Torts

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200 (LWSO 203 W2015) Finals Fichas sobre Torts, creado por Michaela Seal el 28/04/2015.
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purpose of tort law to provide remedies for people who suffer certian kinds of harm or injury at the hands of others in certain circumstances
intentional torts -trespass -assault and battery -false imprisonment -defamation (slander and libel) -deceit, fraud, misrepresentation
negligence -duty of care -standard of care -factual causation -legal causation -damages
strict liability -release of dangerous substances -nuisance
trespass -trespass to real property (trespassers still owed duty of care) -trespass to chattels
assault intentionally creating in another person a comprehension of harm
battery "the least touching of another without consent"
false imprisonment -intentionally totally restraining (physical or threat) the movement of another without lawful justification -PLAINTIFF must prove confinement -defendant must then prove there was lawful justification
defamation -a false statement which tends to damage a person's reputation -slander: verbal statements -libel: published written statements
defamation defences -"it's the truth" -parliamentary privilege
misrepresentation -a false statement of facts (not mere silence) -may give rise to other torts such as negligence or assault -may give rise to breach of contract -may be different tort - deceit -may also lead to criminal liability
negligence - duty of care -was there a duty of care owed to the plaintiff? -were person's injuries reasonably foreseeable due to actions or inactions? (degree of proximity, risk of injury, possible seriousness of injury) -neighbour principle -generally no duty of care to take affirmative action to help -responsibility for drunken injuries if excessive alcohol served
Donoghue v Stephenson -snail in bottle case -extended neighbour principle from manufacturers to consumers
negligence - standard of care -reasonable standard of care in circumstances -if defendant acted reasonably, there is no liability even if plaintiff injured -standard: "ordinary man of reasonable prudence" (if defendant has particular knowledge, this will be taken into factor) -gravity of risk weighed against utility of conduct
negligence - factual causation -"But for" test -material contribution test - did defendant's conduct materially contribute to plaintiff's injury?
negligence - legal causation -were damages suffered by plaintiff reasonably foreseeable? -are there public policy reasons not to impose legal liability? -did plaintiff consent to risk (eg sports)
negligence - damages -plaintiff mus prove that they suffered damages -compensatory damages (physical damages, psychological damages, economic damages) -plaintiff's contributory negligence can reduce amount of damages awarded -punitive damages
nuisance -interference with an occupier's interest in beneficial use of land -interference: substantial and unreasonable annoyance or discomfort (social utility of defendant's conduct, oversensitivity of plaintiff) -remedies: damages or court order to stop
release of animals/dangerous substances -Ryland v Fletcher -strict liability for escape of animals or dangerous substances -reasonable care is not defence, but must prove damages
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