INTENTIONAL TORTS

 

 

1.              GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1.1       INTENT

1.1.1        TRANSFERRED INTENT

 

2.              INJURY TO PERSONS - http://www.nowhere.net/~moe/law.htm/torts/outtort.html- INTENTIONAL TORTS

2.1       BATTERY - http://www.gourvitz.com/dom_tort.htm- NJ DOMESTIC TORTS

2.2       ASSAULT

2.3       FALSE IMPRISONMENT

2.4       INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL HARM

2.5       DEFAMATION http://www.abbottlaw.com/defamation.htmlBASICS OF DEFAMATION LAW

2.5.1        LIBEL

2.5.2        SLANDER  

2.5.3        DEFENSES

2.5.3.1          TRUTH

2.5.3.2          ABSOLUTE PRIVLEGE

2.5.3.3          CONDITIONAL PRIVLEGE

 

2.6       INVASION OF PRIVACY

2.6.1        APPROPRIATION OF LIKENESS

2.6.2        UNREASONABLE INTRUSION INTO THE SECLUSION OF ANOTHER

2.6.3        UNREASONABLE DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE FACTS

2.6.4        FALSE LIGHT

 

INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

1.              REAL PROPERTY

1.1                               TRESPASS

1.2                               NUISANCE

2.              PERSONAL PROPERTY

2.1                               TRESPASS

2.2                               CONVERSION

 

INTERFERENCE WITH ECONOMIC INTEREST

1.              CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP

2.              DISPARAGEMENT

3.              FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION

 

DEFENSES

1.              CONSENT

2.              DEFENSE OF OTHERS, SELF, PROPERTY

3.              NECESSITY

 


 

NEGLEGENCE

 

1.              ELEMENTS

1.1       DUTY OF CARE

1.1.1        SPECIFIC SITUATIONS

1.1.1.1          LANDOWNERS

1.1.1.1.1       DUTY TO LICENSEES

1.1.1.1.2       DUTY TO INVITEES

1.1.1.2   CHILDREN http://library.findlaw.com/scripts/getfile.pl?FILE=legpub/nolo/nolo000346&TITLE=Subject&TOPIC=Personal%20Injury%20%26%20Torts__2  -attractive nuisance

 

1.2       STANDARD OF CARE

1.2.1        REASONABLE PERSON

1.2.2        SPECIFIC SITUATIONS EG. PROFESSIONS, CHILDREN, INSANE

1.3       BREACH OF THE STANDARD OF CARE

1.4       PROXIMATE CAUSATION

1.5       INJURY/DAMAGES

1.5.1        COMPENSATORY

1.5.2        PAIN AND SUFFERING

1.5.3        PUNITIVE

 

http://www.osu.edu/units/law/swire1/pstorts.htm 

tobacco

 

http://www.nowhere.net/~moe/law.htm/torts/outtort.html – torts, negligence, products liability, defamation outlines

 

 

2.              DEFENSES

2.1       CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

2.2       COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE

2.3       ASSUMPTION OF RISK

 

 

STRICT LIABILITY/PRODUCTS LIABILITY

 

1.              CONCEPT - LAW SAME AS NEGLIGENCE, EXCEPT:  BURDEN OF PROOF SHIFTS TO DEFENDANT TO PROVE "WE DID NOTHING WRONG"

2.              STRICT LIABILITY SITUATIONS

2.1       ABNORMALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS

2.2       KEEPING ANIMALS

3.              PRODUCTS LIABILITY

3.1- CONCEPT:  SAME AS STRICT LIABILITY - APPLIES TO COMPANIES

3.1       SITUATIONS

3.1.1        MANUFACTURING PROCESS

3.1.2        DESIGN DEFECT

 

http://library.findlaw.com/scripts/getfile.pl?FILE=firms/alex/alex000001&TITLE=Subject&TOPIC=Personal%20Injury%20%26%20Torts__1 – air bags

 

4.              DEFENSES TO STRICT/PRODUCTS LIABILITY

4.1       ASUMPTION OF RISK - YES

4.2       COMPARATIVE/CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE - NO