Exam 4: Tort Law

Roger wants Andy to work late on a project.He tells Andy that the morally correct thing to do is to stay late at the office and work on the project.Andy feels obligated to stay and work late due to the moral pressure from Roger.Andy stays late at the office,even though he does not want to.Andy can sue Roger for

Liz trespasses on Mega Corporation's property.Through the use of rea-sonable force,Mega's security guard Ned detains Liz until the police ar-rive.Mega is liable for

Under the doctrine of comparative negligence,only the plaintiff's negligence is taken into consideration.

The public disclosure of private facts about a person is an invasion of privacy.

Intentional torts result from the breach of a duty to act reasonably (fault without intent).

Ichiro is injured in a two-car accident and sues Heather,the driver of the other vehicle,alleging negligence.Heather claims that Ichiro was driving more carelessly than she was.Comparative negligence may reduce Ichiro's recovery

Jane develops a new color of lipstick.To market her lipstick,Jane uses a computer design program to show a famous model using Jane's lipstick.Jane does not ask the model's permission.The model can sue Jane for

Cook's Pantry Appliances,a retail store,must use reasonable care on its premises to warn its patrons of

The use of a person's likeness for commercial purposes without permission is an invasion of privacy.

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

Frank slips and falls on Guy's Harbor Tour Boat and is injured.Frank files a suit against Guy's for $500,000.If Frank is 20 percent at fault and Guy's is 80 percent,under the "50 percent rule" comparative neg-ligence principles,Frank would recover

In newspaper ads,Lo-Price Autos falsely accuses Hi-Value Vehicles,a competitor,of selling stolen cars.Hi-Value's sales decrease.Lo-Price has most likely committed

Statements made by in judicial proceedings are NOT privileged communications and may be the basis for defamation.

Barbara is selling her car.She knows that the brakes do not work.When a potential buyer asks Barbara if there are any problems with the car,Barbara assures the buyer that there are no problems.The buyer purchases the car based on the assurance that there is nothing wrong with it.Barbara may be liable to the buyer for

Jim is an appliance salesperson.To make a sale,he asserts that a certain model of a Kitchen Helper refrigerator is the "best one ever made." This is

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

Defamation is one person's use of another's name without permission.

Lizzie,a clerk at a Movies Unlimited store,takes a DVD player from the store without permission.Lizzie is liable for

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

Jean is playing a video game on a defective disk that melts in her game player,starting a fire that injures her hands.Jean files a suit against K-Tech,Inc.,the game's manufacturer.K-Tech is held liable under the doctrine of strict liability.A significant appli-cation of this doctrine is in the area of