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 |