1. Tort Law Jody Blanke Professor of Computer Information Systems and Law

2. Torts  Strict Liability  Intentional Torts  Negligence

3. Strict Liability  Liability without fault neither intent nor negligence need be shown  Ultrahazardous activities e.g., dynamite blasting e.g., ownership of wild animals  lions and tigers and bears …

4. Intentional Torts  Battery  Assault  False Imprisonment  Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

5. Defamation  Libel and slander  Truth is a defense  Against media defendants, public officials and public figures must show “actual malice” e.g., Richard Jewell - Wikipedia, CourtTV WikipediaCourtTV

6. Invasion of Privacy  Appropriation of name or likeness e.g., Michael Jordan Wine  Intrusion upon seclusion e.g., Jackie O, Holiday Inn, Mazzio’s Pizza, Sean Penn, Bill Gates, Bob Dylan, Katz, Kyllo  False light e.g., Parade Magazine Teenage Prostitution  Publication of private embarrassing facts e.g., “Joe Hero”Joe Hero Silvia Leyva at Café Intermezzo