Embark on a comprehensive journey with AI hosts Claude and Ma in Episode 20 of the Study for the Bar in Your Car podcast! This grand wrap-up of tort law draws from Angela's meticulous notes, providing a vital framework for your bar exam preparation.

This episode distills centuries of legal thinking into actionable insights, covering the entire spectrum of civil wrongs. Dive into intentional torts, understanding how "intent" differs from criminal law. Explore key concepts like battery (harmful/offensive contact, nominal damages), assault (apprehension of imminent battery), false imprisonment (confinement to a bounded area), and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED), which requires extreme and outrageous conduct and actual severe emotional distress. Discover how real-world cases like the Vanessa Bryant lawsuit and Bollea v. Gawker illustrate IIED's high bar.

The episode moves to property torts like trespass to land (intentional physical invasion, even by mistake) and the distinctions between trespass to chattels (lesser interference, actual damages required) and conversion (serious interference, "forced sale" remedy). Learn about crucial defenses to intentional torts, including consent, self-defense (proportional force), and the nuanced public and private necessity (where you must pay for damages caused).

Gain clarity on strict liability, a key area for defective products, where fault isn't always required. Understand the three types of product defects (manufacturing, design, warning) and the critical economic loss rule, which often bars purely financial damages in tort. The discussion also covers nuisance, differentiating private nuisance (unreasonable interference with land enjoyment) from public nuisance (affecting the general public), along with available remedies. Finally, delve into dignitary and economic harms like defamation (harm to reputation, actual malice for public figures) and invasion of privacy (four distinct types, including intrusion and public disclosure of private facts, exemplified by the Naomi Campbell case).

This episode offers a holistic view, connecting concepts and highlighting critical distinctions essential for bar success. Elevate your understanding of tort law by listening now and subscribe to the Study for the Bar in Your Car for more indispensable legal deep dives!