LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Implied Consent, Statutory Authority, Contributory Negligence
24 Mar 2016
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Deceit; defamation; interference with contractual relations; defenses to intentional torts; land-based torts. Intention is usually deined much diferently for the purpose of business torts as compared to other intentional torts. In business torts the plaintif must prove that the defendant actually realizes, and perhaps desires, that certain acts will have certain consequences for the plaintif. The requirement of false statement can be satisied in many ways: failing to update information, positively untrue half-truth. The general rule in the commercial world is caveat emptor (latin for let the buyer beware : the seller is usually not obligated to volunteer information, the buyer is responsible for asking questions and making investigations. However, in some cases there is a duty to disclose essential information to the buyer. Perception matters to avoid the tort of deceit, be careful not to create the wrong perception.
