Yes.
Whether committed on property you own, or on property owned by someone else, this is considered assault, and is an arrestable offense. Using anything other than your fist could be considered assault with a deadly weapon.
The exception to this case would be self-defense. The details on this vary by state and local law, usually requiring some form of immediate or imminent danger to oneself or another person.
The driver that hit the parked vehicle would be at fault.
The person who hit a parked vehicle is at fault.
If you hit another vehicle then you are at fault. It does not matter what you were doing at the time.
If you were fully in the lane, and he is backing from private property onto public property more than likely he will bare the majority of fault/liablilty.
Yes, private property does not obsolve you of your responsiblity.
It is their fault.
You are still at fault, no matter what.
Most likely it will be considered your fault.
The driver who rear ended you is at fault.
At least partially.
You are! For not being cautious when reversing on to a road. You should make sure that it is safe and clear when reversing, if you hit another car it is your fault and not the person that is driving on the roads fault.
any vehicle leaving private property and entering a public road ,is at fault. all vehicles leaving private property MUST yield to vehicles on a public road