MGMT 311 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉purpose of a tort. Answer: to provide remedies for the violation of
various protected interests
◉damage v.s damages. Answer: - damage: injury/destruction of
property
- damages: monetary compensation for the wrong doing
◉damages available in tort actions. Answer: - compensatory:
special/general
- punitive
◉compensatory damages. Answer: money intended to restore a
plaintiff to the position he was in before the injury
◉special damages and general damages. Answer: - special:
compensate the plaintiff for quantifiable monetary losses (now &
future)
,- general: compensate individuals (not companies) for the non
monetary aspect of the harm
◉punitive damages. Answer: damages exceeding simple
compensation and awarded to punish the defendant
◉punitive damages are only awarded when?. Answer: in intentional
tort actions & rarely in negligence lawsuits
◉gross negligence. Answer: an action committed with extreme
reckless disregard for the property or life of another person
◉punitive damages are subject to what?. Answer: limitations under
the due process law
◉does the government have the right to limit punitive damages?.
Answer: yes
◉classifications of torts. Answer: -intentional torts
-unintentional torts (negligence)
◉what is the purpose of a defense?. Answer: even if the plaintiff can
prove all elements of the tort the defendant can argue a defense to
limit or eliminate the liability of the act
,◉types of defenses. Answer: - consent
- comparative negligence (most common)
- statue of limitations (2 year time limit)
◉tortfeasor. Answer: person who commits a tort
◉do intentional torts require motive?. Answer: no the defendant can
commit the tort without any bad intentions
◉transferred intent. Answer: when a defendant intends to harm one
individual, but unintentionally harms a second person
◉assault. Answer: intentional & inexcusable threat or immediate
harmful of offensive contact (verbal or physical) that can occur
without any physical contact being made (if plaintiff can prove
immediate harm was about to happen)
◉battery. Answer: intentional harmful or offensive physical contact
unwanted by the plaintiff (doesn't need physical injury) OR
something set in motion to harm the plaintiff
◉offensive contact is determined by what?. Answer: reasonable
person standard
, ◉plaintiffs compensation for battery. Answer: - emotional distress
- physical harm
- damage to reputation
◉defenses to battery. Answer: - consent
- self defense
- defense of others or property
◉false imprisonment. Answer: confinement or restraint of another
person's activities without justification (interferes with freedom to
move without restraint)
◉what is the privilege to detain?. Answer: granted to businesses, a
law in most states allowing them to detain shoplifters with
reasonable force for the police
◉intentional infliction of emotional distress. Answer: an intentional
tort in which the harm results from extreme and outrageous conduct
that causes serious emotional harm
◉to sue for emotional distress the plaintiff needs what?. Answer:
actionable proof
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉purpose of a tort. Answer: to provide remedies for the violation of
various protected interests
◉damage v.s damages. Answer: - damage: injury/destruction of
property
- damages: monetary compensation for the wrong doing
◉damages available in tort actions. Answer: - compensatory:
special/general
- punitive
◉compensatory damages. Answer: money intended to restore a
plaintiff to the position he was in before the injury
◉special damages and general damages. Answer: - special:
compensate the plaintiff for quantifiable monetary losses (now &
future)
,- general: compensate individuals (not companies) for the non
monetary aspect of the harm
◉punitive damages. Answer: damages exceeding simple
compensation and awarded to punish the defendant
◉punitive damages are only awarded when?. Answer: in intentional
tort actions & rarely in negligence lawsuits
◉gross negligence. Answer: an action committed with extreme
reckless disregard for the property or life of another person
◉punitive damages are subject to what?. Answer: limitations under
the due process law
◉does the government have the right to limit punitive damages?.
Answer: yes
◉classifications of torts. Answer: -intentional torts
-unintentional torts (negligence)
◉what is the purpose of a defense?. Answer: even if the plaintiff can
prove all elements of the tort the defendant can argue a defense to
limit or eliminate the liability of the act
,◉types of defenses. Answer: - consent
- comparative negligence (most common)
- statue of limitations (2 year time limit)
◉tortfeasor. Answer: person who commits a tort
◉do intentional torts require motive?. Answer: no the defendant can
commit the tort without any bad intentions
◉transferred intent. Answer: when a defendant intends to harm one
individual, but unintentionally harms a second person
◉assault. Answer: intentional & inexcusable threat or immediate
harmful of offensive contact (verbal or physical) that can occur
without any physical contact being made (if plaintiff can prove
immediate harm was about to happen)
◉battery. Answer: intentional harmful or offensive physical contact
unwanted by the plaintiff (doesn't need physical injury) OR
something set in motion to harm the plaintiff
◉offensive contact is determined by what?. Answer: reasonable
person standard
, ◉plaintiffs compensation for battery. Answer: - emotional distress
- physical harm
- damage to reputation
◉defenses to battery. Answer: - consent
- self defense
- defense of others or property
◉false imprisonment. Answer: confinement or restraint of another
person's activities without justification (interferes with freedom to
move without restraint)
◉what is the privilege to detain?. Answer: granted to businesses, a
law in most states allowing them to detain shoplifters with
reasonable force for the police
◉intentional infliction of emotional distress. Answer: an intentional
tort in which the harm results from extreme and outrageous conduct
that causes serious emotional harm
◉to sue for emotional distress the plaintiff needs what?. Answer:
actionable proof
