Tort Law

Vocabulary:


Tort
Viarious Liability
Assault; Battery
False Imprisonment
Defamation
Liable; Slander
Invasion of Privacy
Trespass; Conversion
Interference with Contractual Relations
Fraud
Reasonable Person Standard
Damages
Punitive Damages
Compensatory Damages

Concepts:

1. Elements of a Tort

     a. Duty
     b. Breach of Duty
     c. Proximate Cause
     d. Actual Harm

2. Types of Torts

3. Classes of Torts
     a. Intentional
     b. Negligence
     c. Strict Liability

4. Defenses to Torts

     a. Assumption of Risk
     b. Comparative Negligence
     c. Contributory Negligence