Chart - Intentional Torts

Intentional Tort	Example	Elements	Defences	Strategies & Notes
False Imprisonment (pp. 77 - 78)	Sales clerk stops a person who (s)he thinks is shoplifting Nichols v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2003 CanLII 41235 (ON SC)	Plaintiff must prove: Deprivation of liberty, and Against the will of the person detained, and Caused by defendant	Defence is "legal authority": A crime was committed by someone, and Reasonable grounds to believe the detained person committed a crime	"Deprivation of liberty" can be physical restraint, threat of physical restraint, or the impression that failure to remain will cause public humiliation or physical restraint Citizens have right to arrest person in act of shoplifting Security guards have no more rights than an ordinary person Remedies will likely include aggravated damages and possibly pecuniary (compensatory) damages
Malicious Prosecution
Trespass to Land
Trespass to Goods
Conversion
Nuisance
Assault
Battery
Intrusion upon Seclusion
Defamation: Slander
Defamation: Libel
Injurious Falsehood
Deceit
Passing Off
Inducing Breach of Contract
Inducing Breach of Confidential Information
Intentional Interference with Economic Relation

Vocabulary	Page Reference in Text
Tort
Intentional Tort
Unintentional Tort
Vicarious Liability
Remedy