the vacation package.She asked him and wrote a note asking again what documents,shots,etc.,would be needed for the trip.Tobin said and wrote that all they would need would be their passports.Tobin forgot to tell her that a new regulation required a note from the father allowing the children to leave Canada,although he had received a memo in red warning him to alert travellers of the new regulation.When Mrs.Kahn and the children reached Toronto to embark on a plane for London,they were stopped because she did not have the required note from Mr.Kahn.They lost their reservations for both the plane and the tour with no refund.On these facts,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) A travel agent owes no duty of care to his customers. 
B) There could be a civil action against Mr.Tobin and against his employer,although the employer did no wrong. 
C) Mr.Tobin could sue for false imprisonment. 
D) There is no possibility of suing Mr.Tobin because he had no intention of hurting anyone; his oversight was just an accident. 
E) Libel is the only tort available for persons injured by another's words. 
A) A travel agent owes no duty of care to his customers. 
B) There could be a civil action against Mr.Tobin and against his employer,although the employer did no wrong. 
C) Mr.Tobin could sue for false imprisonment. 
D) There is no possibility of suing Mr.Tobin because he had no intention of hurting anyone; his oversight was just an accident. 
E) Libel is the only tort available for persons injured by another's words.

Question 19

Which of the following is false with respect to the law of tort?

Accepted Answer

A) With assault and battery,a person can successfully sue without having to prove damages. 
B) A negligent person causing physical injury to another is responsible to the full extent of the injury suffered even though the injured person suffered more than would reasonably be expected because of a special weakness. 
C) A person may not succeed with the defence of self-defence if he used excessive force. 
D) A customer battered by an employee on the job can sue only the employee,not the employer,because it was the employee who did the wrong. 
E) For consent to be an effective legal defence to a claim of battery,the person consenting must have been given sufficient information to make a rational decision. 
A) With assault and battery,a person can successfully sue without having to prove damages. 
B) A negligent person causing physical injury to another is responsible to the full extent of the injury suffered even though the injured person suffered more than would reasonably be expected because of a special weakness. 
C) A person may not succeed with the defence of self-defence if he used excessive force. 
D) A customer battered by an employee on the job can sue only the employee,not the employer,because it was the employee who did the wrong. 
E) For consent to be an effective legal defence to a claim of battery,the person consenting must have been given sufficient information to make a rational decision.

Question 20

Discuss privacy concerns and legal protection against invasion of privacy today.

Accepted Answer

Technological advances facilitate the co

The primary purpose of tort law is to punish wrongdoers.

Zoe sets up a private meeting with her lawyer,Will,to get his advice on how to protect a secret recipe she has devised.Later that day,Will gives a copy of the recipe to his wife to use in her restaurant.Which of the following is true?

Explain the requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Discuss the particular legal issues that can arise through the use of the Internet.

In Carley v.Willow Park Golf Course Ltd.,what did the Court find?

Distinguish between a tort and a breach of contract.

A continuing trespass can be remedied by damages.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Explain any limitation on the principle of vicarious liability in the employment context.

"Cookies" are embedded devices that track a user's Internet activities and allow others to read private information about their online browsing.

Malicious prosecution requires a criminal conviction to have taken place.

Which of the following actions would result in a successful tort action by the person or persons wronged? Assume that all the persons involved learn these facts.

Read the following and indicate the true statement.

All of the following are examples of unfair competition except

A person will not succeed in an action for defamation unless the falsehood has been told to some third party.

Joe is struck by a car driven by a careless driver and thrown 30 feet onto Sam's property,causing damages to his prized rose bush.Is Joe responsible?

Which of the following is false with respect to the law of tort?

Discuss privacy concerns and legal protection against invasion of privacy today.

Managing Your Legal Affairs

Introduction to the Legal System

The Resolution of Disputes: The Courts and Alternatives to Litigation

Negligence,Professional Liability,and Insurance

The Elements of a Contract: Consensus and Consideration

The Elements of a Contract: Capacity, Legality, and Intention

Factors Affecting the Contractual Relationship

The End of the Contractual Relationship

Agency and Partnership

Corporations

Employment

Intellectual Property

Real and Personal Property and Protection of the Environment

Priority of Creditors

Sales and Consumer Protection

Filters

Exam 4: Intentional Torts and Torts Impacting Business

The primary purpose of tort law is to punish wrongdoers.

Zoe sets up a private meeting with her lawyer,Will,to get his advice on how to protect a secret recipe she has devised.Later that day,Will gives a copy of the recipe to his wife to use in her restaurant.Which of the following is true?

Explain the requirements under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Discuss the particular legal issues that can arise through the use of the Internet.

In Carley v.Willow Park Golf Course Ltd.,what did the Court find?

Distinguish between a tort and a breach of contract.

A continuing trespass can be remedied by damages.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Explain any limitation on the principle of vicarious liability in the employment context.

"Cookies" are embedded devices that track a user's Internet activities and allow others to read private information about their online browsing.

Malicious prosecution requires a criminal conviction to have taken place.

Which of the following actions would result in a successful tort action by the person or persons wronged? Assume that all the persons involved learn these facts.

Read the following and indicate the true statement.

All of the following are examples of unfair competition except

A person will not succeed in an action for defamation unless the falsehood has been told to some third party.

Joe is struck by a car driven by a careless driver and thrown 30 feet onto Sam's property,causing damages to his prized rose bush.Is Joe responsible?

Which of the following is false with respect to the law of tort?

Discuss privacy concerns and legal protection against invasion of privacy today.

Managing Your Legal Affairs

Introduction to the Legal System

The Resolution of Disputes: The Courts and Alternatives to Litigation

Negligence,Professional Liability,and Insurance

The Elements of a Contract: Consensus and Consideration

The Elements of a Contract: Capacity, Legality, and Intention

Factors Affecting the Contractual Relationship

The End of the Contractual Relationship

Agency and Partnership

Corporations

Employment

Intellectual Property

Real and Personal Property and Protection of the Environment

Priority of Creditors

Sales and Consumer Protection

Filters