Albina is a paralegal who works for a small two-partner law firm. The attorneys only take cases that involve tort law, as that is their specialty. Although the partners get along well and their practice is very successful, they disagree on one thing: how to expand their practice. They agree that they need to hire a third attorney, but they cannot agree on which area of tort law the new attorney should specialize in. They have asked Albina to review cases from the past five years and also to keep a tally of prospective cases with the goal of determining in which area of tort law they should strengthen in their firm.
1. First Albina needs to create a master list of areas of tort law. With this checklist in hand, she will then be able to tally cases as she works through the files and answers calls from prospective clients. Which set of categories would be a good starting point for Albina's master list?
a. Negligence, intentional torts, and strict liability
b. Intentional torts, negligence, cyber torts, strict liability, product liability, and consumer law
c. Assault, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, trespass, and negligence
d. Intentional torts against persons