Torts

While commuting or exercising learn about battery; assault; false imprisonment; intentional infliction of emotional distress; defense of self, others, property; recapture of chattel, trespass to land, trespass to chattel, conversion, public/private necessity, consent; negligence: duty, breach, proximate cause, joint tortfeasers; damages: nominal, punitive, and compensatory; surviving personal injury actions; wrongful death, wrongful birth/life, strict liability, affirmative defense to negligence with economic advantage, nuisance, misuse of judicial process, products liability, defamation and related torts, invasions of privacy. Information useful to preparing and pressing your case.

Disc 1. Introduction ; Fountains from which issues spring ; Intent ; Intentional invasions of person/property ; False imprisonment ; Intentional infliction of emotional distress ; Defense of self, others, property ; Recapture of chattel -- Disc 2. Trespass ; Necessity ; Negligence-duty of reasonable care, Breach -- Disc 3. Breach (cont.) ; Negligence as a tort ; Proximate cause ; Damage ; Joint and several liability ; Negligent infliction of emotional distress ; Wrongful death -- Disc 4. Wrongful conception ; Derivative actions ; Damages ; Strict liability ; Defenses -- Disc 5. Vicarious liability ; Misrepresentation ; Intentional interference ; Nuisance ; Malicious prosecution -- Disc 6. Abuse of process ; Product liability -- Disc 7. Defamation ; Injurious falsehood ; Invasion of privacy.