Introduction to Law Final Exam University of Iowa (Hosmanek) Questions With Correct Answers

Introduction to Law Final Exam University of
Iowa (Hosmanek) Questions With Correct
Answers




Tort Law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- A form of private law, that is based
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on state common law, and intended to compensate people who are
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injured because of other people (because of negligence or intentional
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acts, etc); tries to fix problems caused by people's carelessness.
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Duty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Basic principle underlying duty of care is
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that people are free to act as they please so as long as their actions do
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not infringe on the interests of others.
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Breach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Breaches his or her duty of care by
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behaving irresponsibly. |




Causation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Defendant must cause the
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damages, need this in fact as well as foreseeable harm.
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,Damages - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Plaintiff must show these, not just a
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threat, must be quantifiable.
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Types of Torts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1) Negligence
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2) Recklessness
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3) Intentional
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4) Strict Liability
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Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Breach of duty | | | | | |




- *Ex.:* Slip & Fail, Malpractice, etc.
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Recklessness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Somewhere between | | | | | |



negligence and intentional torts. | | |




- *Ex.:* Someone leaving out a burrito for 7 days before eating it or
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serving it to someone else. | | | |




Strict Liability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Some acts are so dangerous the
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law poses a high burden on them
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- *Ex.:* Chemicals, explosives, wild animals
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Intentional Torts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- A person "must intend to
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commit an act, the consequences of which interfere with another's
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personal or business interests in a way not permitted by law."
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,- *Ex.:* Herky laced the burrito with a laxative
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Intent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- In tort law, intent means only that the
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actor intended the consequences of his or her act or knew with
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substantial certainty that specific consequences would result from the
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act.
- Reckless or careless behavior can also be intentional.
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Main Examples of Torts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Assault, Battery, and
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False Imprisonment
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Intellectual Property (IP) Torts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Copyright
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Infringement, Trademark, and Patent Infringement
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Fraud Tort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Providing false or misleading
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information with the intent to harm the victim.
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Defamation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Wrongfully hurting someone's
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good reputation.
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- *Ex.:* Public figures
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- Requires that publication of a statement about another person that
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damages the person's reputation.
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, Wrongful Interference - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Defendant maliciously
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interferes and prevents relationship from forming, "predatory behavior"
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Libel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Written defamatory statement(s)
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Slander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Spoken defamatory statement(s)
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Compensatory Damages - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Damages awarded to | | | | | | |



an injured party in a breach of contract lawsuit which are intended to
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compensate the injured party for its losses, to satisfy the party's
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restitution interests. |




Punitive Damages - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Monetary damages
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awarded by a judge or jury in a civil lawsuit to the winning party to
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punish the losing party for engaging in reckless behavior are called
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punitive damages. |




- These types of damages are not intended to compensate the winning
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party for his or her actual losses.
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Palsgraf Case - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Nothing in the situation that
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even the most cautious mind would see to prevent what occurred.
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Defenses to Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Superseding Cause,
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Assumption