What are the two broad categories of defenses available to intentional torts? Under what circumstances can the U.S. Constitution be used as a defense to an action for an intentional tort?
The two broad categories of defenses are consent and privilege. Consent signifies that one is willing for an act to occur and must be given by someone with capacity to do so. Privilege may be conditional or absolute. One conditional privilege is self-defense, which enables an individual to protect himself against tortious interference. A possessor of property is also permitted to use reasonable, but not deadly, force to protect that property. A constitutional privilege can be raised in cases involving defamation. Constitutional privilege is available for nonmalicious defamatory statements about public officials or public figures.
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a. an increase in imports but a decrease in domestic production. b. a decrease in imports but an increase in domestic production. c. an increase in price but a decrease in quantity purchased. d. a decrease in price and a decrease in quantity purchased.
The safe harbor provision applies to forward-looking statements in connection with an initial public offering
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How is a typical forecasting process similar to the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle? (See Chapter 5 for more information on PDSA)
What will be an ideal response?
Describe the benefits of apologies.
What will be an ideal response?