Torts

Summary: Liability Rules for Intentional Torts: Intent, Battery, Assault, False Imprisonment, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Trespass to Land, Chattels; Defenses to Liability for Intentional Torts (Privileges); Negligence: Elements of the Negligence Action, Negligent Conduct, Sources of Standards of Care, Proof of Negligence, Duty, Tort and Contract; Defenses to Negligence and Other Liability; Cause in Fact; Pr...oximate (Legal) Cause; Owners and Occupiers of Land; Products Liability; Vicarious Liability; Employer's Liability to Employees; Automobiles; Medical and Other Professional Negligence ("Malpractice"); Nuisance; Negligent infliction of Emotional Distress; Prenatal Harm; Alcoholic Beverages; Interference with Federal Constitutional Rights; Economic Harm; Strict Liability; Damages for Physical Harm: Compensatory Damages, Consequential Damages, Punitive Damages, Allocation Among Tortfeasors; Survival and Wrongful Death; Misinterpretation; Defamation; Privacy. [read more]