LE 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Punitive Damages, Comparative Negligence, Factcheck.Org
15 Nov 2016
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Tort: a private wrong, different from a crime. Private wrong: person being held (cid:498)liable(cid:499): the plaintiff is awarded a (cid:498)settlement(cid:499) from the (cid:498)tortfeasor(cid:499) (cid:523)caused the harm(cid:524) Intentional torts: )ntends an action that results in harm to a person"s body, reputation, Keep developing, new torts are added with the changing world. 3 types of torts: emotional well-being or property. Negligence: failure to act as a reasonable prudent and careful person is expected to act. Harms to the person: make sure there is clear harm: assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress. Harmful or offensive physical contact (unconscious, back turned) Liable under (cid:498)transferred intent(cid:499) theory trying to hit 1 person but instead hurts another. Consent- can be implied doctor or hairdresser things like that. False imprisonment: occurs whenever one person, through force or the threat of force unlawfully detains another person against his/her will. Intentional act caused confinement or restraint through force or threat of force.
