Henri-Paul is pledging the Alpha Beta Kappa fraternity.  A f…

Henri-Paul is pledging the Alpha Beta Kappa fraternity.  A former fraternity member warns Henri-Paul that serious torture awaits him on initiation night.  Sure enough, when it comes time to be initiated, Henri-Paul is tied to a chair and forced to come within an inch of a dead raccoon on a plate in front of him.  He then is ordered to drink Everclear, a highly dangerous alcoholic beverage, until he vomits and passes out.  Henri-Paul later decides to sue the fraternity for the events of initiation night.  Which of the following is true?

Robert and Madeline have dated for years, but their relation…

Robert and Madeline have dated for years, but their relationship blows up when Madeline discovers that Robert has been sleeping with her best friend.  Fuming, Madeline decides it will be healing to start a blog dedicated to bringing Robert down.  Her first entry includes a detailed description of Robert’s net worth and all his bank account information, which he happily provided her during their relationship.  When Robert reads what Madeline has written, he becomes frantic and asks you, his lawyer, what you recommend.  What advice do you give Robert?

While Leon is attending a baseball game and cheering for the…

While Leon is attending a baseball game and cheering for the home team, a fan of the other team injures him by sneaking up behind him and hitting him on the head with a piece of pizza crust. Leon is embarrassed when his friends see that he was injured by a pizza crust. Which of the following torts has the fan committed?  

Henry lives on the top floor of a ten-story building in a bi…

Henry lives on the top floor of a ten-story building in a big city. There is a 30-story apartment complex building under construction next door to his building. One morning, while Henry was having his breakfast, a brand new toilet came crashing through the roof of Henry’s apartment and injured him. He would like to sue the construction firm, but has no way of finding out or proving which persons were involved or exactly what happened. The doctrine that would most help Henry is:

Robert and Madeline have dated for years, but their relation…

Robert and Madeline have dated for years, but their relationship blows up when Madeline discovers that Robert has been sleeping with her best friend.  Fuming, Madeline decides it will be healing to start a blog dedicated to bringing Robert down.  Her first entry includes a detailed description of Robert’s net worth and all his bank account information, which he happily provided her during their relationship.  When Robert reads what Madeline has written, he becomes frantic and asks you, his lawyer, what you recommend.  What advice do you give Robert?

Actor Charlie Sheen agreed to pay $12,000 for a night of sex…

Actor Charlie Sheen agreed to pay $12,000 for a night of sex at New York’s famous Plaza Hotel with porn star Capri Anderson. Things went awry when Charlie discovered during his romp with Capri that his rare $150,000 Patek Philippe watch was missing. Charlie had a meltdown, trashed the hotel room, and locked Capri in the bathroom while he searched for the watch. If Capri sues Charlie for false imprisonment, which of the following is true?