BUS 207 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Private Military Company, Ford Explorer, United States One Hundred-Dollar Bill
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Tort - a civil wrong against persons or their property can be hurt physically or economically. Defense - make it so the plaintiff is partially not liable or completely not liable. Goal of tort law is to compensate injured persons for such harms sue (compensatory) damages. Punitive damages (usually associated with intentional torts) Deter future wrongdoing seeks to shift the risk of loss to parties/defendants who may be in a better position to bear a loss and who can in turn recoup that loss by spreading it out to society. Intentional torts - usually involve some type of intentional, malicious, or reckless behavior. Battery - an intentional act by the defendant and that results in a harmful or offensive touching (contact) of another without his/her consent. Designed to protect your personal space and punish people who violate that space. The perpetrator makes contact with the victim. Defenses consent self defense (amount of force has to be proportional)
