10. Pep Boys has a tire contract with Michelin through 2010, and is negotiating with Michelin on extending it five years. Sears, who does not sell Michelin tires, contacts Michelin about entering into an exclusive contract. Michelin breaks off negotiations with Pep Boys and enters into the exclusive deal with Sears to begin in 2011. Assuming Sears knew about Michelin's negotiations with Pep Boys for extending the contract and engaged in wrongful conduct in breaking up the contract extension, Pep Boys' best cause of action against Sears will be: Conversion b. Interference with Contract Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage d. Misappropriation a. c. 11. a. The threshold element in a negligence case is Whether the defendant acted unreasonably. b. Whether the defendant injured the plaintiff c. Whether the defendant caused plaintiff's injury. d. Whether the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 12. While driving to a local gas station for a delivery, Bob lost control of his gasoline-delivery truck while driving on highway in Texas during a rare ice storm. The truck slid across the highway into an oil field, where it collided against an oil derrick operated by Texaco. Bob was uninjured, but the collision caused a large gasoline and oil fire. Texaco's best claim against Bob is: a. Trespass b. Negligence c. Battery d. Arson 13. a. Negligence per se involves: The violation of a statute that sets a minimum standard of care for an activity. b. The violation of a minimum standard of care established by the common law. c. The violation of a minimum standard of care established by reference to the reasonable person. d. The violation of any legislative statute