TORTS Video Review Sessions #1, #2, and #3:

In the first video, join attorney Virginia Tehrani and your favorite law student Chelsey Rogers as they break down INTENTIONAL TORTS and PRIVACY TORTS Torts with Q&A’s and real-world examples. Dig into the Elements of Intentional Torts – act, intent, and causation; the Types of Intentional Torts – assault & battery, false imprisonment (kidnapping), intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), trespass, nuisance; and the Defenses to Torts –  consent, self-defense, defense of others, necessity, parental discipline, defense of land, defense & recapture of chattels, and prevention of crime. Then, dive into the Privacy Torts – defamation, false light, misappropriation of identity, and intrusion upon seclusion.

In the second video, our duo breaks down NEGLIGENCE. Review Duty of Care – what the duty is, when the duty applies, and the special classes of defendants who owe a duty of care; Breach of Duty – the act, Res Ipsa Loquitor, and exclusive control; Causation – causation in fact, proximate cause, and multiple defendants; and Damages – actual damages, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. Then, analyze Defenses to Negligence like assumption of the risk, contributory negligence, and comparative negligence.

In the third video, round out your review of Torts as Virginia and Chelsey discuss VICARIOUS LIABILITY (Respondeat Superior) for employers, independent contractors, parents, and automobile owners; STRICT LIABILITY – definition of, elements of, types of; PRODUCTS LIABILITY – elements of proof, the consumer-expectation test, the risk-utility test, the failure to warn, and breach of warranty claim.