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Law 3220 Exam 2 Clemson Questionsand Answers
Tort iiLaw ii- iiAnswers ii-breach iiof iiduty iiof iicare iito iisomeone iielse iiand iiit iicauses iithem
iiinjury
Negligence iibased iitort iilaw ii- iiAnswers ii-Must iishow:
- iithat iithe iiperson iiwho iicommitted iithe iitort iiowed iia iiduty iiof iicare iito iithe iiother iiperson
- iihave iito iishow iithe iiduty iiof iicare iiwas iibreached
- iiShow iithat iiyou iisuffered iiinjury/damages
- iishow iithat iithere iiwas iia iicausal iiconnection iibetween iinegligent iiperson's iiactions iiand
iiyour iiactions
Causal iiconnection ii(3 iitypes) ii- iiAnswers ii-Actual iicause, iiproximate iicause, iiand
iisuperseding iicause
Actual iicause ii- iiAnswers ii-"cause iiin iifact"; iisomeone iiwalks iiup iito iiyou iiand iipunches
iiyou iiin iithe iiface; iino iidispute
Proximate iicause ii- iiAnswers ii-We iiare iigoing iito iilimit iitort iiliability iito iiconsequences
iithat iiare iiforeseeable iilikely iito iioccur iibased iiupon iithe iiactions
EX: iiConstruction iicompany iiis iidigging iia iitrench iiat iia iiwork iisite, iidon't iileave iiany
iisigns, iisomeone iiwalks iiinto iiit iiat iinight iiand iigets iiinjured
Superseding iiCause ii- iiAnswers ii-Intervening iiconduct; iicuts iioff iithe iiliability; iisomeone
iielse iiis iimore iiliable iithan iithe iinegligent iiperson
Defenses iito iinegligence iibased iitorts ii- iiAnswers ii-Assumption iiof iirisk, iicomparative
iinegligence, iiliability iiwaiver
Assumption iiof iirisk ii- iiAnswers ii-You iiassume iithe iirisk iiof iibeing iithere, iiyou iiwere
iimade iiaware iithe iiof iithe iipotential iidangers iiand iiyou iistill iiagreed iito iigo; iicannot
iireceive iidamages
Comparative iinegligence ii- iiAnswers ii-Court iidetermines iithat iithe iiinjured iiparty iiwas
iisomewhat iinegligent; iithe iidamages iiare iireduced
Liability iiwaiver ii- iiAnswers ii-Only iiaffective iiagainst iinegligence iibased-torts; iito iibe
iiaffective, iithe iiliability iilanguage iihas iito iibe iiclear, iiin iiwriting, iiand iiall iiparties iimust
iihave iisigned iithe iiwaiver
, Categories iiof iitort ii- iiAnswers ii-Assault iiand iibattery
Assault ii- iiAnswers ii-No iiphysical iicontact iiis iirequired; iito iibe iiin iifear iiof iiimmediate
iibodily iiharm; iithreat iiof iibeing iiharmed
Battery ii- iiAnswers ii-Actual iiunlawful iicontact iiwith iiyour iiperson; iiunauthorized iicontact;
iisomeone iiactual iicomes iiup iiand iihits iiyou iiin iithe iiface
Potential iiDefenses iifor iiAssault iiand iiBattery ii(3) ii- iiAnswers ii-Consent, iiprivilege, iiself-
defense
Consent ii- iiAnswers ii-You iiagree iito iinormal iicontact iiassociated iiwith iithose iiactivities
Privilege ii- iiAnswers ii-Not iiguilty iito iitrespassing iifor iibeing iion iitheir iiproperty iiif iiyou iiare
iigoing iito iihelp iisomeone
Self-defense ii- iiAnswers ii-match iitheir iiforce iiwith iiequal iiforce; iinot iiexcessive iiforce
False iiArrest ii- iiAnswers ii-Police iidetaining iior iiholding iiyou iiwithout iiyour iiconsent iiin iian
iiunreasonable iimanner
False iiimprisonment ii- iiAnswers ii-Detained iisuspected iishoplifters iiin iian iiunreasonable
iimanner
Infliction iiof iiemotional iidistress ii- iiAnswers ii-Outrageous iior iisevere iiconduct iilikely iito
iiinflict iisevere iiemotional iior iimental iidistress iiin iimost iipeople
Invasion iiof iiprivacy ii- iiAnswers ii-We iiexpect iithat iiour iiprivate iilife iiwill iiremain iiprivate;
iiuse iiyour iiname iior iiphoto iiwithout iiyour iipermission; iipublicize iianything iiabout iiyour
iilife iithat iiyou iido iinot iiwant iishown; iinot iisomething iithat iiis iialready iipublic!!!; iihard iifor
iiprofessionals/celebrities iito iiwin iian iiinvasion iiof iiprivacy iicase
Defamation ii- iiAnswers ii-Slander, iilibel iidefamation iiper iise; iiHave iito iishow iithat iiyou
iicommunicated iiFALSE iiinfo iito iia iithird iipart iiand iiit iicaused iithem iiharm iior iidamage
Slander ii- iiAnswers ii-Verbally iimake iia iifalse iistatement; iiverbal iidefamation
Libel ii- iiAnswers ii-Written iidefamation iior iisent iiin iian iiemail
Defamation iiper iise ii- iiAnswers ii-Very iiharsh!! iiCertain iifalse iistatements iiif iiyou iisay
iithem iiabout iisomeone,we iiknow iiit iiwill iibe iiharmful; iiyou iigo iistraight iito iithe iiamount iiof
iidamages; iistrongest iicase
Defenses iito iidefamation ii- iiAnswers ii-Truth iiand iiPrivilege
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