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All the bad things one can do to someone without it rising to a criminal law
level. Just because it is not criminal does not mean it isn't bad.
o Remedy for problems in tort law: money
o Ex: Stella Liebeck and Hot McDonald's Coffee
✓ Tort Law
Compensatory
o Special: things that aren't quantifiable
o General: Pain and Suffering, emotional distress, etc.
Punitive
o Designed to punish and deter wrongdoing
✓ Damages in Tort Law
o For intentional, intent is defined as the defendant knew or should have
known a specific result would occur based on their actions
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o Assault: the threat of imminent physical harm
o Battery: offensive or unwanted physical contact
✓ Intentional vs Negligence Tort
restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom for any length of
time
✓ False Imprisonment
right of a store owner to detain a suspected shoplifter based on reasonable
cause and for a reasonable time without resulting liability for false
imprisonment
✓ Shopkeeper's Privilege
1. Requires intentional act that is extreme or outrageous
2. Resulting in severe emotional distress to another person
✓ Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
A source indicator, tells where a product came from.
o Ex: Nike swoosh on a Nike product.
o "Who made it" not "What it is"
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