1. Intentional Torts Negligence Strict Liability
Ch. 5-2
Intentional Torts
Negligence
Strict Liability

2. Assault- One person intentionally puts another in reasonable fear of an offensive or harmful bodily contact.
Can be based on words or gestures

3. Battery- Harmfully or offensively touching another person.
Usually battery is preceded by assault.
Raise a fist (assault), then punch someone in the face (battery).
Incidental harmful or offensive touching is NOT considered battery (sneezing)
Consensual harmful touching is not considered battery (football, boxing)

4. False imprisonment- Keeping someone in a confined area against their will and without lawful privilege.
Hostage situations

5. Defamation- A false statement that injures a person’s reputation or good name.
Must be false, communicated to a third person, bring the victim into disrepute, contempt, or ridicule by others
Slander: Spoken defamation
Libel: Written or printed defamation

6. Invasion of privacy- The uninvited intrusion into an individual’s personal relationships and activities in a way likely to cause shame or mental suffering in an ordinary person.
Unnecessary publicity regarding personal matters.

7. Trespass to land- Entry onto the property of another without the owner’s consent.
Intent IS required in order for trespassing. But only intent to be on that particular property

8. Negligence
Reasonable person standard: Requires that you act with the care, prudence, and good judgment of a reasonable person so as not to cause injury to others.

9. Defenses of Negligence
Contributory negligence- More than one party was negligent.
Comparative negligence- Awarded damages based on proportion of negligence
Assumption of risk- Plaintiffs are aware of danger, but decide to subject themselves to that risk.

10. Strict Liability- A defendant can be held liable if he or she merely engaged in a particular activity that resulted in injury, regardless of whether or not he or she was negligent.