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COURSE: 6215 Business Law
UNIT A Basics of the Law
COMPETENCY: 02.00 Understand the structure of the U.S. court system.
OBJECTIVE: 02.03 Classify civil law by type and remedies.
ACTIVITIES RESOURCES TEACHER STUDENT DUTIES DUTI ES Read Pages 78-87, Understanding Business and Glencoe, 11th Personal Law Edition Out of class – Assignment
Discuss or quiz to provide Read Pages 80-88, Law for Business and South-Western feedback on reading. Personal Use 17th Edition Teach 2.03 Civil Law PowerPoint Slides 1-5 CivilLaw.ppt Teach Record Notes Complete Torts Handout HO1 Monitor Complete Read Pages 88-93, Understanding Business and Glencoe, 11th Personal Law Edition Out of class – Assignment
Discuss or quiz to provide Read Pages 89-92, Law for Business and South-Western feedback on reading. Personal Use 17th Edition Teach 2.03 Civil Law PowerPoint Slides 6-11 CivilLaw.ppt Teach Record Notes Civil Law Quiz HO2 Monitor Complete Video: Court TV Act as Judge Worksheet State of Florida vs. Newton & Newton Video Series and answer 1/3 Jury (Trial Story #2) questions 1/3 during video Prosecution 1/3 Defense Speaker: Local Law Contact and Prepare Lawyer Offices Give Lawyer questions for Specific lawyer. Expectation Additional Activities: Thomson-South- Chapter 5 Western Resource Book
Chapter 4 Glencoe Student Activity Workbook
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Vocabulary 2.03 VOC Reference
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TORTS HANDOUT
Name: ______Date: ______
1. Assault
a. Which has to be considered frightening: crime or tort?
2. Battery
3. Trespass
a. If your neighbor damaged your well water (by disposing of oil in his yard), could he be charged with trespass?
a.i. Why or why not?
b. How far into the ground and into the sky do you own?
4. Nuisance
5. False Imprisonment
6215 Business Law UNIT A Page 3 02.03 HO 1 Cont. 6. Defamation
a. Oral Defamation
b. Written Defamation
c. Who is exempt from defamation (2)?
d. How are public officials or figures looked at in defamation cases?
7. Invasion of Privacy
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TORTS HANDOUT KEY
Name: ______Date: ______
1. Assault – Threatening to strike or harm a person
a. Which has to be considered frightening: crime or tort? tort
2. Battery – Unlawful touching of a person
3. Trespass – Wrongful injury or interference with a property
a. If your neighbor damaged your well water (by disposing of oil in his yard), could he be charged with trespass? Yes
a.i. Why or why not? You own the resources under ground
b. How far into the ground and into the sky do you own? Center of the earth to the highest point in the sky – certain restrictions based on state laws
4. Nuisance – Anything that interferes with enjoyment of life
5. False Imprisonment – Unlawful restraint of a person
6. Defamation – Wrongful interfering with another’s reputation
a. Oral Defamation - Slander
b. Written Defamation - Libel
c. Who is exempt from defamation (2)? Court and Congress
d. How are public officials or figures looked at in defamation cases? Carry a larger weight of liability.
6215 Business Law UNIT A Page 5 7. Invasion of Privacy – Interference with a person’s right to be left alone02.03 HO2 CIVIL LAW QUIZ
Name: ______Date: ______
1. The Star Magazine prints false information every week, what tort are they committing? (Be specific)
2. Punching your friends face without saying a word is what tort?
3. Describe Strict Liability.
4. Taking a picture, without their knowledge, of a person and using it in a magazine violates what tort?
5. How is the crime of assault different from the tort of assault?
6. If your neighbor continually played loud music, despite your request for him to turn in down, what tort could you sue him for?
7. If a Wal-Mart manager forced you to sit in his office for an hour and had no reason to hold you, what tort was committed?
8. What two locations would you be exempt for defamation lawsuit?
9. Could a professional football player sue the NFL for injuries that occurred during a game? What defense would the NFL use?
10. What is the difference between contributory and comparative negligence?
11.14. Explain the four elements of negligence.
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CIVIL LAW QUIZ KEY
Name: ______Date: ______
1. The Star Magazine prints false information every week, what tort are they committing? (Be specific) Slander 2. Punching your friends face without saying a word is what tort? Battery 3. Describe Strict Liability. Must mention – ultra hazardous 4. Taking a picture, without their knowledge, of a person and using it in a magazine violates what tort? Invasion of Privacy 5. How is the crime of assault different from the tort of assault? Tort must be threatening 6. If your neighbor continually played loud music, despite your request for him to turn in down, what tort could you sue him for? Nuisance 7. If a Wal-Mart manager forced you to sit in his office for an hour and had no reason to hold you, what tort was committed? False Imprisonment 8. What two locations would you be exempt for defamation lawsuit? Congress Floor and Court 9. Could a professional football player sue the NFL for injuries that occurred during a game? What defense would the NFL use? Yes, assumption of risk 10. What is the difference between contributory and comparative negligence? Contributory – 1% = pay for own damages Comparative – Divide damages by % of fault 11-15. Explain the four elements of negligence. Duty of Care, Breach of Duty, Proximate Cause (Foreseeable), Injury (Actual Harm)
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VOCABULARY 2.03 Civil Law
Assumption of Risk – knowing of risk and still taking the chance. Comparative Negligence – negligence of each party is compared. Contributory Negligence – plaintiff helps cause his or her injuries. Defamation – injuring another’s reputation False Imprisonment – false arrest. Intentional Tort - know and desire the consequences of your act. Invasion of Privacy – interfering with a person’s right to be left alone. Libel – false statement made in writing. Negligence - Failure to exercise a degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in those circumstances. Nuisance – anything that interferes with the enjoyment of life. Proximate Cause – legal connection between unreasonable conduct and the resulting harm. Proximate Cause - something that produces a result, without it the result would no have occurred. Slander – false statement made orally. Strict Liability – participation in ultrahazardous activity Survival Statutes - Tort - One person’s interference with another person’s rights, either through intent, negligence, or strict liability. Tortfeasor – person who committed a tort. Trespass – wrongful damage to or interference with the property of another. Unintentional Tort - lacks the determination of mind.
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