RESOURCE PAGE
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
Read Pages 78-87, Understanding Business and
Personal Law
RESOURCES
Glencoe, 11th
Edition
TEACHER
DUTIES
Out of class – Assignment
Discuss or quiz to provide
feedback on reading.
Read Pages 80-88, Law for Business and
Personal Use
Teach 2.03 Civil Law PowerPoint Slides 1-5
South-Western
17th Edition
CivilLaw.ppt
Complete Torts Handout
Read Pages 88-93, Understanding Business and
Personal Law
HO1
Glencoe, 11th
Edition
Read Pages 89-92, Law for Business and
Personal Use
Teach 2.03 Civil Law PowerPoint Slides 6-11
South-Western
17th Edition
CivilLaw.ppt
Civil Law Quiz
Video:
State of Florida vs. Newton & Newton
(Trial Story #2)
HO2
Court TV
Video Series
Monitor
Act as Judge
and answer
questions
during video
Speaker:
Lawyer
Local Law
Offices
Contact and
Give Lawyer
Specific
Expectation
Additional Activities:
Chapter 5
Thomson-SouthWestern
Resource Book
Chapter 4
Glencoe Student
Activity
Workbook
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STUDENT
DUTIES
Teach
Record
Notes
Complete
Monitor
Out of class – Assignment
Discuss or quiz to provide
feedback on reading.
Teach
UNIT A
Record
Notes
Complete
Worksheet
1/3 Jury
1/3
Prosecution
1/3 Defense
Prepare
questions for
lawyer.
Page 1
Vocabulary
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CMS
Monitor
2.03 VOC
Reference
UNIT A
Complete
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02.03 HO 1
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?
i. Why or why not?
b. How far into the ground and into the sky do you own?
4. Nuisance
5. False Imprisonment
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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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2.03 HO 1
KEY
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
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.
7. Invasion of Privacy – Interference with a person’s right to be left alone
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02.03 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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02.03 HO 2
KEY
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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02.03 VOC
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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