tort law - correct answer ✔civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy
negligence tort - correct answer ✔unintentional careless conduct that creates
unreasonable risk of harm to others
res ipsa loquitur - correct answer ✔the thing speaks for itself
causation - correct answer ✔relationship between a party's negligent act &
another's injury
assumption of risk - correct answer ✔plaintiff (Injured) knew or should have
known of risk and voluntary assumed it
contributory negligence - correct answer ✔plaintiff's actions contributed to
his/her own injuries
comparative negligence - correct answer ✔damages are reduced by the
percent of plaintiff's own negligence
intentional tort - correct answer ✔defendant intended to do act which
reasonably would result in harm to plaintiff
defendant knew/should have known possible consequences of act
ex. assault, battery, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional distress,
invasion of privacy, defamation:libel & slander
, assault - correct answer ✔placing plaintiff in fear of immediate bodily injury
battery - correct answer ✔intentional physical contact without consent
infliction of emotional distress - correct answer ✔extreme and outrageous
conduct intentionally or recklessly causing severe emotional distress
invasion of privacy - correct answer ✔infringement on a persons right of
solitude
defamation - correct answer ✔intentional, false communication that injures a
person's or company's reputation/good name
slander - correct answer ✔oral defamation
libel - correct answer ✔written defamation
business torts - correct answer ✔plaintiffs view businesses as "deep
pockets," meaning that jury awards & settlements are collectible from them
fraud, interference with contractual relations, interference with prospective
advantage, premises liability, and product liability
fraud/intentional misrepresentation - correct answer ✔representation has
been made knowingly without belief in its truth or recklessly and carelessly as
to whether it is true or false
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