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Questions
1. What is a tort?
2. Make up a short set of facts that would be the basis for you to sue another person either (i) for assault but not battery; or (2) for battery but not assault (but please do not copy the hypothetical examples from the lecture).
[HINT: Here is a sample response to this question: "I was at a bar after work, drank too much, and passed out. When I woke up 15 minutes later, someone had written 'DRUNK TEACHER' in red ink on my face. On these facts, I have the basis for a good claim against that person for battery, but not for assault"]
3. What is an element?
4. What is the transferred intent doctrine?
5. What is the shopkeepers' privilege?
6. What is the difference between slander and libel?
7. What are the elements for a defamation claim?
8. What is slander per se? What is libel per se? Why are these categories important?
Refer to the book Jeffrey F. Beatty, Susan S. Samuelson and Patricia Sánchez Abril, Introduction to Business Law (Cengage 2023, 7th Edition; ISBN: 978-0-357-71718-9 (student edition); 978-0-357-71719-6 (loose leaf edition).