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| Question | Answer |
| the law of torts | is commonly referred to as personal injury law |
| Intentional Torts | misconduct that is on purpose or presumed to be on purpose |
| Negligence | accidental, but careless misconduct |
| Strict liability | situations in which liability is imposed without fault as a matter of public policy, such as the law relating to injuries caused by defective products. |
| Statutory torts | personal injury claims created by legislation. |
| Stare decisis | the rule of precedent dictates that the trial courts are to follow and abide by these decisions. |
| intentional torts | is a category of personal injury liability that consists of a variety of different claims. |
| Respondeat superior | the personal injury liability of an employer for damages cause by employee. |
| Types of intentional torts | trespass to land, nuisance, conversion, assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation of character, malicious prosecution/abuse of process, fraud, interference with contractual relations, civil conspiracy, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, bad faith, alienation of affections |
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