Exam 6: Tort Law

In a phone call to Lou, Mia makes statements about Nye that injures Nye's reputation. If Nye can prove all of the elements of defamation and Mia cannot assert a sufficient defense, Mia is most likely liable for

A person who enters into a risky situation, knowing the risk involved, can nevertheless recover for a resulting injury or harm for reasons of public policy.

A false statement about a person's business can give rise to liability for defamation.

Intent can be transferred when an individual intends to harm one individual but unintentionally harms another.

Without Research Data Corporation's consent, Sia hacks into the firm's computers and downloads trade secrets and other confidential information. Most likely, Sia is liable for the tort of

Foreseeability is the test for proximate cause.

Dylan applies for a position with Electrical Works LLC. Dylan's previous employer, Federal Circuits Inc., gives Electrical Works a review of Dylan that includes negative statements Federal Circuits knows are untrue. This is

An act intended to make another person fearful of an immediate physical harm is an assault if the threat is reasonably believable.

A landlord is expected to use reasonable care to ensure that his or her tenants are not harmed in common areas.

It is the motive behind the intent-not the intent-that is important in tort law.

Hal posts online secretly recorded videos of Ida and includes her name, address, phone number, and Facebook page. Most likely, Ida could bring a successful tort action against Hal for

In a successful tort suit, an individual is awarded compensatory damages to put him or her in a better position than the party who committed the tort.

Outlet Sales Store unknowingly buys goods that were stolen from Quality Products Inc. Most likely, Outlet Sales can be ordered to return the goods or pay their true owner for their value in a suit for

Fred, a clerk at a Games Store, takes a game player and a selection of games from the store without permission. Most likely, Fred is liable for

Ivy slips and falls on the deck of Jet's Tour Boat and is injured. She incurs medical expenses of $500,000, and files a suit against Jet to recover. Under the "50 percent" rule, if Ivy is more than 50 percent at fault, she will recover

Proximate cause exists if "but for" a wrongful act, an injury would not have occurred.

A defendant cannot be liable for negligence unless he or she intended to harm the plaintiff.

Any time one party's allegedly wrongful conduct causes injury to another, an action may arise under the law of torts.

Liability for injuries based on proportionate negligence is allowed by most states.

Mick hosts an NCAA basketball championship viewing party at his home, where Neff imbibes too much alcohol. Driving drunk after the party, Neff causes an accident in which Otto is injured. Under a dram shop act imposing liability on social hosts, Otto must prove