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Privacy Torts
Privacy Torts Torts Torts Privacy Torts Complete Torts List TortsThis topic appears in the UBE 2026 Rules Library master list under Torts.Privacy TortsUse this entry as the rule-review checkpoint for Privacy Torts.Comple...
A homeowner's backyard was surrounded by an eight-foot privacy fence. A neighbor repeatedly flew a drone over the fen...
A homeowner's backyard was surrounded by an eight-foot privacy fence. A neighbor repeatedly flew a drone over the fence at low altitude to record the homeowner's family swimming and eating dinner on the patio. The neighb...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A bakery photographed a well-known actor walking past its store on a public sidewalk. Without asking permission, the...
...every morning with our sourdough." If the actor sues for invasion of privacy, what is the best theory? This question tests unauthorized use of name or likeness for commercial advantage. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A city council candidate was hospitalized for two days after fainting at a public debate. A hospital clerk, without a...
...ation and legitimate public concern. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A client hired a private investigator to learn whether a former spouse had hidden money. At the client's direction, t...
...deceptive access to private records. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A landlord told tenants that maintenance workers would enter units on Friday to replace smoke detectors. The notice d...
...ng been posted. Lena sues the landlord and the worker for invasion of privacy based on intrusion upon seclusion. Analyze Lena's strongest and weakest intrusion claims. Discuss whether the maintenance notice supplied cons...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A news site published a story headlined, "Bus Drivers Sleeping While Children Wait." The story showed a cropped photo...
...implication created from true facts. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A newspaper accurately reported that the mayor owned a hidden financial interest in a company bidding on a city contr...
...ed facts relate to official conduct. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A nonprofit group published an online newsletter about vandalism at a courthouse during a protest. The newsletter inc...
...tory stronger." Daniel sues the nonprofit for false light invasion of privacy and, alternatively, defamation. The nonprofit argues that the photograph itself was real and that the article concerned a public event. Analyz...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A nurse angry at a former patient posted the patient's full name, diagnosis, and surgery date in a public online grou...
...or public safety issue. Which statement best describes the patient's privacy claim? This question tests truthful disclosure of private medical information and the limits of the truth defense. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Out...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A photographer stood on a public sidewalk and used a high-powered lens to photograph a resident through a small bathr...
...e and did not show it to anyone. If the resident sues for invasion of privacy, which statement is most accurate? This question tests the no-publication feature of intrusion upon seclusion. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A ride-share company required passengers to accept terms allowing in-car video "for safety review and dispute resolut...
...st likely claims. This essay requires issue spotting across all major privacy torts and careful attention to consent scope. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A scientist agreed to be filmed for a museum's free educational video about water quality. The release allowed the mu...
...sent limits in appropriation claims. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
A supervisor privately told one human-resources employee that a worker had taken leave for cancer treatment. The info...
...public disclosure of private facts. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
After a school-bus crash, a newspaper reported that the bus company's safety director had a prior conviction for fals...
...d limits on private-facts liability. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
After Maya won a local marathon, a running magazine asked to interview her for a profile about amateur athletes. Maya...
...orial use, and consent-scope limits. NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
Intentional Torts
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Defenses to Intentional Torts
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Duty
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Breach
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Animals
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Assault
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death
Battery
...LiabilityManufacturing DefectsDesign DefectsWarning DefectsDefamationPrivacy TortsMisrepresentationInterference with Business RelationsNuisanceVicarious LiabilityJoint and Several LiabilitySurvival and Wrongful Death