1. Professional Liability
1.1. Contractual Relationship
1.1.1. Breach of Contract
1.2. Tort Liability
1.2.1. Fiduciary Relationship
1.2.1.1. Breach of Fiduciary Duty
1.2.1.1.1. Fiduciary has undertaken to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
1.2.1.1.2. Beneficiary is vulnerable to/at the mercy of the fiduciary's control of discretion
1.2.1.1.3. Legal or practical interest of beneficiary could be harmed by fiduciary's exercise of discretion of control
1.2.2. Duty of Care
1.2.2.1. Deceit/ Fraudulent Mispresentation
1.2.2.1.1. Intentional Tort
1.2.2.1.2. Reliance on information causes a loss
1.2.2.1.3. Information is deliberately concealed or withheld
1.2.2.1.4. Elements of Deceit
1.2.2.2. Negligent Misrepresentation
1.2.2.2.1. Does not require knowledge of the falsehood, only carelessness
1.2.2.2.2. Elements of Negligent Misrepresentation
1.2.2.2.3. Omissions
1.2.3. Third Party Liability
1.2.3.1. Intermediate Liability
1.2.3.1.1. Limit duty of care to those plaintiffs who used the information for the purpose it was intended for
2. General
2.1. Liability based on fault
2.1.1. Due to it's deterrent effect
2.1.2. Strict Liability
2.1.2.1. Imposed based on causation, regardless of fault
2.1.3. Level of care rises as danger increases
2.1.3.1. Duty of Care
2.1.3.2. Standard of Care
2.2. Insurance
2.2.1. No Fault Insurance
2.2.2. Both defendant and plaintiff usually insured
2.2.2.1. Subrogation
2.3. Workplace
2.3.1. Worker's Compensation
2.3.2. Vicarious Liability
2.4. Remedies
2.4.1. Special Damages
2.4.1.1. Monetary
2.4.1.2. Compensate quantifiable injuries
2.4.2. General Damages
2.4.2.1. Monetary
2.4.2.2. Compensate unquantifiable injuries
2.4.3. Punitive Damages
2.4.3.1. Monetary
2.4.3.2. Intention of punishing
2.4.3.2.1. Libel
2.4.3.2.2. Malicious Prosecution
2.4.4. Restitution
2.4.5. Injunction
2.4.6. Mandatory Injunction
3. Intentional Torts
3.1. Against a Person
3.1.1. Assault and Battery
3.1.1.1. Defence
3.1.1.1.1. Consent, expressed or implied
3.1.2. False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution
3.1.2.1. Difference between the two: MP has intention of turning over for prosecution
3.1.2.2. Elements of Malicious Prosecution
3.1.2.2.1. Unsuccessful charges against plaintiff
3.1.2.2.2. Initiated by defendant
3.1.2.2.3. Without reasonable and probable ground
3.1.2.2.4. With malice or improper purpose
3.1.3. Defamation
3.1.3.1. Personal
3.1.3.1.1. Libel and Slander
3.1.3.2. Property
3.1.3.2.1. Product Defamation
3.1.4. Inducing Breach of Contract
3.1.5. Unlawful Interference with Economic Relations
3.2. Against Property
3.2.1. Nuisance
3.2.1.1. Public
3.2.1.1.1. Action brought by government agency
3.2.1.1.2. Action brought by individual sustaining damage substantially greater than general public
3.2.1.2. Private
3.2.1.2.1. Physical damage to property
3.2.1.2.2. Amenities Nuisance
3.2.1.3. Defence
3.2.1.3.1. Interference not unreasonable
3.2.2. Trespass
4. Unintentional Torts
4.1. Negligence
4.1.1. Elements of Negligence
4.1.1.1. Defendant owed duty of care
4.1.1.1.1. Determined by proximity
4.1.1.2. Defendant breached standard of care
4.1.1.2.1. Varies from activity and person
4.1.1.2.2. Defendant need not take "all" care, only "reasonable" care
4.1.1.3. Plaintiff suffered injury/ damage
4.1.1.3.1. Physical Injury
4.1.1.3.2. Property Damage
4.1.1.3.3. Economic Loss
4.1.1.4. Defendant's conduct caused plaintiff's damage
4.1.1.4.1. "But for" test to establish causation
4.1.1.4.2. Material Contribution test
4.1.2. Defence
4.1.2.1. Complete
4.1.2.1.1. Contributory negligence
4.1.2.1.2. Voluntary assumption of risk
4.1.2.2. Partial
4.1.2.2.1. Failure to mitigate damage
4.1.3. Product Liability
4.1.3.1. Manufacturers owe duty of care
4.1.3.1.1. Defective product allows inference for negligence
4.1.4. Inherently Dangerous Products
4.1.4.1. Duty to warn
4.1.4.1.1. Government regulations
4.1.5. Occupier's Liability
4.1.5.1. Invitees
4.1.5.1.1. Highest duty
4.1.5.2. Licensee
4.1.5.2.1. Duty of invitees expected for licensees
4.1.5.3. Trespasser