Reference no: EM13468629
1. T/F: Sally is walking her 6 month old baby in a stroller. Mark, a stranger, looks into the stroller and says, "Wow, that's one ugly baby." Sally is furious and sues Mark for intentional infliction of emotional distress. She will likely lose
2. T/F: Jimmy is annoyed because his neighbor's dog is constantly barking. He intentionally walks up to the dog in his neighbor's yard and viciously kicks it. Jimmy is guilty of battery
3. T/F: Because there is no general duty to act or assist others, a store is not liable should they wash a floor and fail to notify the public of the slippery condition and someone is injured. Stores do it as a convenience to customers but not due to a legal duty
4. T/F: Mike is having coffee in a coffee house when he sees Jordan who is the dean of a Midwest business school. Mike used to teach at Jordan's prior school and was considered a very valuable faculty member. They haven't seen each other for years and Jordan has no idea what Mike has been doing or where he's currently working. She tells him that she has a position for him if he's interested. The next day Mike quits the university he's under contract with and signs a contract with Jordan's school. Jordan's school can be sued for tortious interference with existing contractual relationship
5. T/F: Employers, in some states, enjoy an absolute privilege when giving employment references as long as the reference is factual and without malice
6. T/F: Brad is drunk and driving his car 20 miles over the speed limit. He hits Angelina who is crossing the street against a red light. Angelina has over $95,000 in medical bills and has significant pain and suffering. If Angelina sues in a state that still follows the theory of contributory negligence, she will get nothing
7. T/F: Professor Smith announces to his dean that the students in his noon class are the worst students that he has ever had and that they should never have been admitted to the school. The students are actually as qualified as any other students admitted to the school. The students may sue Professor Smith for slander
8. T/F: Disparagement has to do with industries, companies and corporations and not individuals
9. T/F: Bill has shoplifted at a local store stealing three mobile phones. The theft is not detected until store camera videos are examined later that afternoon. Store management has the right to go to Bill's home and detain him until police arrive
10. T/F: Regarding defamation, a qualified privilege exists in courtrooms and legislative hearings