Exam 6: Intentional Torts

For trespass to land,the plaintiff must show actual harm for:

________ affords a remedy for the wrongful institution of criminal proceedings.

Which of the following is true of 'invasion of privacy'?

Dave tells Dora that Phil,a financial advisor,has been stealing money from his clients.Dora then repeats Dave's statement to Tom,telling Tom that the information comes from Dave.All these statements are oral,defamatory,and false.Phil sues Dave and Dora for defamation.Which of the following is true? (Don't consider defenses and privileges. )

If there is a serious interference and conversion,the defendant is liable for:

Store owners' conditional privilege defense against intentional tort claims brought by detained shoplifting suspects,recognized by most states,usually:

Which of the following is not an example of a conditional privilege in a defamation case?

In the case in the text,Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing,Inc.v.Davis,the court held that:

In Banks v.Lockhart,the case in the text,at issue was whether the trial court erred when it denied the defendant's request for a remittitur.A remittitur is:

Most defamation cases brought by public official or public figure plaintiffs are won by the defendant,because the plaintiff was unable to prove:

If one individual signed another's name to a petition for a political and social issue that the person had deep moral objections to,the injured party could sue under the theory of invasion of privacy.

Under the principle of respondeat superior,an employer is not liable for torts committed by employees.

Jack was an employee of ABC Corp.Harry,the president of ABC,had reasonable grounds to believe that Jack had stolen money from the corporation.ABC fired Jack.One month later,Jack applied for employment at DEF Corp.The vice president for human relations at DEF contacted Harry and asked about Jack's performance at ABC.Harry responded,"I believe that Jack stole money while working here." DEF declined to hire Jack.Jack later discovered what Harry said,and is now suing Harry for defamation.What is the likely outcome of this case?

Which of the following individuals can recover damages for proven actual injury,but not presumed or punitive damages,by proving only fault?

If one individual opens the mail of another without permission to do so,then the injured party can sue under the tort law theory of invasion of privacy.

Generally speaking,statements made during judicial proceedings are absolutely privileged and,therefore,shield the speaker against defamation liability.

A person distributes unsolicited e-mails to large numbers of employees of the company. He does so illegally from the company's e-mail system without consent of the company.Has the distributor committed the tort of trespass to personal property?

________ to land may be defined as any unauthorized or unprivileged intentional intrusion upon another's real property.

Which of the following is generally true regarding the tort of conversion?

A valid defense for battery is the free and intelligent consent given.