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CHAPTER 9
MGMT 455 Purdue University
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Law
Undergraduate 4
03/06/2012

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Tort
Definition
Civil wrong that interferes with one’s property or person
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Damages
Definition
Amount that a person is responsible to pay
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Proximate cause
Definition
The connection between the action of omission and the injury th is the caual relation to the breach of duty
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Breach
Definition
You did something that you were not legally allowed to do or didn’t do your legal responsibilities- breach of duty
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Duty
Definition
Legal action or omission of a legal action that a people has to or are supposed to do, legal responsibility to do something or do it well
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Contributory Negligence
Definition
Negligence for the plaintiff that contributes to injury and at common law bars from recovery from the defendant although the defendant may have been more negligent than the plaintiff
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Malpractice
Definition
When services are not properly rendered in accordance with commonly accepted standards; negligence by a professional in performing his or her school
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Trespass
Definition
Unauthorized action with respect to person or property
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Contract Interference
Definition
Tort in which a third party interferes with others’ freedom to contact
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Product Disparagement
Definition
False statements made about a product of business
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Trade Libel
Definition
Written defamation about a product or service
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Slander of Title
Definition
Malicious making of false statements as to a seller’s title
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Qualified Privilege
Definition
Media privilege to print inaccurate information without liability for defamation, so long as a retraction is printed and there was no malice
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Absolute Privilege
Definition
Complete defense against the tort of defamation, as in the speeches of members of Congress on the floor and witnesses in a trial
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Libel
Definition
Written or visual defamation without legal justification
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Slander
Definition
Defamation of character by spoken words or gestures
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Defamation
Definition
Published untrue statement by one party about another to a third party
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Invasion of Privacy
Definition
Tort of intentional intrusion into the private affairs of another
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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Definition
Tort that produces mental anguish caused by conduct that exceeds all bounds of decency
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Shopkeeper’s Privilege
Definition
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
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False Imprisonment
Definition
Intentional detention of a person without that person’s consent; called the shopkeeper’s tort when shoplifters are unlawfully detained
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Strict Liability
Definition
Civil wrong for which there is absolute liability because of the inherent danger in the underlying activity, for example, the use of explosives
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Negligence
Definition
Failure to exercise due care under the circumstances in consequence of which harm is proximately caused to one to whom the defendant owed a duty to exercise due care
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Intentional Tort
Definition
Civil wrong that results from intentional conduct
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