Intentional Torts, Unintentional Torts, and Strict Liability: An Overview

If you hit someone on purpose with your fist out of anger, you have committed a(n) __________ tort.

intentional

Injuries by torts can include __________ injuries.

physical, emotional, and financial

What are the requirements for an unintentional tort?

A negligent act Unintended act Causes injury, property damage, or economic loss

What is one issue of legal concern with social media?

Deliberate

What is one example of an intentional tort?

False imprisonment Defamation

Which of the following concepts applies to intentional torts?

Hitting someone on purpose out of anger Deliberate

Which of the following concepts applies to unintentional torts?

Reasonable person standard

Jay Robinson had worked as vice president of sales for LESHJA, Inc., a Wisconsin manufacturing corporation for 7.5 years. The president of LESHJA, Charles Barry, allegedly told a personnel consultant that Mr. Robinson was fired from his last job and had an ability to run all of his companies out of money. Barry denied ever making this statement. Identify what is happening here by choosing the best out of the following statements.

Barry committed an intentional tort against a person (Robinson). This intentional tort is slander which is a type of defamation which involves causing harm to a person's reputation.

In the early 1970s, an automobile company designed a subcompact car to gain a larger share of the market and compete with other manufacturers who had similarly-styled vehicles. The car had low-to-the-floor bucket seats and a fuel system design that placed the fuel tank behind the rear axle. In 1977, allegations were made public that the car's structural design allowed the fuel tank filler neck to break off—and in some instances the fuel tank ruptured in rear-end collisions, injuring and killing occupants of the car from fires that resulted from the spilled fuel. The automobile company was allegedly aware of the design flaw. Which of the following best describes a summary of this case?

Civil litigation cases resulted from this product, and the car case is a classic consumer protection example

Whhich of the following circumstances is required in an intentional tort?

Intent to cause harm Deliberate

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have been popular for off-the-road travel since they were first manufactured in the early 1970s. Since that time, the vehicles have been considered to be a hazardous product and cause unreasonable risks of injury and death for children under the age of 16. Studies between 1982 and 2001 showed more than 4,500 ATV-related deaths, 38 percent of which were children under the age of 16. This information resulted in which of the following actions in an attempt to enforce consumer protection?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission banning all youth ATVs.

All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have been popular for off-the-road travel since they were first manufactured in the early 1970s. Since that time, the vehicles have been considered to be a hazardous product and cause unreasonable risks of injury and death for children under the age of 16. Studies between 1982 and 2001 showed more than 4,500 ATV-related deaths, 38 percent of which were children under the age of 16. This information resulted in which of the following actions in an attempt to enforce consumer protection?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission banning all youth ATVs. States enacting helmet law legislation in order to reduce the risk to children under 16 using ATVs

When is strict liability often applied?

Tort and criminal law Manufacturing or product liability injuries When injury does not require proof of fault