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