COMM 381 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intentional Tort, False Imprisonment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 381
• Professor: Philip Osanic

Document Summary

Sale of goods act: design a safe product, ensure product is manufactured without defect. Product liability: appropriate labels warning against dangers & hazards. Standard of care: almost strict lability invitee"s own negligence caused harm warned invitee of danger & did everything reasonably possible to prevent harm. Proving an intentional tort: wrongful conduct resulted in harm, wrongful conduct by tortfeasor, actual harm resulted, battery. Defence: consent, honest & reasonable belief: trespassing. Defence: consent, self-defence, honest & reasonable belief: deceit. Defence: legal authority: malicious prosecution, negligent investigation, defamation. Defence: absolute & qualified privilege, public interest responsible journalism, truth. Proven on a negligence standard: utmost good faith duty has been breached, actual harm was suffered due to breach, prove duty exists to act in utmost good faith, negligent misrepresentation, negligent performance of a service. A civil wrong done to a persons body, reputation, or property, whether that wrong was done intentionally or otherwise: defective product or building.