CIVIL LAW3.3 INTENTIONAL TORTS

Intentional Torts

Intentional torts: actions taken deliberately to harm another person or his or her property

In intentional torts, the required intent is to do the forbidden act—there is no need for a motive or a desire to cause harm.

Intentional Torts - People

Assault and Battery

Infliction of Mental Distress: defendant engaged in an action which caused fright, extreme anxiety, or mental distress to the plaintiff

False Imprisonment: intentionally and wrongfully confining another person against his or her will

Defamation: written (libel) or spoken (slander) expression about a person that is false and damages the person’s reputation

Intentional Torts - Property

Real property: land and the items attached to it Intentional torts: trespassing, nuisance

Personal property: property that can be moved Intentional torts: conversion

Intellectual property: someone’s idea or invention that is given special ownership privileges Intentional torts: infringement