Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Punitive Damages, Vicarious Liability, False Imprisonment

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Susan Toth

Document Summary

Damages are often awarded if the plaintiff wins: conversion: a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another. The proceedings must have been commenced by the defendant. The proceedings must have been terminated in favour of the plaintiff. There must have been an absence of reasonable and probable cause. There must be malice (or primary purpose other than that of carrying the law into effect) A: encouraging someone to break a contract with another, usually involves an employer pursuing an employee of another business to leave their employment and work for them. There must be some unlawful conduct associated with the complaint such as bribery or defamation: also known as the unlawful means tort. C: a threat to perform an illegal act that is use to force party to act against its. It was misused by the person to whom it was converted.