what Tort defense may apply

TORT DEFENSES What tort defense may apply? 1. Sam and Mike were soccer players who played for opposing sports clubs. They had competed against each other for many years and had built up quite a rivalry. The rivalry had been a friendly one. However. during a match, Mike lets lose a tremendous kick and unfortunately the ball hits Sam in face causing a concussion. 2. After the game. Sam saw Mike in a pizza shop and said to Mike, "if you do not leave here right now you may be experiencing some severe pain.\" Mike sues Sam for assault and intentional iniction of emotional distress. 3. Assume that the situation is the same as in number 2 except that Mike picks up an empty pizza tray and throws it at Sam. Sam does not see the tray coming. but gets hit in the side of the head with the tray. Sam sues Mike for assault and battery. What tort defense may apply? 4. After the incident in number 3, Sam sees that Mike had gone to the restroom. Sam then gets a chair and props the chair against the restroom door. Sam then stands by the door preventing anyone from removing the chair. After about 45 minutes. another customer removes the chair after Sam had left the shop. at which time Mike is abie to leave the restroom. Mike sues Sam for false imprisonment. 5. Charley has been having severe pain in his right ear. Charlie sees Dr. Smith for the condition. Dr. Smith ran a series of tests and concludes that surgery on the ear is the only viable treatment for the condition. The surgery requires that Charlie be placed under general anesthesia. Charlie signs all the usual consent forms for the surgery on the right ear. The surgery goes very well and Dr. Smith decides to take a look at Charlie's left ear while Charlie was still under the anesthesia. Although not life threatening. Dr. Smith proceeds to remove a benign lesion in the left ear. Charlie is very pleased with the results of the surgery on the left ear. When Charlie later learns that Dr. Smith had operated on his left ear. he sues Dr. Smith for assault and battery