Tort Liability

standard of care that a person of ordinary prudence would have used under like circumstances

Statements must be proven to have been made with actual malice

general derogatory students do not warrant suing unless information is false and injures a teachers reputation

immunizes a teacher, who is trying to maintain order, from liability

teachers are not liable if the behavior is unforeseen

false statements made to a 3rd party that harm a person's reputation

Contributory Negligence, Comparative Negligence, Assumption of Risk and Governmental Immunity

A person's negligence that contributes to his own injury

Comparing the negligence of a plaintiff and defendant

Compensatory Damages, Punitive Damages, Nominal Damages

harming others through assault, battery, false imprisonment or the intention infliction of mental distress

Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation, Injury

Slander (Spoken) and Libel (Written)

Civil rather than criminal remedy for individuals harmed by the unreasonable conduct of others