Law 241 Chapter 3

Which of the following is most likely to be a tort based on negligence?

Automobile accidents

Payments made to speed up the performance of routine governmental actions are treated as bribes by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

False

The tort of product liability is also known as trade libel.

False

To establish the offense of criminal copyright infringement, a prosecutor needs to prove that the infringement was done for non-financial gain.

False

To recover damages for an intentional tort, the plaintiff is required to prove that there was a breach of duty by the tortfeasor to the plaintiff.

False

In a situation where an injured party in an accident is partly to blame for the accident, which of the following is most likely to be true under a contributory negligence system?

The injured party cannot recover any damages because it is partially negligent in the case

An employee who picks up inventory tools from his office with the intent to deprive the owners of the property is an example of larceny.

True

For an act to be established as a tort of injurious falsehood, the false statements of fact must be communicated by the defendant to a third person.

True

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act includes civil sanctions as well as criminal ones.

True

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for the recovery of three times the damages suffered by an injured party as a result of its violation.

True

The offering of money, entertainment, or anything of value constitutes a bribe

True

Using a business computer to play games constitutes computer trespass

True

The tort of injurious falsehood occurs when:

a person makes false statements of fact that degrade the quality of another's goods or services.

Which of the following best defines the tort of interference of contract?

c. It refers to two parties involved in a business relationship who bring in another party to become a part of the existing business.

Which of the following is true of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act?

d. It prevents the infiltration of legitimate businesses by organized crime.

On investigation, it was found that Ken, the bookkeeper at CL Corp., had stolen money from the company's account and recorded financial transactions inaccurately to cover up for his activities. For which of the following business crimes can Ken be prosecuted?

Embezzlement

According to law, confusion of source can be proved to be a tort only when actual confusion is shown.

False

To recover for a tort based on negligence, the plaintiff must show:

the breach of the tortfeasor's duty to the injured party.

Debarment refers to:

the prohibition on doing business with the government.