Torts

Negligence

Intentional Torts

Strict Liability

Economic Harm & Dignitary Torts

Duty

Breach

Causation

Damages

Defenses

Reasonably Prudent Person

Different Standards of Care

Professionals

Common carriers & innkeepers

Rescuer's Rule

Children

Customer/industry usage

Statutes

negligence per se

res ipsa loquitor

Actual

Proximate

burden shifting test

but-for test

substantial factor test

Eggshell P

Unforeseeable intervening acts

P has duty to mitigate damages

Punitive damages

personal injury

Property damage

Non-recoverable

Joint & Several Liability

Contributory Negligence

Pure Comparative Negligence

Modified Comparative Negligence

Assumption of Risk

Intent & Transfered Intent

Against Property

Against Persons

Defenses

defense of property

self-defense

defense to others

necessity consent

conversion

trespass to land

trespass to chattels

assault

battery

false imprisonment

IIED

D is liable for injuring a P whether the D exercised due care

Prima facie case

Liability for animals

Abnormally dangerous activity

defective products

inadequate warning

manufacturing defects

design defect

Invasion of privacy

Defamation

Constitutional Considersations

Misrepresentations

nuisance

Public

Private

public official

public figure

matter of public concern

Subject Matter of Controversy

required for presumed or punitive damages

publication of facts placing P in false light

appropriation of P's name or picture

intrusion on P's affairs/seclusion

public disclosure of private facts about P

misstatement of fact

scienter/malice

intent to induce reliance

justifiable reliance

causation

damages

Elements

Types

Damages

Defenses

punitive

general

pecuniary

publicaton

defamatory message

harm to reputation

consent

truth

privileges

absolute

qualified

libel

slander

slander per se