Andrea was an employee of AMDA Inc. Josie, the president of ABC, had reasonable grounds to believe that Andrea had stolen money from the company, and fired her. One month later, Andrea applied for employment at BEST Inc. The vice president for Human Relations at BEST contacted Josie and asked about Andrea's performance at AMDA. Josie responded, "I believe that Andrea stole money while working here." BEST declined to hire Andrea, who later discovered what Josie had said, and is now suing Josie for defamation. What is the likely outcome of this case?

"Books are Us" (BU) is a bookstore. BU is being sued for defamation after it sold a book containing false, defamatory statements about the plaintiff. BU's best defense to this lawsuit is that:

Which of the following is least likely to involve liability for violating the so-called "right of publicity"? In each case, assume that the plaintiff's name and likeness were appropriated without the plaintiff's permission.

Assault and battery are two different torts. Which of the following is/are true?

Ann is troubled with the noise of the old generator set up by her neighbor Jose at his residence. He uses it every day to work in his garage between the hours of 6pm and midnight. The noise the generator makes is unbearable. Even with her doors and windows closed, Ann cannot hear her television or carry on a conversation when the generator is running. Ann sues Jose for nuisance. Will she succeed?

Jack had taken his girlfriend Jenny on a long drive. While driving on the highway, he suddenly had a severe headache and lost control of the car. They got hit by a passing car. The doctor had earlier warned Jack that he has a brain tumor, due to which he will suffer occasional pains. Jenny sued Jack for negligence. Will she succeed?

Doris locks Phil in a first floor room. Phil sues Doris for false imprisonment. Which of the following is true?

Annalisa and Jess were each driving their own cars and were involved in an automobile crash. Annalisa's car, worth $10,000 was destroyed. Jess suffered no personal injuries or property damage. The case went to the court and a jury determined that Annalisa was 30% at fault and Jess was 70% at fault. Under what legal theory would Annalisa be able to recover $7,000 from Jess?

Phil decided to rescue Bobo the Dancing Bear from a traveling circus that was closing its business. Although Bobo was a well-behaved grizzly bear, Phil took great caution to make sure that Bobo would not escape from his yard by reinforcing the yard's fence with steel and padlocking the gate. One day, without notice, Bobo rushed the fence, knocked the padlock off the gate, and escaped from Phil's yard. Bobo lunged at a young child in the neighborhood, injuring him. Based on these facts: