Intensional Torts: Categories, Types and Examples, Slides of Commercial Law

An overview of intensional torts, including four categories: intentional, business, unintentional (negligence), and strict liability. The intentional torts section covers torts against persons such as assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, invasion of privacy, and misuse of legal proceedings. It also includes torts against property like trespass to land, private nuisance, and conversion of personal property. The business torts section covers unfair competition, intentional interference with contracts or business relations, and intentional employment tort.

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FOUR CATEGORIES OF TORTS

• 1) INTENTIONAL TORTS

• 2) BUSINESS TORTS

• 3) UNINTENTIONAL (NEGLIGENCE) TORTS

• 4) STRICT LIABILITY TORTS

AGAINST PERSONS cont…

  • DEFAMATION
      1. unprivileged
      1. publication
      1. of a false & defamatory
      1. fact
      1. regarding another
      1. made with negligence (private P) or actual malice (public P)

**DAMAGES = libel or slander

AGAINST PERSONS cont…

• INVASION OF PRIVACY: 4 WAYS

    1. Intrusion Upon Seclusion
    1. Public Disclosure of Private Facts
    1. False Light Publicity
    1. Commercial Appropriation of Name or Likeness

AGAINST PROPERTY

• TRESPASS TO LAND

• PRIVATE NUISANCE

• CONVERSION OF

PERSONAL PROPERTY

BUSINESS TORTS

• UNFAIR COMPETITION

• INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH

CONTRACT OR BUSINESS RELATIONS

• INTENTIONAL EMPLOYMENT TORT