Chapter 7 Review - Torts

Which one of the following is not an intentional tort against a person?

Because the primary objective of tort law is to compensate victims, the primary type of damages is ________.

What do the following torts all have in common? I. False light II. False imprisonment III. Defamation IV. Battery

________  is liability without fault.

Tom suffered an unexpected heart attack while driving his bus which hit several cars and people. What is his defense?

Gabe performs CPR on Natalie and broke two ribs when she had a heart attack. Natalie sues. What is Gabe's best defense?

Taco Bell launched a false oral marketing campaign saying that a new restaurant gives people diarrhea. This is _____?

________blank occurs when one person places another in fear or apprehension of an immediate, offensive bodily contact.

Punitive damages are determined by? (I) Defendant's wealth. (II) Plaintiff's wealth. (III) Severity of harm caused.

Which of the following terms is not a defense to negligence?

The ________ is a measurement of the way members of society expect an individual to act in a given situation.

Which one of the following is not a privacy tort?

A new laundromat offered free laundry, drove the other laundromats out of business, and then began charging. This is __?

A defense that shows the plaintiff voluntarily engaged in conduct which caused his injury, and not the defendant.

"Punitive damages should be related to the harmed caused and not the defendant's wealth", is the holding in which case?

Which of the following concepts is not an element of negligence?

A _____ is an unforeseeable event that interrupts the causal chain between a breach of duty and the plaintiff's damages.

Which of the following is not a reason to award compensatory damages?

The violation of a duty is called what?

Which one of the following terms is not an affirmative defense in a defamation action?