What kind of damages are awarded to compensate or reimburse a plaintiff for actual losses?

transferred intent

compensatory damages

social damages

punitive damages

What kind of damages are awarded to punish the wrongdoer and deter others from similar wrongdoing?

compensatory damages

social damages

punitive damages

transferred intent

Which intentional tort is any intentional and unexcused threat of immediate harmful or offensive contact?

false imprisonment

defamation

invasion of privacy

assault

Which intentional tort is the intentional confinement or restraint of another person's activities without justification?

defamatiom

battery

assault

false imprisonment

The intentional tort _________________ involves wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation.

defamation

false imprisonment

battery

assault

For defamation, publication requires defamatory statements must be:

communicated (either intentionally or accidentally) to person(s) other than the defamed party

posted on Facebook or Twitter

broadcast on a national news channel

published in a national newspaper

To successfully sue for ________________________, a person must have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and the invasion must be highly offensive.

assault

battery

defamation

invasion of privacy

Which one of the following is not an element or requirement to prove negligence?

breach of duty

trespass

a duty of care

damages

Professional negligence (negligence by professionals such as doctors and lawyers) is also called:

false imprisonment

malpractice

trespass

assault

Someone who volunteers to help someone in an emergency situation might be sued by the person who was aided. The volunteer who helped the injured person might be helped if the state has a:

Good Samaritan Statute

Trespass Statute

Dram Shop Act

Strict Liability Statute

Which one of the answers isnot a defense to a negligence claim?

false imprisonment

comparative negligence

assumption of risk

superceding cause

Ron, the manager of Deep Discount Store, detains Tom, whom Ron suspects of shoplifting. Tom sues Ron, alleging that the detention was false imprisonment. Ron may be liable if Tom:

did not actually shoplift

had probable cause to leave the premises

had not shoplifted in the past.

was detained for an unreasonably long time

If a state follows the ___________________ negligence standard, both the plaintiff's and the defendant's negligence are computed, and the liability for damages is distributed accordingly. For example, if plaintiff is 20% at fault, and defendant is 80% at fault, and plaintiff's damages are $10,000, plaintiff would be awarded $8,000.

intentional tort

comparative

conversion

contributory

Which is the category of tort that is "liability without fault"?

strict liability

intentional tort

conversion

unintentional tort

Plaintiff files a strict product liability lawsuit because she was injured by a defective product. Which of the follow could plaintiff not successfully name as a defendant:

a person who sold the product at his Saturday morning garage sale (a casual seller)

the store that sold the product (the retailer)

the distributor of the product

the company that manufactured the product (the manufacturer)

Which of the following couldnot result in a successful strict product liability lawsuit?

buying a new car from a Ford car dealer

buying a new ladder from Home Depot

hiring a lawyer to perform legal services

buying a new hair dryer from Target

All of the following except one is a type of product defect. Which one is not a type of product defect?

manufacturing defect

design defect

statute of repose

inadequate warnings

True or false? A manufacturer of a product must warn consumers of dangers from the foreseeable misuse of its products.

False

True

Which one of the following is not a potential defense in a strict product liability lawsuit?

transferred intent

knowledgeable users

unforeseeable product misuse

commonly known dangers

Which is a defense in a strict product liability case that says a manufacturer does not have to warn users of dangers that are commonly known?

assumption of risk

commonly known dangers

consent

self defense

The category of torts that is called strict liability applies when someone is injured by a defective product. Strict liability could also apply if injury results from which of the following activities:

blasting or storing explosives

transferred intent

standard of care

contributory negligence

A ________________ is a distinctive mark, motto, device, or implement that a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods it produces so that they can be identified on the market and their origins made known.

copyright infringement

trade secret

patent

trademark

Copy Time, Inc. uses, in its ads, a trademark that is similar to, but not identical to, a distinctive mark used by Fast Accurate Copy, Inc. Copy Time, Inc. may be liable for

copyright infringement

theft of trade secrets

trademark infringement

patent infringement

For which of the following can protection be extended by filing an application to renew?

trade secrets

copyrights

patents

trademarks

To be granted a patent, an invention must be:

novel, useful, and not obvious

a compilation of facts

an artistic production

kept a secret