jody blanke professor of computer information systems and law
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Tort Law
Jody BlankeProfessor of Computer Information Systems and Law
Torts Strict Liability Intentional Torts Negligence
Strict Liability Liability without fault
neither intent nor negligence need be shown
Ultrahazardous activities e.g., dynamite blasting e.g., ownership of wild animals
lions and tigers and bears …
Intentional Torts Battery Assault False Imprisonment Intentional Infliction of Emotional
Distress
Defamation Libel and slander Truth is a defense Against media defendants, public
officials and public figures must show “actual malice” e.g., Richard Jewell - Wikipedia, CourtTV
Invasion of Privacy Appropriation of name or likeness
e.g., Michael Jordan Wine Intrusion upon seclusion
e.g., Jackie O, Holiday Inn, Mazzio’s Pizza, Sean Penn, Bill Gates, Bob Dylan, Katz, Kyllo
False light e.g., Parade Magazine Teenage
Prostitution Publication of private
embarrassing facts e.g., “Joe Hero”
Silvia Leyva at Café Intermezzo
Trespass Trespass to land Conversion Trespass to personal property
(trespass to chattels)
Interference with Contractual Relations $10.5B award against Texaco for
interfering with Penzoil’s contract to buy Getty (later settled for $3B)
“Ditch the dish”
Negligence Duty Breach of Duty Causation Injury
Duty of Care Reasonable person standard Is there a legal duty?
e.g., Lady Di, Seinfeld finale, Good Samaritan laws
Breach of Duty What would the reasonable person do
in similar circumstances? Professional standard – malpractice Negligence per se Res ipsa loquitur
Causation Actual cause (causation in fact)
“but for” analysis e.g., Rube Goldberg cartoons, Mouse Trap
Causation Proximate cause (legal cause)
foreseeabilty e.g., Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad e.g., Crankshaw v. Piedmont Driving Club
Injury Plaintiff must prove injury Injury need not be personal injury
Defenses to Negligence Assumption of Risk Fellow-Servant Rule Contributory Negligence
e.g., the “rolling stop” Comparative Negligence
pure comparative negligence modified comparative negligence (50%
rule)
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