Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Criminal Conversion, False Imprisonment, False Statement

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

Tort law legal term derived from the latin work tortus, meaning a (cid:498)wrong(cid:499). Assault: a threat of violence or injury to a person. Battery: the unlawful touching or striking of another person. (intention of harm) Usually when employees act improperly in dealing with patrons of drink and food, or dealing with people in physical manner. Employer vicarious liability: the liability of an employer for acts of his or her employees in the course of a business. Intentional interference right to restrict the freedom of another. Any restraint or confinement of the individual by a person who has no lawful. Forcible confinement: confinement against a person"s will. Defamation: false statements that injure a person"s reputation. Libel: defamation in some permanent form, such writing, a cartoon. Trespass: a tort consisting of the injury of a person, the entry on the lands of another without permission, or the seizure or damage of goods of another without consent.