Jade sues McKayla, her college roommate, for defamation.  During discovery, the parties agree on the following facts: -McKayla told their friend, Simone, that Jade stole money from her.   -Jade never stole money from McKayla, but McKayla honestly thought Jade had because money was missing from her wallet immediately following a visit from Jade. -Jade suffered damage to her reputation as a result of McKayla’s statement.  Also, Simone’s mother was going to lend Jade money and decided not to after the whole fiasco. What is the result of Jade’s lawsuit against McKayla?

Jennifer Aniston was attending a major league baseball game when a member of the home team hit a home run.  Aniston jumped to her feet and cheered loudly, along with the rest of the crowd.  Courtney, a freelance photographer, snapped Aniston’s photograph while she was cheering.  When the photo was developed, Courtney had it imprinted on a new shampoo that she (Courtney) had created.  Courtney called the shampoo “The Shampoo that Makes Famous Actresses Cheer” and sold several thousand bottles.  Aniston sued Courtney for invasion of privacy.  Which of the following theories would most help Aniston in her lawsuit against Courtney?

Assume that there is a Maryland state law prohibiting indoor social gatherings in excess of ten people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Erin and Brooks, residents of a small town in Maryland, throw a party inside their home with 65 guests.  They specifically tell their guests not to wear masks and only welcome into their home those who have not been vaccinated.  A few days later, there is a COVID-19 surge in the town.  Enough of the town’s children contract the virus that the local public elementary school is forced to discontinue in-person learning, moving instead to distance learning.   James, a Virginia resident and one of the school’s bus drivers, is laid off as a result of the fact that he is no longer needed to drive the school bus. He sues Erin and Brooks in Maryland federal court for $150,000 alleging negligence per se and intentional interference with contractual relations.  Which of the following, if true, would constitute the best defense(s) for Erin and Brooks?

Anna and Kathy Price are unhappy when a group of college students moves into the house next door in their quiet residential neighborhood.  It turns out their unhappiness is well-founded.  On the first Saturday night following their move-in, the college students throw a party and blare music until 1am.  The smell of marijuana also seeps into the Prices’ home, which they find disgusting.  This continues every night for two months despite the Prices’ asking the neighbors to stop.  Furious, the Prices consider their legal options.  Which of the following is true?

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 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?

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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 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 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?