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What are the requirements for the Recapture of Chattel defense and for what torts can it be used?

List the elements of the Tort of Defamation:

What are the requirements for the defense of Necessity and for what torts can it be used?

Public figures do not receive as much protection of their privacy as private figures do.

Reasonable care plays a role in strict liability.

Tim and Mary are taking a hike in the forest. They pause to drink some water. Tim notes Mary is standing right under a boulder that looks like it is going to fall and hit her. Tim shoves Mary out of the path of the falling boulder and, in the process, causes Mary to fall forward, breaking her forearm. What is Mary’s best cause of action and will she win, why or why not? 

Give an example of a public nuisance.

List the elements of the Tort of Assault:

What does the term “chattel” refer to?

In workers’ compensation, workers injured on the job receive a fixed monetary award, based upon the body part injured and how severe the injury is.