BLAW 371 UNL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
False imprisonment is the deprivation of a person's liberty without justification. To
establish a cause of action, the plaintiff must show: - Answers -the restraint was
intentional
The two forms of the tort of defamation are____ and ___. The difference between them
is that ___ is publication of defamatory matter through speech and ___ is publication of
defamatory matter by writing, print, or broadcast. - Answers -Lible, Slander, Slander,
Libel
In Lawler v. Montblanc North America, where Lawler, a store manager, was fired after
telling her employer that she could not work more than 20 hours a week due to a
medical condition, she sued for emotional distress and the appeals court held that: -
Answers -she had no claim for emotional distress because the situation was upsetting,
not outrageous
Intentional conduct that places a person in fear of immediate bodily harm or offensive
contact and such harmful or offense contact directly or indirectly occurs, is the tort of: -
Answers -battery
The Tort of Intentional interference with contract or business relationship requires:
1.Existence of a Valid or Enforceable Contract or Business Relationship;
2.Defendant's knowledge of the contract or relationship;
3.Defendant's intentional inducement of the breach of contract or intentional
interference with the business relationship;
4.Damages Resulting from the Wrongful Interference;
AND
5._________________, which was the key element at issue in the Hamby v. Health
Management Associates, Inc. case. - Answers -Absence of Justification, improper
conduct, or improper conduct by plaintiff
The four necessary elements of a negligence cause of action are: - Answers -Duty,
breach, causation, damages
Proximate cause limits liability to harms: - Answers -that bear a reasonable relationship
to the defendant's negligent conduct
Under the doctrine of ___
negligence, damages are reduced by the percentage of the injuries caused by a
plaintiff's own careless conduct. - Answers -Comparative
, This doctrine is now more common than the older doctrine of ___ negligence, in which
the plaintiff's own careless conduct is a complete bar to recovery of damages. -
Answers -Contributory
In Squish La Fish v. Thomco Specialty Products, involving an adhesive that did not work
as claimed, the appeals court held that the claim of negligent misrepresentation: -
Answers -could proceed because the defendant may have negligently provided false
information
(1) Of the necessary elements of the tort of intentional misrepresentation, which
element, regarding the recipient's (plaintiff's) actions, was most pivotal to the 8th
Circuit's decision? - Answers -1. The element of misstatement of material fact was most
pivotal in the 8th Circuit's decision because they couldn't prove it.
(2) What primary element required for the tort in Yazdianpour v. Safeblood
Technologies, Inc is not required for the tort at issue in the case of Squish La Fish v.
Thomco Speciality Products? - Answers -2. The Scienter element is not required for the
tort at issue in the case of Squish La Fish v. Thomco Speciality Products.
Match the legal doctrin with what type of legal issue it applies to:
1. Res Ipsa Loquitor
2. Caveat Emptor
3. Scienter - Answers -1. Negligence
2. Product liability
3. Intentional Tort
In MacPherson v. Buick Motor the court held for MacPherson for injuries caused by
defective wheels on his Buick. This seminal case allowed for negligence for product
liability without the plaintiff having to prove the existence of ______________ between
the injured consumer (plaintiff) and the manufacturer (defendant). (Please use the
precise legal term). - Answers -Privity of Contract or business relationship
One engaged in the business of selling or otherwise distributing products who sells or
distributes a defective product is subject to liability for harm to persons or property
caused by the defect. A product is defective when, at the time of the sale or distribution,
it contains a ____ defect, is defective in its ____, or is defective because of inadequate
____ - Answers -Manufacturing
Design
Instructions (or warnings)
Which of the following is not required to be shown in a successful action on the theory
of strict liability in tort? - Answers -the producer acted negligently in producing the item
ANSWERS 2026
False imprisonment is the deprivation of a person's liberty without justification. To
establish a cause of action, the plaintiff must show: - Answers -the restraint was
intentional
The two forms of the tort of defamation are____ and ___. The difference between them
is that ___ is publication of defamatory matter through speech and ___ is publication of
defamatory matter by writing, print, or broadcast. - Answers -Lible, Slander, Slander,
Libel
In Lawler v. Montblanc North America, where Lawler, a store manager, was fired after
telling her employer that she could not work more than 20 hours a week due to a
medical condition, she sued for emotional distress and the appeals court held that: -
Answers -she had no claim for emotional distress because the situation was upsetting,
not outrageous
Intentional conduct that places a person in fear of immediate bodily harm or offensive
contact and such harmful or offense contact directly or indirectly occurs, is the tort of: -
Answers -battery
The Tort of Intentional interference with contract or business relationship requires:
1.Existence of a Valid or Enforceable Contract or Business Relationship;
2.Defendant's knowledge of the contract or relationship;
3.Defendant's intentional inducement of the breach of contract or intentional
interference with the business relationship;
4.Damages Resulting from the Wrongful Interference;
AND
5._________________, which was the key element at issue in the Hamby v. Health
Management Associates, Inc. case. - Answers -Absence of Justification, improper
conduct, or improper conduct by plaintiff
The four necessary elements of a negligence cause of action are: - Answers -Duty,
breach, causation, damages
Proximate cause limits liability to harms: - Answers -that bear a reasonable relationship
to the defendant's negligent conduct
Under the doctrine of ___
negligence, damages are reduced by the percentage of the injuries caused by a
plaintiff's own careless conduct. - Answers -Comparative
, This doctrine is now more common than the older doctrine of ___ negligence, in which
the plaintiff's own careless conduct is a complete bar to recovery of damages. -
Answers -Contributory
In Squish La Fish v. Thomco Specialty Products, involving an adhesive that did not work
as claimed, the appeals court held that the claim of negligent misrepresentation: -
Answers -could proceed because the defendant may have negligently provided false
information
(1) Of the necessary elements of the tort of intentional misrepresentation, which
element, regarding the recipient's (plaintiff's) actions, was most pivotal to the 8th
Circuit's decision? - Answers -1. The element of misstatement of material fact was most
pivotal in the 8th Circuit's decision because they couldn't prove it.
(2) What primary element required for the tort in Yazdianpour v. Safeblood
Technologies, Inc is not required for the tort at issue in the case of Squish La Fish v.
Thomco Speciality Products? - Answers -2. The Scienter element is not required for the
tort at issue in the case of Squish La Fish v. Thomco Speciality Products.
Match the legal doctrin with what type of legal issue it applies to:
1. Res Ipsa Loquitor
2. Caveat Emptor
3. Scienter - Answers -1. Negligence
2. Product liability
3. Intentional Tort
In MacPherson v. Buick Motor the court held for MacPherson for injuries caused by
defective wheels on his Buick. This seminal case allowed for negligence for product
liability without the plaintiff having to prove the existence of ______________ between
the injured consumer (plaintiff) and the manufacturer (defendant). (Please use the
precise legal term). - Answers -Privity of Contract or business relationship
One engaged in the business of selling or otherwise distributing products who sells or
distributes a defective product is subject to liability for harm to persons or property
caused by the defect. A product is defective when, at the time of the sale or distribution,
it contains a ____ defect, is defective in its ____, or is defective because of inadequate
____ - Answers -Manufacturing
Design
Instructions (or warnings)
Which of the following is not required to be shown in a successful action on the theory
of strict liability in tort? - Answers -the producer acted negligently in producing the item
