Introduction
A tort is a civil action for money damamges for a private injury.
Intentional Torts
Battery
Assault
Trespass to Land
Trespass to Chattle
Conversion
Intentional Tort Defenses
Consent
Defense of Self
Defense of Others
Defense of Property
Recapture of Chattle
Necessity
Arrest/Authority of Law
Negligence
Negligence is defined as an act or ommission which constitutes a breach of some duty recognized by law, which is the cause in fact and a proximate cause of some damage to another.
Duty
Breach
Causation
Damages
Negligence Defenses
Primary Assumption of the Risk
Comparative/Contributory Negligence
Intoxication/Commission of a Felony
Tort Immunities
Strict Liability Torts
Abnormally Dangerous Activity
Wild/Domestic Animals
Strict Liability Defenses
Comparative/Contrrbutory Negligence
Intoxication/Commission of a Felony
Other Torts
Products Liability
Nuisance
Misrepresentation
Defamation
Privacy Torts
Publication in a False Light
Publication of Private Facts
Intrusion into Plaintiff's Solitude/Seclusion
Appropriation of Plaintiff's Name/Picture
Violation of Publicity Rights
Miscellaneous Torts
Interference with Business Expectancy
Interference with Contract Relations
Malicious Institution of Civil Proceeding
Malicious Institution of Criminal Proceeding
General Tort Issues
Multiple Defendants
Vicarious Liability
Wrongful Death & Survival Actions
Statute of Limitations