Exam 6: A: Intentional Torts and Privacy

The use of a person's likeness for commercial purposes without permis?sion is not an invasion of privacy.

Dian,a clerk at an Entertainment Unlimited store,takes a video game player from the store without permission.Dian is liable for

A failure to return personal property is conversion only if the rightful owner did not consent to the initial taking.

Obie accuses Portia,a broker with QT Financial Services,of fraudulently inducing him to invest in Riske Development Company,whose stock price declines in value.The reliance that gives rise to liability for fraud requires

To commit an intentional tort,a person must intend to perform an act that causes harm.

April posts a defamatory note about Brad in an online newsgroup maintained by Comp Online,Inc. ,an Internet service provider.Most likely to be held liable for the remark is

Field Trenchers Inc.initiates a lawsuit against its competitor Master Excavators Inc.out of malice and without probable cause.Master suffers a loss of profits due to the litigation,but Field loses the suit.Field is most likely liable for

The purpose of tort law is to punish criminal wrongdoers.

Using the authority of a court,a plaintiff can obtain from an Internet service provider the identity of a person responsible for a defamatory message.

Competitive behavior is wrongful interference if it results in the breaking of a contract.

Tort is a French word for "wrong."

Federal law prohibits sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to randomly generated e-mail addresses.

To commit trespass to land,a person must harm the land.

Omega Communications,Inc. ,is an Internet service provider.Product Promotions,Inc. ,spams Omega's customers,some of whom then cancel Omega's services.On what tort theory might Omega recover damages from Product Promotions?

Stanford Engineering,Inc. ,and Cornell Code Corporation market competitive software products.Stanford launches an advertising campaign claiming that Cornell,instead of testing its software before it is marketed,has its customers "test" the software by using it.Cornell knows this is not true but begins to lose sales to Stanford.On what grounds could Cornell sue Stanford for injury to Cornell's reputation?

Puffery is fraud.

City Times,a newspaper,knowingly publishes an article falsely stating that the inventory of Walco,a discount store,consists of stolen goods.City Times is liable for

Ron,the manager of Sav-Mart Discount Store,detains Tina,whom Ron suspects of shoplifting.Tina sues Ron,alleging that the detention was false imprisonment.Ron is liable if Tina

Defamation involves wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation.

Perpetrator is the term for a person who commits a tort.