BSLW1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: En Banc, American Seating, Strict Liability
Document Summary
Tort law we have a duty to act as a reasonable person would act all the time. Tort: a civil wrong, not a crime: a crime is a duty that is imposed on use by the law, we have a private duty to act as reasonable people would act. Person who sues: plaintiff, begins the lawsuit. Intentional torts: sound like a crime because they require intent: assault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional affliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, defamation, product disparity. Under the same set of facts there could be a tort and a crime: ex. Car accident drunk driving (crime) and injure someone (tort) Most common type of tort negligence: do not intend to harm anyone but we do not act reasonably. Tort not guilty of something but rather liable: civil: liable, criminal: guilty. The defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff: breach of duty. The defendant should get in trouble if he does breach that duty: causation.
