Question 1

Discuss defamation in the context of news media.

Accepted Answer

Intentionally making unTrue statements a

Question 2

What are the defenses to negligence?

Accepted Answer

Aside from showing that plaintiff did no

Question 3

Making negative statements about an individual's property, animals or business is not actionable as defamation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is a tort?

Accepted Answer

Torts are civil wrongs-violati

Question 5

What are intentional torts?

Accepted Answer

Intentional torts are civil wrongs which

Question 6

What are the defenses to intentional torts?

Accepted Answer

Even if a tortfeasor engages in tortious

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding palming off?

Accepted Answer

A)  Palming off involves intentionally making false statements about the quality or ownership of someone's goods. 
B)  Palming off is also known as injurious falsehood. 
C)  In the case of palming off, usually what the purchaser buys is of inferior quality or at least not the brand or quality they thought they were purchasing. 
D)  An individual can sue a person for palming off when the person intentionally interferes with either an existing or a prospective contract the individual has with another. 
A)  Palming off involves intentionally making false statements about the quality or ownership of someone's goods. 
B)  Palming off is also known as injurious falsehood. 
C)  In the case of palming off, usually what the purchaser buys is of inferior quality or at least not the brand or quality they thought they were purchasing. 
D)  An individual can sue a person for palming off when the person intentionally interferes with either an existing or a prospective contract the individual has with another.

Question 8

Vicarious liability is a liability imposed upon a tortfeasor in the case of an intentional tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

With reference to false imprisonment discuss the shopkeeper's rule.

Accepted Answer

Intentionally confining someone to a spa

Question 10

What are the four requirements that must be fulfilled to prove negligence?

Accepted Answer

In order for negligence liability to att

Question 11

Which of the following intentional torts against business can be thought of as a sort of defamation against a business rather than an individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disparagement 
B)  Palming off 
C)  Assault 
D)  Passing off 
A)  Disparagement 
B)  Palming off 
C)  Assault 
D)  Passing off

Question 12

_____ is also known as injurious falsehood.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrusion upon seclusion 
B)  Assault 
C)  Disparagement 
D)  Battery 
A)  Intrusion upon seclusion 
B)  Assault 
C)  Disparagement 
D)  Battery

Question 13

Which of the following types of intentional torts most likely involves intentionally putting another in fear or apprehension of an immediate unwanted or offensive bodily touching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assault 
B)  Defamation 
C)  Battery 
D)  False Imprisonment 
A)  Assault 
B)  Defamation 
C)  Battery 
D)  False Imprisonment

Question 14

An Illinois man sues Kraft Foods Inc. claiming he found a rodent tooth in a package of Planters peanuts. This event is based on claims of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  palming off 
B)  defamation 
C)  negligence 
D)  false light 
A)  palming off 
B)  defamation 
C)  negligence 
D)  false light

Question 15

Intentionally making untrue statements about an individual in the presence of another or communicated to a third party that has the effect of lessening the individual's reputation in the community is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assault 
B)  false imprisonment 
C)  defamation 
D)  battery 
A)  assault 
B)  false imprisonment 
C)  defamation 
D)  battery

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true regarding false imprisonment?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be some means that stops the victim from leaving the premise. 
B)  This tort requires the intent to harm, not the intent to do the act that results in the harm. 
C)  The space should be small. 
D)  Locking up someone's pet or other property is sufficient for this tort. 
A)  There should be some means that stops the victim from leaving the premise. 
B)  This tort requires the intent to harm, not the intent to do the act that results in the harm. 
C)  The space should be small. 
D)  Locking up someone's pet or other property is sufficient for this tort.

Question 17

When a tortfeasor fails to meet a standard of reasonable care appropriate for the circumstances and another is forseeably subjected to an unreasonable risk of harm and is injured as a result, the tortfeasor can be sued by the injured party for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  palming off 
B)  negligence 
C)  defamation 
D)  false light 
A)  palming off 
B)  negligence 
C)  defamation 
D)  false light

Question 18

According to the shopkeeper's rule, a shopkeeper can:

Accepted Answer

A)  use assault against a suspected shoplifter. 
B)  file a case against a suspected shoplifter. 
C)  detain a suspected shoplifter. 
D)  use defamation against a suspected shoplifter. 
A)  use assault against a suspected shoplifter. 
B)  file a case against a suspected shoplifter. 
C)  detain a suspected shoplifter. 
D)  use defamation against a suspected shoplifter.

Question 19

For a tort to be considered as assault, the victim should be deathly afraid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Two stories are printed on the same page in a news paper. One of them is about a recent drug pedaling incident and the other is an interview of Mr. Mellon, a renowned guitarist, which includes his photograph. The placement of the two articles and the photograph is such that anyone reading the news paper would feel that Mr. Mellon was involved in the drug pedaling incident. With reference to intrusion of privacy, this is most likely to be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  appropriation of name or likeness 
B)  publication of private facts 
C)  intrusion upon seclusion 
D)  false light 
A)  appropriation of name or likeness 
B)  publication of private facts 
C)  intrusion upon seclusion 
D)  false light

Discuss defamation in the context of news media.

What are the defenses to negligence?

Making negative statements about an individual's property, animals or business is not actionable as defamation.

What is a tort?

What are intentional torts?

What are the defenses to intentional torts?

Which of the following statements is true regarding palming off?

Vicarious liability is a liability imposed upon a tortfeasor in the case of an intentional tort.

With reference to false imprisonment discuss the shopkeeper's rule.

What are the four requirements that must be fulfilled to prove negligence?

Which of the following intentional torts against business can be thought of as a sort of defamation against a business rather than an individual?

_____ is also known as injurious falsehood.

Which of the following types of intentional torts most likely involves intentionally putting another in fear or apprehension of an immediate unwanted or offensive bodily touching?

An Illinois man sues Kraft Foods Inc. claiming he found a rodent tooth in a package of Planters peanuts. This event is based on claims of _____.

Intentionally making untrue statements about an individual in the presence of another or communicated to a third party that has the effect of lessening the individual's reputation in the community is _____.

Which of the following statements is true regarding false imprisonment?

When a tortfeasor fails to meet a standard of reasonable care appropriate for the circumstances and another is forseeably subjected to an unreasonable risk of harm and is injured as a result, the tortfeasor can be sued by the injured party for _____.

According to the shopkeeper's rule, a shopkeeper can:

For a tort to be considered as assault, the victim should be deathly afraid.

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Exam 6: Torts

Discuss defamation in the context of news media.

What are the defenses to negligence?

Making negative statements about an individual's property, animals or business is not actionable as defamation.

What is a tort?

What are intentional torts?

What are the defenses to intentional torts?

Which of the following statements is true regarding palming off?

Vicarious liability is a liability imposed upon a tortfeasor in the case of an intentional tort.

With reference to false imprisonment discuss the shopkeeper's rule.

What are the four requirements that must be fulfilled to prove negligence?

Which of the following intentional torts against business can be thought of as a sort of defamation against a business rather than an individual?

_____ is also known as injurious falsehood.

Which of the following types of intentional torts most likely involves intentionally putting another in fear or apprehension of an immediate unwanted or offensive bodily touching?

An Illinois man sues Kraft Foods Inc. claiming he found a rodent tooth in a package of Planters peanuts. This event is based on claims of _____.

Intentionally making untrue statements about an individual in the presence of another or communicated to a third party that has the effect of lessening the individual's reputation in the community is _____.

Which of the following statements is true regarding false imprisonment?

When a tortfeasor fails to meet a standard of reasonable care appropriate for the circumstances and another is forseeably subjected to an unreasonable risk of harm and is injured as a result, the tortfeasor can be sued by the injured party for _____.

According to the shopkeeper's rule, a shopkeeper can:

For a tort to be considered as assault, the victim should be deathly afraid.

Introduction to the Business and Ethics Environment in a Diverse Society

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Court System and Legal Process

Administrative Law

Contracts and Sales

Property, Real and Personal

Business Crimes

Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy

Agency and Business Organizations

The Employment Relationship and Equal Employment Opportunity

Labor and Management Relations

Securities Regulation and Compliance

Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Intellectual Property

Environmental Law and Business

International Law and Business

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