Exam 6: Intentional Torts and Privacy

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

As a joke, Fran hides Gary's business law textbook so that he cannot find it during the week before the exam. Fran is liable for

Ian steals a business law textbook from Jules. Kris, who does not know that the book is stolen, buys it from Ian. Kris has committed

An Internet service provider is generally not liable for publishing a defamatory statement that comes from a third party.

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

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

False imprisonment can be a tort if confinement or restraint is unjustified.

OK Dry-Cleaning advertises so effectively that the regular customers of its competitor Purity Cleaners patronize OK instead of Purity. This is

Jaqy distributes a handbill among her neighbors accusing one of them-Ked-of being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory only if

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

There are no state statutes regulating the use of spam.

Tortfeasor is the term for a person who commits a tort.

Joy invites Ken into her apartment. Ken commits trespass to land if he

Clem, a Delite Dairy salesperson, follows Edna, a salesperson for Festive Foods, a Delite competitor, as Edna visits stores to make sales. Clem solicits each of Edna's customers. Clem is most likely liable for

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

An individual's right to privacy includes the exclusive use of his or her likeness.

Conversion cannot occur when a person mistakenly believes that he or she is entitled to the goods.

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

Disparagement of property is another term for appropriation.

To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain other person.