GB110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Contributory Negligence, Comparative Negligence, Intentional Tort

• School: Bentley University
• Department: Information and Process Management/General Business Courses
• Course: GB110
• Professor: Alexander

Document Summary

Injury to the person: damage to property. Impairment of economic interests: business torts is commonly used in business and in the legal profession, and covers, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation. Intentional interference with prospective economic advantage: conversion, product disparagement. In determining whether a party"s conduct caused an injury, the following question is often asked: Intentional torts: all intentional torts possess a common element: a party acts with the intent to cause a certain result. Intent comes in 2 forms: desired intent, occurs when the wrongdoer wants the result of her action to occur. Substantial certainty intent: occurs when the wrongdoer knows with "substantial certainty" that the result of her action will occur, even if she does not desire the result. Since this is an intentional tort, the defendant"s knowledge of the existence of a contractual relationship between the plaintiff and another party is essential: without such knowledge, it would be impossible for the defendant to.