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14 Cards in this Set
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intentional torts |
which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the resultant injury |
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assault |
when 1 person intentionally puts another in a reasonable fear of an offensive or harmful touching. |
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battery |
harm or offensive touching |
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false imprisonment |
depriving a person of freedom of movement without consent and without privileges |
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defamation |
false statement that injures ones reputation |
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invasion of privacy |
unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into 1s private life so as to cause outrage mental suffering or humiliation |
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trespass to land |
to be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner |
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conversion |
using property in a manner inconsistent with the owners right |
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fraud |
intentional misrepresentation of an existing important fact |
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strict liability |
holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence |
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statutes of repose |
statutes that cut off the right to sue defects in a design and manufacturing of product after a certain time |
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common torts |
assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, trespass to land, conversion, fraud |
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elements of negligence |
duty imposed by negligence, breach of duty, causation and injury,defenses to negligence |
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basic of strict liability |
defendant can be held liability if they take part in activity that resulted in a injury regardless of whether or not they were negligent |
