Chapter 5
Intentional Torts, Negligence,
and Strict Liability
Three Kinds of Torts
A tort is a wrong
There are three kinds of torts
Intentional torts
Unintentional torts (negligence)
Strict liability
Intentional tort
Where the defendant possessed the intent to do the act that caused the plaintiff's injuries
Intentional Torts against Persons
Assault
Battery
False imprisonment
Defamation of character
Invasion of the right to privacy
Misappropriation of right to publicity (appropriation)
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Malicious prosecution
Intentional Torts against Persons
Assault
Threat of immediate harm, or
Any action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm
Battery
Unauthorized and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person
Transferred intent
Intentional Torts against Persons
False imprisonment
Intentional confinement or restraint of another without authority or justification and without that person's consent......
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