The Funky Night at Dorchester Arms
I. Jean sues Tyler
In the first suit that Jean can bring against Tyler she can sue him for battery. Battery is defined as intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact. In this case it is an offensive touch that a reasonable person would consider offensive. When Tyler grabbed Jeans butt after having too much to drink, that can be defined as battery. Jean did not want Tyler touching him and the touch could also be viewed as most certainly offensive. Tyler's defense to these accusations could fall into Jean's willingness for it to occur, of which he will have to prove was there and not just existing in his drunken mind. Jean will probably win the case for battery, as Tyler will have a hard time coming up with a defense of his actions with the state of mind he was in that night.
II. Tyler can sue Jean
Tyler could counter sue Jean in this scenario for defamation. Defamation is defined as a communication which injures a......
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