PPT-Intentional Torts Unit #4 – civil law

Intentional Torts Intentional torts occur when a person deliberately causes harm or loss to another person This loss could occur with property goods or the physical and mental wellbeing of an individual . Law in Action. – Ch. 15. Intentional Torts . = actions intended to cause injury to others by interfering with their personal safety, health or enjoyment of property. The . key. = the . element of intent. Stuart Butterworth. Torts A Examination. Issue spotting. Torts. Issue spotting. Torts to person?. Torts to goods?. Torts to land?. Defences?. Vicarious Liability?. Non-delegable duties?. Torts A Examination. Torts. httpS://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMCaZt2xCY. Ms. . Weigl. Warm Up. What is the difference between strict liability and negligence?. Intent. A person who plans to perform a certain act and then does so, is said to have acted with INTENT.. Chapter 4. Torts: An Introduction. What is a Tort?. A civil wrong, not arising from a breach of contract or other agreement.. A breach of a legal duty that proximately causes harm or injury to another.. Torts Outline - Wyman - Fall 2008  o Assault o Battery  Defenses! o IIED o Trespass  Private Necessity  Negligence o Breach o Duty  Basic  Affirmati Abstract The area of torts dealing with the intentional and negligent infliction of personal injury is characterised by the interplay between the torts of trespass to the person, negligence, and Wilki Civil Law. Crimes vs. Torts. A crime is a “public” wrong committed against society (in addition to the specific victim). A tort is a “private” wrong committed against an individual. The same conduct can be both a tort and a crime. Crimes vs. Torts. A crime is a “public” wrong committed against society (in addition to the specific victim). A tort is a “private” wrong committed against an individual. The same conduct can be both a tort and a crime. Multiple Choice. What is the situation in which a lawyer sues another lawyer for a serious error that caused a client to lose his or her . case?. A) Legal . malpractice. B) Voire . dire. C) Retainer . The First Course. Fourteenth Edition. Miller. Chapter 6: Tort Law. §1: The Basis of Tort Law . (1 of 6). Tort: . A civil wrong, not arising from a breach of contract or other agreement or a breach of a legal duty, proximately causing another person harm or injury.. “Torts Not Cake” – November 30, 2015 ICEBREAKER : An Eye For An Eye...Or Money Damages? Welcome Back! Weekend Update: How was Thanksgiving? Food, Football, Family, and Shopping!! Ice Breaker Graded Notes (C’MON NOW!) Business Law Chapter 6: Personal Injury Laws Your neighbor Shana is using a multipurpose woodcutting machine in her basement hobby shop. Suddenly, because of a defect in the two-year old machine, a metal clamp from the machine breaks. The metal strikes Shana’s left eye, badly injuring it. The manufacturer had provided a one-year warranty against defects on the machine. Chapter 5: Torts and Cyber Torts © 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. Business Law Chapter 6: Personal Injury Laws Your neighbor Shana is using a multipurpose woodcutting machine in her basement hobby shop. Suddenly, because of a defect in the two-year old machine, a metal clamp from the machine breaks. The metal strikes Shana’s left eye, badly injuring it. The manufacturer had provided a one-year warranty against defects on the machine.