Tort Law Terms and Concepts, Quizzes of Business and Labour Law

Download Tort Law Terms and Concepts and more Quizzes Business and Labour Law in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Tort Law DEFINITION 1 is designed to compensate those who have suffered a loss or injury due to another persons wrongful act TERM 2 Intentional Torts DEFINITION 2 include assault and battery with punitive damages available. It has to require intent in order to be intentional. TERM 3 Class Action DEFINITION 3 is a law suit in which a large number of plaintiffs bring the suit as a group. TERM 4 Product Liability DEFINITION 4 suits that involve the manufacture, sale, and distribution of dangerous and defective goods. TERM 5 Two Classifications of Torts DEFINITION 5 1. intentional torts 2. unintentional torts (involve negligence) TERM 6 Defamation DEFINITION 6 involves wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation.breaching this duty orally involves the tort of slander.a FALSE communication that leads to injure ones reputation by lessening his self-esteem, respect, or goodwill in the community Must be published by a third party TERM 7 Tort of Negligence DEFINITION 7 occurs when someone suffers injury because of another's failure to live up to a required DUTY OF CARE TERM 8 Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. DEFINITION 8 Palsgraf sued for negligence Decision: Palsgraf's complaint was dismissed. the railroad had not been negligent toward her because injury to her was no foreseeable. had the owner of the fireworks been harmed, and had he filed suit, there could well have been a different result. Impact: case established foreseeability as the test for proximate cause. TERM 9 Strict Liability DEFINITION 9 In law, strict liability is a standard for liability which may exist in either a criminal or civil context.LIABILITY WITHOUT FAULT TERM 10 Slander per Se DEFINITION 10 unnecessary to prove damages (must prove amount). Consists of the imputation of a crime or statements affecting the plaintiff in his business, trade, profession, office, or calling.