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exist when the evidence to support the belief that a person is guilty*outweighs the evidence against that belief
public officials who exercise substantial governmental power-and any persons in the public limeight
a statement is communicated to a person other than the defamed party
no proof of injury or harm is required for the utterances to be actionable
statements made by members of congress on the floor of congress?
false statement is made about a person's product/business/title to property
can be accomplished through the us of-physical barriers-physical restraint-threats/physical force
defendants who are sued for assault or battery can raise the following
elements:-misrepresentation of facts/conditions--with knowledge that they are false or with reckless disregard for the truth-intent to inuce another to rely on the misrepresentation
suits in which a number of person join together to bring an action
completion of the act that caused the apprehension-if it results in harm to the plaintiff
intentional confinement or restraint of another person without justification
when a person consents to the act that damages him or her-there generally is no liability / legal resp. for the damage
statement made with either knowledge of its falsity-or reckless disregard for the truth
misrepresentation leads another to believe in a condition that is different from the condition that actually exist-fraud-involves deceit for personal gain
whether the contact is offensive is determined by*battery-the contact can be made by defendant or by some force that dependance sets in motion*e.g. thrown rock
an individual can act in reasonable manner to protect others who are in real/apparent danger
wrongfully hurting a person's- good name-reputation-character
attempt to commit a violent injury on another
critics contend that ___ encourages too many trivial and unfounded lawsuits-clog courts-create unnecessary cost-e.g. medical malpractice actions