Exam 6: Intentional Torts and Privacy

From a computer in a distant location,Sergio searches Tia's personal computer without her permission.Sergio is most likely liable 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

Self-defense is a defense to a charge of assault.

Normally,fraud occurs only when there is reliance on a statement of truth.

An unauthorized search is not an invasion of privacy.

The purpose of tort law is to provide remedies when legally protected interests have been invaded.

In a newspaper ad,Select Used Motors falsely accuses Top Value Vehicles,a competitor,of selling stolen cars.Top Value's sales decrease.Select has most likely committed

Quin,a clerk at PC Computer Store,takes a computer from the store without PC's permission.Quin is liable for conversion

At Parkside Bistro,Ogden believes that he was overcharged and shoves Nellie,the waiter.Nellie sues Ogden,alleging that the shove was a battery.Ogden is liable

From a location in Asia,Basil sends spam to U.S.e-mail addresses touting a variety of deceptive scams in an attempt to dupe unwitting recipients into revealing their bank account and credit card numbers.Under the U.S.Safe Web Act,the Federal Trade Commission can

Bona fide competitive behavior can constitute wrongful interference with a contractual relationship.

Jane enters onto Sam's property to help someone in danger.If Sam charges Jane with trespass to land,Jane has

An unauthorized scan of a bank account can be an invasion of privacy.

An act that causes indignity is sufficient to recover for the infliction of emotional distress.

After two years of research and an investment of a substantial amount of money,Coast-to-Coast Company (CC)develops a new product that it hopes will produce substantial profits.CC learns that a competitor,National Sales,Inc.,has made and begun to sell a nearly identical prod?uct.CC learns from a reliable source that National paid a CC employee to obtain the plans for CC's product when it was in development.What legal re?course does CC have against National?

Great Tans,Inc.,uses,in its radio ads,a recording by Holly,who owns the rights,without paying for the use.Over time,the song comes to be asso?ci?ated with Great Tans.In Holly's suit against Great Tans,the firm is most likely liable for

Federal law permits the use of unsolicited commercial e-mail but prohibits certain types of spamming activities.

Boris pushes Cordelia.She falls and breaks her arm.Boris is liable for the injury

Oakley posts a defamatory remark about Pierre in "Roominate," an online social network maintained by SocNet,Inc.,an Internet service provider.Most likely to be held liable for the remark is

An anonymous person posts online a defamatory message about Dewitt.Not knowing the poster's identity,Dewitt files a suit against "John Doe." Using the authority of the court,Dewitt can obtain from the poster's Internet service provider