A) Libel but not slander.
B) Both libel and slander.
C) No tort was committed because the statements were made only to friends of Ryan,not to business acquaintances of Candy.
D) Slander but not libel.
E) No tort was committed because the falsehood involved matters of appearance not business-related matters.
G) B) and D)
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B) False
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True
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A) Tort litigation has remained constant with no real change in numbers since 1990.
B) Tort litigation has increased steadily since 1990.
C) Tort litigation decreased in the 1990's but has increased steadily since the year 2000.
D) Tort litigation has been declining gradually since 1990.
E) Tort litigation increased significantly in the 1990s but has declined in the last two years.
G) A) and E)
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D
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B) False
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A) False imprisonment.
B) Qualified imprisonment.
C) Forcible detention.
D) Contained detention.
E) False detention.
G) None of the above
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A) Damages to punish the defendant for wrongdoing.
B) Pain and suffering.
C) Lost wages.
D) Medical expenses.
E) Cost to repair damaged property.
G) B) and E)
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A) When a retailer has a reason to believe that a person is guilty of shoplifting,the store may question the person about said shoplifting in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time.
B) There is no special rule for shopkeepers.Shopkeepers commit the tort of false imprisonment if they detain anyone even if that person is suspected of shoplifting.Instead,the police should be called.
C) Whenever a retailer has a reason to believe that a person is guilty of shoplifting,the store may detain the person for any length of time but may not ask any questions prior to the arrival of the police.
D) The shopkeeper may detain a shoplifter but for no longer than 20 minutes because by law it is assumed that it should take no longer than that amount of time for law enforcement officers to arrive.
E) The shopkeeper may detain the shoplifter only for a reasonable length of time but may not ask any questions prior to the arrival of the police.
G) C) and D)
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A) Nominal
B) Revenge
C) Punitive
D) Retaliatory
E) Compensatory
G) A) and E)
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A) The intent at issue is intent to harm that results in a physical or economic injury to another.
B) The intent at issue is not intent to harm and is not intent to engage in a specific act.Negligence will suffice.
C) The intent at issue is not intent to harm but,rather,is intent to engage in a specific act,which ultimately results in a physical injury to another.Economic injury is insufficient.
D) The intent at issue is intent to harm that results in physical injury to another.Economic injury is insufficient.
E) The intent at issue is not intent to harm but,rather,is intent to engage in a specific act,which ultimately results in a physical or economic injury to another.
G) B) and D)
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A) Yes,because Peter's actions caused apprehension of immediate offensive bodily contact.
B) Yes,because she was at risk of immediate offensive bodily contact.
C) No,because she was sleeping and thus not in fear of apprehension of an immediate offensive bodily contact.
D) Yes,because Peter intended to place Mary at risk of unwanted and offensive contact.
E) No,but she would have been successful in suing for battery.
G) C) and D)
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A) Nothing because by entering Min-ji's yard,Daniel consented to any offensive touching.
B) Nothing because the conduct would not be deemed offensive.
C) Nothing because Daniel deserved what he got.
D) Nothing because she missed the nose,and Daniel was not actually hurt.
E) Battery.
G) All of the above
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A) with actual malice
B) publicly
C) to an employer
D) negligently
E) in print
G) A) and E)
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B) False
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A) Jacob's conduct constitutes an assault.
B) Jacob's conduct does not constitute an assault because there was no physical contact.
C) Jacob's conduct constitutes a battery.
D) Jacob's conduct constitutes both a battery and an assault.
E) Jacob's conduct does not constitute an assault because there is no risk of immediate bodily harm.
G) None of the above
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A) Ryan is incorrect but only because Melissa cannot establish liable per se.
B) Ryan is correct.
C) Ryan is incorrect because general damages will be presumed.
D) Ryan is correct only if he can show that he did not intend to cause Melissa loss of income.
E) Ryan is incorrect because his statements constituted slander per se.
G) C) and D)
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A) The Internet Communications Act of 2000.
B) The Internet Communications Protection Act of 1998.
C) The Interactive Computer Services Protection Act of 2004.
D) The Blog Protection Act of 2001.
E) The Communications Decency Act of 1996.
G) B) and D)
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A) False imprisonment.
B) Forcible detention.
C) False detention.
D) Contained detention.
E) Qualified imprisonment.
G) C) and D)
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