LAW 122 Study Guide - Product Liability, Post Office, Malicious Falsehood
Document Summary
It is important for business students to be aware of certain torts affecting the normal course of business operations. Tort law mediates a compromise of competing values and interests. Concerned with the need to strike balance between protecting plaintiff"s reputation and respecting defendants freedom of speech. Occurs when 2 or more defendants agree to act together with the primary purpose of causing the plaintiff to suffer a financial loss. Easier to prove if defendants conspired to commit unlawful act; only need to show that defendants should have known that actions may hurt plaintiff. Plaintiff must prove: if conspiracy to commit lawful act - defendants" primary purpose is to financially harm plaintiff if conspiracy to commit unlawful act - defendants liable since should have known risk of harm. Occurs when plaintiff suffers a loss as a result of defendants threat to commit unlawful act against plaintiff or 3rd party.