CHAPTER 9: TORTS: INTRODUCTION AND INTENTIONAL TORTS

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CHAPTER 9 TORTSINTRODUCTION AND INTENTIONAL
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• Learning Objectives
• Examine the Theories of Tort Liability
• Consider Different Types of Damages
• Explore Selected Types of Intentional Torts

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INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF TORTS

• Basics
• Terminology
• Types of Tort Liability
• Intentional
• Negligent
• Strict Liability

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INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF TORTS

• Basics
• Damages
• Compensatory Damages
• Economic
• Non-economic
• Punitive Damages
• Use
• Factors Employed to Calculate
• Persons Liable

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INTENTIONAL TORTS

• Introduction
• Interference with Personal Freedom
• Assault
• Battery
• False Imprisonment
• Infliction of Emotional Distress

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INTENTIONAL TORTS

• Interference with Property Rights
• Trespass
• Conversion
• Nuisance
• Interference with Economic Relations
• Disparagement
• Interference with Contractual Relations
• Interference with Prospective Advantage
• Other Types

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INTENTIONAL TORTS

• Wrongful Communications
• Defamation
• Slander
• Libel
• Exceptions
• Invasion of Privacy

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