Exam 6: B: Intentional Torts and Privacy

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

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

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

Kai files a suit against Lana based on one of Lana's statements that Kai alleges is fraudulent.To give rise to fraud,the statement must be one of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An unauthorized search is not an invasion of privacy.

Disparagement of property is another term for appropriation.

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

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