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Stephanie is walking to class in a crowded hallway at the city's community college. Suddenly and unexpectedly,


Stephanie is walking to class in a crowded hallway at the city's community college. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the fire alarm sounds. Although the students remain calm and walk toward the exits, one of the school's faculty panics and, in haste to escape, pushes Stephanie to the ground, injuring her. Which intentional tort has occurred, if any?
False imprisonment.

Fraud.

Battery.

Invasion of Privacy.

No intentional torts were committed.

It wasn't intentional. If I heard the alarms going off, Stephanie had better stay clear of me. I'm out of there.

Unless, it's pretty clear it's just a drill then all is cool. If it's uncertain, people are only going to do what they can to survive.

If she filed an accident report and received medical aid for her injuries, she can file a suit against the college,regardless of who's fault it was. If she failed to file a report then she has a tough time proving she was pushed.

No intentional tort has been committed. There is no mens res (bad intent) present in the facts that you presented in your question.

In normal society we have to expect the usual accidental bumps and pushes.

False imprisonment?
Invasion of privacy?

Sounds like we are stretching here. Those are ridiculous terms to throw out in this situation. Maybe careless endangerment, or something else a little less dramatic sounding.

Battery.

You don't get an out just because you were panicked, particularly when everyone else was calm and collected.

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