LAW 122 Study Guide - Final Guide: Public Nuisance, Strict Liability, False Statement

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 122
• Professor: Gil Lan

Document Summary

Business torts: deal with situations in which one business may try to gain an advantage over another. Whether the tort must involve behaviour that is otherwise unlawful. Whether the defendant must intend to harm the plaintiff. Tort of conspiracy usually occurs when two or more people agree to act together with the primary purpose of causing the plaintiff to suffer a financial loss. One person is generally entitled to use lawful actions toe economically hurt another. Tortuous if they are performed by several people. Hard to prove (they acted in a lawful way): courts are reluctant to find that the defendants co- operated for the primary purpose of hurting the plaintiff. Trade unions during trade disputes are not affected by this tort. Intent to harm: lawful act hurting the plaintiff must be defendant"s primary purpose, unlawful act hurting plaintiff must be foreseeable.