Monday, January 2, 2017

If a defamation statement was originally broadcast by a company in the United States and was re-broadcast in the United Kingdom

Tort law is primarily state law. 
TRUE
Tort law is primarily state law, so states may have slightly different definitions of each tort.

When it comes to assault, apprehension and fear are considered as the same thing. 
FALSE
Apprehension and fear are not the same thing when it comes to assault.
A person may be in apprehension of physical harm but be too courageous to be afraid. An assault occurs if apprehension exists, regardless of fear.

Consent, if proven, is a defense to battery. 
TRUE
Consent mitigates the element of unwanted. A person cannot commit a battery if the other party consented to the contact.

Defense of property cannot be a defense to a claim of battery. 
FALSE
A final defense to a claim of battery is defense of property. You can use reasonable force to defend your property from an intruder. The use of deadly force in defense of property is rarely, if ever, considered justified.

Subjective opinions are subject to an action for defamation in the same way as statements of alleged fact. 
FALSE
Subjective opinions are not capable of being proved. As such they are generally not actionable as defamation.

In China, defamation can be a civil or criminal action. 
TRUE
Chinese law treats defamation similarly to U.S. law. However, in China, defamation can be either a civil or a criminal action.

Privilege is an affirmative defense in a defamation action. 
TRUE
Privilege is an affirmative defense in a defamation action. An affirmative defense, as may be recalled from Chapter 7, occurs when the defendant admits to the accusation but argues there is a reason he should not be held liable.

If a defamation statement was originally broadcast by a company in the United States and was re-broadcast in the United Kingdom without the consent of the originator of the broadcast, the U.S. company may still be held liable in the United Kingdom court. 
TRUE
If a statement was originally broadcast by a U.S. company and rebroadcast in the United Kingdom without the consent of the originator, the U.S. company may still be held liable in the U.K. Court.

The use of moral pressure is insufficient to establish false imprisonment. 
TRUE
The use of moral pressure is not enough to establish a false imprisonment.

Simply offering a better deal is not enough to create liability for intentional interference with contract when only a prospective contract exists. 
TRUE
Regarding intentional interference with contract, because the essence of business is competition, simply offering a better deal is not enough to create liability.

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