Exam 10: Torts Affecting Business

Peter meets with an accident when riding his motorcycle on a highway because of a pothole.He decides to sue the contractor and the department responsible for building roads for the harm caused to him.Briefly discuss the case.

Claude finds out that Gina is responsible for his being fired.In a fit of rage,Claude attacks Gina when she walks home.In this case,Gina can sue Claude for ______.

The ______ defense arises from a plaintiff's knowing and willing undertaking of an activity made dangerous by the negligence of another.

It is important to a successful assumption-of-the-risk defense that the assumption was voluntary.

Brooke walks up to Kevin,a complete stranger,and demands that Kevin pay her $1,000 or she will hurt him.In this case,Brooke commits a(n)______.

One is not liable for another's injury unless he or she has a duty toward the person injured.

______ is the wrongful exercise of dominion and control over the personal resources that belong to another.

An assault is an illegal touching of another.

The security guard at MV-Store suspects Roberta of shoplifting and detains her.His suspicion is based solely on the fact that she is dressed differently than the store's typical customer.The security guard finds nothing illegal in Roberta's belongings.Roberta is furious and decides to sue MV-Store.In this case,Roberta is most likely to file a(n)______ lawsuit against MV-store.

Which of the following statements is true of fraud?

Which of the following statements is true of strict products liability?

What are dram shop acts?

A ______ specifies a period of time following a product sale after which a plaintiff would lose his or her right to bring a law suit for product-related injuries.

One of the applications of proximate cause doctrine to cases where a plaintiff sues for negligence require:

Which of the following is a defense under strict products liability?

The intentional unjustified confinement of a nonconsenting person is known as ______.

Tony has admired Ann for months,but he has never talked to her.One day,Tony walks up to Ann and gives her a hug.Ann is angry and decides to sue Tony.In this case,Tony has committed the tort of ______.

False arrest is also called ______.

Injurious falsehood,a common business tort,is sometimes called ______.

Briefly explain the tort of trespass with examples.