Bob, who has a large trust fund, is angry at Alice because she stopped dating him. Alice ran a successful dog grooming shop

Bob, who has a large trust fund, is angry at Alice because she stopped dating him. Alice ran a successful dog grooming shop but Bob decided to open a dog grooming shop next door solely to run her out of business because he was angry over the break up. Which of the following is correct? 
A. Bob has committed the tort of unfair competition.
B. Bob has committed the tort of interference with contract.
C. Bob has committed the tort of unfair competition and also the tort of interference with contract.
D. Bob has committed the tort of disparagement.
E. Bob has not committed any tort.

When someone enters an industry with the sole intent of driving another firm out of business, the law punishes this act as unfair competition.

The primary type of damages in tort law is referred to as _____. 
A. Punitive damages
B. Compensatory damages
C. Nominal damages
D. Accrual damages
E. Perspective damages

Because the primary objective of tort law is to compensate victims, the primary type of damages is compensatory damages, designed to compensate the victim for all the harm caused by the person who committed the tort.

A person who commits a tort is often referred to as a ___________. 
A. Tortfeasor
B. Guiltfeasor
C. Criminal
D. Runaway defendant
E. Nominal defendant

Compensatory damages are designed to compensate the victim for all the harm caused by the person who committed the tort, often called the tortfeasor.

Which of the following is not a typical type of compensatory damage? 
A. Pain and suffering.
B. Cost to repair damaged property.
C. Medical expenses.
D. Attorney fees.
E. None of the above are typical types of compensatory damages.

Surprisingly, attorney fees are not recoverable as compensatory damages, despite the fact that most plaintiffs could not bring an action against the tortfeasor without hiring an attorney.

_______________ damages are a small amount of money given to recognize that a defendant did indeed commit a tort in a case in which there were no compensable damages suffered by the plaintiff. 
A. Nominal
B. Compensatory
C. Punitive
D. Retaliatory
E. Revenge

Nominal damages are a small amount of money given to recognize that a defendant did indeed commit a tort in a case where the plaintiff suffered no compensable damages.

___________ damages are damages awarded to punish the defendant and to deter others from similar conduct. 
A. Nominal
B. Compensatory
C. Punitive
D. Retaliatory
E. Revenge

Punitive damages are awarded both to punish conduct that is extremely outrageous and to deter similar activity by the defendant and others.

Which of the following torts seek to compensate people wrongfully subjected to litigation?

Malicious prosecution, wrongful civil proceedings, and abuse of process.