Chapter 6 - Tort law and cybertorts. After completing this chapter, students will be able to: Differentiate between the objectives of tort law and those of criminal law, outline the nature of respondeat superior, discuss the element of duty, identify the principal intentional torts and outline the elements of each, explain the four elements of negligence,…
Business Law with UCC Applications,13e Tort Law and Cybertorts Chapter McGrawHill/Irwin Copyright © 2013 by The McGrawHill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved Learning Objectives Differentiate between the objectives of tort law and those of criminal law Outline the nature of respondeat superior Discuss the element of duty Identify the principal intentional torts and outline the elements of each Explain the four elements of negligence 62 Learning Objectives Contrast contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and assumption of the risk Judge when the doctrine of strict liability applies Discuss the emerging concept of cybertort law Outline the various remedies available in tort law 10 Point out some developments in tort reform 63 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Tort Law Defined – Tort Law versus Criminal Law – Respondeat Superior – The Element of Duty – Causation and Juriscience 64 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Intentional Torts – Assault and Battery – False Imprisonment – Defamation and Disparagement – Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Invasion of Privacy – Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress – Misuse of Legal Procedure 65 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Defamation and Disparagement – Defamation – Disparagement 66 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Invasion of Privacy – Revelation of confidential records – Intrusion – Creating a false light – Exploitation 67 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Negligence – Elements of Negligence – Defenses to Negligence 68 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Elements of Negligence – Legal duty – Breach of duty – Actual and proximate cause – Actual harm 69 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Defenses to Negligence – Contributory negligence – Comparative negligence – Assumption of the risk 610 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Strict Liability – Grounds for Strict Liability – Product Liability 611 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Cybertorts – The Nature of Cybertorts – Cyberdefamation – Cyberdisparagement – Cyberinvasion of Privacy 612 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Cyberinvasion of Privacy – Privacy and employees – Privacy and clients – Private privacy and public privacy – Data mining of public private data 613 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Remedies for Torts – The Right to Damages – The Right to an Injunction 614 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Developments in Tort Law – Survival Statutes and Wrongful Death – The Tort Reform Movement – Cultural Paradigms and Tort Reform 615 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Survival Statutes and Wrongful Death – Survival statutes – Wrongful death statutes 616 Tort Law and Cybertorts • The Tort Reform Movement – Statutes of repose – Comparative negligence and product liability – Wrongful death reform 617 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Cultural Paradigms and Balance in Tort Law – Cultural paradigms – Balance in tort law 618 ... cybertort law Outline the various remedies available in tort law 10 Point out some developments in tort reform 6? ?3 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Tort Law Defined – Tort Law versus Criminal Law – Respondeat... Emotional Distress – Misuse of Legal Procedure 6? ?5 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Defamation and Disparagement – Defamation – Disparagement 6? ?6 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Invasion of Privacy – Revelation... public private data 6? ?13 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Remedies for Torts – The Right to Damages – The Right to an Injunction 6? ?14 Tort Law and Cybertorts • Developments in Tort Law – Survival Statutes