Exam 4: Torts and Cyber Torts

Jackie distributes a handbill throughout her neighborhood accusing her neighbor Ked of being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory if

Through tort law, society compensates those who suffer injuries as a result of others' wrongful conduct.

Ike pushes Joan, who falls and breaks her arm. Ike is liable for the injury

Kelly is injured when she slips and falls on Layla's sidewalk. To determine whether Layla owed a duty of care to Kelly, Layla is subject to the standard of

To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain person.

Kai files a suit against Lana based on one of Lana's statements that Kai alleges is fraudulent. To give rise to fraud, the statement must be one of

A failure to return personal property is disparagement of property even if the rightful owner consented to the initial taking.

For a tort to be considered intentional, the tortfeasor must have an evil or harmful motive.

Defense of others is a defense to an allegation of battery, but not assault.

An Iowa state statute requires amusement parks to maintain equipment in specific condition for the protection of patrons. Jack's Fun Park fails to maintain its equipment. Keely, a patron, is injured. Jack's has committed

Very few states have limited the amount of damages that can be awarded in tort cases.

Self-defense is a defense to an allegation of both assault and battery.

Richard is an avid baseball fan and attends baseball games whenever he can. Richard considers himself an expert on all things, including risks, related to baseball. One day a ball flies into the stands, hits Richard in the head and seriously injures him. Richard can probably successfully win a case against the sports stadium based on

George has a badly infected right foot. Herb, George's physician, prescribes amputation. George agrees. During the operation, Herb amputates the left foot. In George's suit against Herb, George's best theory for recovery is

Any lawful contract can potentially form the basis for an action based on wrongful interference with a contractual relationship.

Susan takes her car to Ken's repair shop and asks him to fix the car's brakes. Ken completes the work and sends Susan a bill for $100. Susan refuses to pay so Ken refuses to return Susan's car. Susan can probably successfully sue Ken for

As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed

Proximate cause exists when the connection between an act and an injury is strong enough to justify imposing liability.

To determine whether a duty of care has been breached, a judge asks how a reasonable person would have acted in the same circumstances.

OK Dry-Cleaning advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Purity Cleaners patronize OK instead of Purity. This is