Intentional Tort In Court Case Summary

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Love hired an attorney, Holmes to present her. Holmes agreed on condition that Love would refrain herself from abusing controlled substance. Holmes then ended the professional relationship a few months later. Love then alleged that Holmes was bought off on her twitter. The issue is whether Love is liable to her attorney. This case involves the concept of tort which means a wrong. There are three types of torts: intentional torts, unintentional torts (negligence) and strict liability. Intentional tort is a category of torts that require the defendant possessed intention to do the act the cause the plaintiff’s injury. Unintentional tort is a doctrine that says a person is liable for harm that is foreseeable consequences of his or her action, and strict liability means liability without fault. The injuries from torts include assault, battery, false imprisonment, misappropriation of the right to publicity, …show more content…

Homes was angry and concerned by this action. An intentional tort was made if Holmes wasn’t bought off and Love accused her of being bought out. The statement was defamation for Holmes if she could prove that the statement was wrong. Love published her statement on a third-party social media website and informed a news agency. This could be a libel defamation. She showed intention to harm the professional reputation of Holmes in doing so. Holme, as the plaintiff, bore the burden of proof. She need to provide evidence in court that she wasn't bought off. She could provide evidence that would prove the statement was wrong such as the reason behind the severed professional relation ship was Love behaving erratically in public again or that she had no connection to the alleged party who tried to buy her off. She could also use the tweet as evidence to show that the statement was known to third

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