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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

A medical technician decided to play a joke on a patient during a routine checkup. While pretending to check the patient’s reflexes, the technician intentionally pricked the patient’s arm with a needle without the patient’s permission but caused no physical injury. The patient, outraged by the technician’s behavior, contacts an attorney. Which legal claim against the technician is most appropriate under these circumstances?

  • False imprisonment, because the technician confined the patient without lawful authority.

  • Assault, because the technician intentionally acted in a way that caused the patient to fear imminent harm.

  • Intentional infliction of emotional distress, because the technician's conduct would outrage a reasonable person.

  • Battery, because the technician intentionally made offensive contact with the patient.

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