LAW 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Caveat Emptor, Qualified Privilege, Malicious Falsehood
12 Dec 2012
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Conspiracy the tort of conspiracy usually occurs when two or more defendants agree to act together with the primary purpose of causing the plaintiff to suffer a financial loss. Intimidation the tort of intimidation occurs when the plaintiff suffers a loss as a result of the defendant"s threat to commit an unlawful act against either the plaintiff or a third party. Two-party intimidation occurs when defendant directly coerces the plaintiff into suffering a loss. Three-party intimidation occurs when the defendant coerces a third party into acting in a way that hurts the plaintiff: rules. The plaintiff must prove that the defendant threatened to commit an unlawful act (crime, tort, breach of contract) The tort does not occur unless the threatened party gives in to the intimidation. As long as the other elements of the tort are established, there is no need to prove that the defendant intended to hurt the plaintiff.
