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Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort A tort is a private wrong committed by one person against another person or another person’s property.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort A person who commits a tort is called a tortfeasor. In a lawsuit, the tortfeasor is the defendant and the victim is the plaintiff.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort An intentional tort is an act that is intended to hurt, embarrass, or scare another person, or to damage another person’s property.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort The most common intentional torts against individuals are: assault and battery defamation intentional infliction of emotional distress false imprisonment invasion of privacy

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort An assault occurs when an individual threatens to harm an innocent person using words, gestures, or both.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort Battery occurs when someone deliberately touches another person or that person’s clothing against his or her wishes.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort False imprisonment occurs when one person unlawfully restrains another from moving freely. It may involve physical restraint or merely a show of force.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort Defamation occurs when one person lies about another in a way that damages his or her reputation. There are two types of defamation: libel, which is written, and slander, which is oral.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort Citizens have the right to live without others intruding on their personal life or private records. Invasion of privacy occurs when someone violates this right.

Section 3.1 Definition of a Tort Intentional infliction of emotional distress occurs when one person purposely causes another person mental anguish.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Negligence is a tort that occurs due to carelessness. It is an accident. The injury was not intended.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability The four elements of negligence are: 1 The defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care. 2 The defendant committed a breach of that duty. 3 The breach of duty was the proximate cause of harm. 4 The plaintiff suffered actual harm.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Proximate cause is the cause that immediately and directly results in a specific event.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability If a person can eliminate any one of the four elements of negligence, the lawsuit will not be successful.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability There are three other defenses against negligence: 1 contributory negligence 2 comparative negligence 3 assumption of risk

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Contributory negligence is when the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injury.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Comparative negligence is when the negligence of the victim is compared to that of the defendant. A victim who is partially responsible may collect only partial damages.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Assumption of risk occurs when the victim understood the risk involved in an activity and took the chance of being injured.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability Strict liability holds that some activities are so dangerous, no amount of care could eliminate the risk of injury.

Section 3.2 Negligence and Liability storing toxic or flammable material Examples of strict liability are: keeping wild animals as pets using explosives