Exam 4: Intentional Torts and Torts Impacting Business

When an employee commits a tort in the process of his employment, the principle of vicarious liability states that the employer is liable, not the employee.

Pursuant to privacy acts, remedies ranging from damages to injunctions and accounting for profits may be awarded.

Explain what is meant by vicarious liability in the employment context.

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

What is a tort?

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

Joe is a publisher for a newspaper and relied on Harry's account when he published an article stating that a councillor, Sam, had been caught making indecent telephone calls. It turned out later that Joe had misunderstood, and it was someone else that had made the calls. Sam sued for defamation. Will he succeed?

Which of the following incidents is an example of the legal meaning of the tort of assault (without battery)?

The Alberta Court of Appeal decision in Walter Stewart Realty Ltd. v. Traber involves a breach of confidentiality. What does this case illustrate?

Malicious prosecution requires a criminal conviction to have taken place.

A person could be liable for the tort of trespass

A person can be sued for trespass when they accidentally crash onto another person's property after losing control of their car.