Tort Review_Legal Concepts

Occurs when one person intentionally damages someone else’s contractual or business relationships with a third party causing economic harm.

• FRAUD

• INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

• EMBEZZLEMENT

• DEFAMATION

Intentional or recklessly made misrepresentation of an existing important fact intending to force someone into a contract.

• FRAUD

• STOLEN TRADE SECRETS

• EMBEZZLEMENT

• DEFAMATION

The theft of funds or property belonging to another individual or entity

• STOLEN TRADE SECRETS

• EMBEZZLEMENT

• INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

• CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT DISPUTE

A false statement ruins a person’s good ​name or reputation

• FRAUD

• STOLEN TRADE SECRETS

• DEFAMATION

• EMBEZZLEMENT

Theft of information that a company takes reasonable measures to protect because it confers an economic value to the company by not being disclosed to the general public

• CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT DISPUTE

• INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

• STOLEN TRADE SECRETS

• EMBEZZLEMENT

Spreading ideas and information where it shouldn’t belong

• CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT DISPUTE

• INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

• STOLEN TRADE SECRETS

• EMBEZZLEMENT

A private or civil wrongdoing, an offense against an individual.

• CRIME

• LAWSUIT

• TORT

• FRAUD

When a _____________ is filed, a tort has occurred.

• CRIME

• LAWSUIT

• DISAGREEMENT

• TORT

Governmental bodies formed to carry out particular laws

• Administrative Agencies

• Corporation

• Fraud

• Legislature

If we have federal, state, and local law makers, why do we have administrative agencies?

• Lawmakers don't have expert time or knowledge to create these laws

• Lawmakers can't regulate what can and can't be done

• Lawmakers don't know how to create these specific laws

• Lawmakers don't have the power to create these specific laws.