BLAW 3201 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Product Liability, False Imprisonment, Punitive Damages
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Ch 7 intentional torts: tort= any non-contractural wrong, tort law gives persons redress from civil wrongs or injuries to their person, property, and economic interests. Ex: assault and battery, automobile accidents, professional malpractice, and products liability. Is breached and: a duty owed by one person to another, proximately cause, the same conduct can be both a crime and tort, primary purpose of tort law. Injury or damage to the owner of a legally protected interest. To compensate the injured party, not to punish the wrongdoer: punitive damages (exemplary damages) Intentional tort: does not require hostile or evil motive; rather, the term denotes either that the actor desires to cause the consequences of his act or that he believes that those consequences are certain. Depending on the status of the def, negligence of recklessness on his part in knowing or failing to ascertain the falsity of the statement. In come cases, proof of special harm caused by the publication.
