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Battery
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Harmful or offensive contact to the plaintiff's person.
A punches B in the face.
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Tort Law Concepts - 35 Essentials
Master tort law with 35 flashcards covering intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, and defenses.
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Assault
Back
Reasonable apprehension of immediate harmful or offensive contact.
A swings a bat at B but misses.
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False Imprisonment
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Act of restraint that confines the plaintiff to a bounded area.
A store manager locks a customer in a back room.
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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)
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Extreme and outrageous conduct causing severe emotional distress.
A prankster tells B their child has died.
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Trespass to Land
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Physical invasion of the plaintiff's real property.
Walking across a neighbor's lawn without permission.
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Trespass to Chattels
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Interference with the plaintiff's right of possession of personal property.
Borrowing a laptop without permission and returning it scratched.
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Conversion
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Serious interference with personal property warranting full value payment.
Stealing a car or setting it on fire.
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Defamation
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False statement of fact published to a third party causing reputational harm.
Writing a false news article claiming a chef uses rotten meat.
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Invasion of Privacy (Intrusion upon Seclusion)
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Intrusion into a private place or matter in a highly offensive way.
Installing a hidden camera in a neighbor's bedroom.
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Fraud (Intentional Misrepresentation)
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Misrepresentation of material fact with intent to induce reliance.
Selling a car while knowingly lying about its mileage.
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