torts occur when the defendant takes an action intending certain consequences will result or knowing certain consequences are likely to result.

Which of the following is a tort? 
A. A civil or criminal action in state court.
B. A civil or criminal action in state court or federal court.
C. A breach of contract.
D. A wrong or injury to another, other than a breach of contract.
E. None of the above.

A tort is a wrong or injury to another, other than a breach of contract.

Which of the following is true of the term "tort"? 
A. It is a French word meaning "wrong."
B. It is a German word meaning "mistake."
C. It is a Latin meaning "misfeasance."
D. It is an English word meaning "negligence."
E. It is a civil law term meaning "liability."

Which of the following is true regarding tort litigation? 
A. Tort litigation has been declining gradually since 1990.
B. Tort litigation has increased steadily since 1990.
C. Tort litigation has remained constant with no real change in numbers since 1990.
D. Tort litigation increased significantly in the 1990s but has declined in the last two years.
E. None of the above because there is no way nationally to measure the number of cases filed.

Despite the public impression of a litigation explosion, tort litigation has been declining gradually since 1990. The National Center for State Courts' statistics on tort filings in 15 states showed a general downward trend each year from 1995 to 2004.

Which of the following are common classifications of torts? 
A. Intentional, negligent, and criminal.
B. Intentional, criminal, and strict-liability.
C. Intentional, negligent, and strict-liability.
D. Criminal, negligent, and strict-liability.
E. Administrative, civil, criminal.

Intentional torts occur when the defendant takes an action intending certain consequences or knowing they are likely to result. Negligent torts occur when the defendant acts in a way that subjects other people to an unreasonable risk of harm. In other words, the defendant is careless to someone else's detriment. Finally, strict-liability torts occur when the defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and cannot ever be undertaken safely, no matter what precautions the defendant takes.

_________ torts occur when the defendant takes an action intending certain consequences will result or knowing certain consequences are likely to result. 
A. Criminal
B. Liability
C. Intentional
D. Negligent
E. Strict-liability

Intentional torts occur when the defendant takes an action intending certain consequences or knowing they are likely to result.

_____ torts occur when the defendant is careless and acts in a way that subjects other people to an unreasonable risk of harm. 
A. Criminal
B. Liability
C. Intentional
D. Negligent
E. Strict-liability

Negligent torts occur when the defendant acts in a way that subjects other people to an unreasonable risk of harm. In other words, the defendant is careless to someone else's detriment.

________ torts occur when the defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and cannot ever be undertaken safely, no matter what precautions the defendant takes. 
A. Criminal
B. Liability
C. Intentional
D. Negligent
E. Strict-liability

Strict-liability torts occur when the defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and cannot ever be undertaken safely, no matter what precautions the defendant takes.

Which of the following is true regarding the intent needed for an intentional tort? 
A. The intent at issue is not intent to harm but, rather, is intent to engage in a specific act, which ultimately results in an injury, physical or economic, to another.
B. The intent at issue is not intent to harm but, rather, is intent to engage in a specific act, which ultimately results in a physical injury to another. Economic injury is insufficient.
C. The intent at issue is intent to harm that results in an injury, physical or economic, to another.
D. The intent at issue is intent to harm that results in physical injury to another. Economic injury is insufficient.
E. The intent at issue is not intent to harm and is not intent to engage in a specific act. Instead, negligence will suffice.

Intentional torts, the most "willful" of torts, share the common element of intent. This intent is not to harm but, rather, to engage in a specific act, which ultimately results in an injury, physical or economic, to another.

Which of the following is a category into which intentional torts are divided? 
A. Torts against persons.
B. Torts against property.
C. Torts against economic interests.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.

Intentional torts are divided into (1) torts against persons, (2) torts against property, and (3) torts against economic interests.