Library: Legal Environment of Business: Torts

Defamation

SATIRE V. DEFAMATION EXPLANATION
What happens if someone deems your satirical work defamatory?
Twitter and Libel
This article examines the basic premises behind libel law and how they can be transferred to social media platforms. Current libel law distinguishes between public officials (those holding public office or working for the government), public figures (famous people or those who put themselves in the public eye), and private individuals. Because of their capacity to reach large audiences, Twitter and other social media platforms create grey areas in which the law can be interpreted.

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Intentional Torts

To like or not to like: Fraley v. Facebook's impact on California's right of publicity statute in the age of the Internet.
In the case, Fraley v. Facebook, Inc., users claimed that Facebook did not gather their consent before selling advertisements for goods and services by using their name, photos, and the things that they “liked” through the Sponsored Stories feature.
The Gradual, Constitutional Destruction of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Why the Supreme Court Made the Right Call in Snyder v. Phelps
Sticks and Stones: IIED and Speech After Snyder v. Phelps
Right of publicity
How Real is Too Real for the Law? Realism versus Right of Publicity in Video Game Design.

Free Market vs. Gov't Regulation

The author argues that the free market, more so than government regulation and tort law, is the most effective policy solution to achieving public safety. According to the author, higher incomes and per capita gross domestic product (GDP) can be correlated with lower accidental death rates in the U.S. and world.

Markets, tort law, and regulation to achieve safety.

Invasion of privacy

POTENTIAL TORT LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL USE OF DRONE AIRCRAFT.
t mentions the rights of one private individual to own and fly a drone conflict with another private individual's right to be safe from trespass and invasions of privacy.
New health-plan requirement forces employees to submit saliva for nicotine analysis
The article looks at the new insurances policies and whether they are infringing on the privacy rights of employees.

False Imprisonment

Texas woman sues Wal-Mart for ripping up her $100 bills
Wal-Mart tried to use their shopkeeper’s privilege on a lady that they thought was using counterfeit money.

Negligence

Duty of Care
The article addresses acts of sexual assault of students by third-party persons, and the lawsuits aimed at the college and school system, typically for not supplying enough security. Discusses the responsibility and burden of the students to bring up the four primary elements of negligence: duty, breach, causation, and damages.