QA #2 LEB

Interfering with somebody’s real property (land). 

• nuisance

• trespass

• invasion of privacy

• breach of duty

Verbal or spoken lies that damage a person’s reputation

• Libel

• Slander

• Defamation

• invasion of privacy

A person who commits a tort is called a

• Plaintiff

• Tortfeasor

• Defendant

• Trespasser

To determine if proximate cause exists, courts use

• foreseeability test

• forensic test

• proximate cause test

• intent test

Occurs when the victim understood the risk involved in an activity and took the chance of being injured. People who are injured while participating in extreme sports may also be unable to bring lawsuits for negligence.

• contributory negligence

• comparative negligence

• proximate cause

• assumption of risk

A wrong committed against the public good.

• tort

• negligence

• misdemeanor

• crime

A wrong committed against a particular person or property.

• tort

• negligence

• misdemeanor

• crime

 A person who is accused of a crime.

• Defendant

• Plantiff

• Prosecutor

• Tortfeasor

A legal doctrine that says that some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities. Examples include certain chemicals, flammable, explosives, or owning wild animals

• strict liability

• conversion

• survival statutes

• negligence

The purpose of remedies in tort law is to

• a public apology by the tortfeasor

• prison time for the tortfeasor

• compensate the victim for injuries caused by the tortfeasor

• compensate the victim for injuries caused by the tortfeasor and prison time