Your client just called to tell you that while she was at th…

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Yоur client just cаlled tо tell yоu thаt while she wаs at the gym with her physical therapist, she saw the orthopedic surgeon walking toward the gym’s tennis courts with a tennis bag on his arm. Your client was overcome with jealousy and decided to confront the surgeon. As the surgeon walked past, your client forcefully grabbed the surgeon’s tennis bag to get his attention. However, the movement of the tennis bag knocked the surgeon off balance, and he fell. When the surgeon stood up, he was clutching his shoulder in pain. Your client apologized, but the surgeon began shouting about battery and told your client that she would hear from his lawyer. Your client does not understand how the incident could be a battery when she did not hit the surgeon. Identify one element of battery and one known fact about the confrontation in the gym that would support the orthopedic surgeon’s claim that your client committed a battery. The length of each answer should be about one sentence or phrase.