Learn about tort law and legal liabilities.
A civil wrong that causes harm or loss to another person.
The failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in injury to another person.
A tort involving false statements that harm someone's reputation.
A tort involving intentional harm to another person.
The legal doctrine that holds a party responsible for harm caused by their actions, regardless of...
The responsibility one person has to avoid causing harm to another.
The act or process that produces an effect in matters of law.
A monetary award ordered by the court to be paid to an injured party, by the party at fault.
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A civil wrong that causes harm or loss to another person.
Tort
The failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in injury to another person.
Negligence
A tort involving false statements that harm someone's reputation.
Defamation
A tort involving intentional harm to another person.
Intentional Tort
The legal doctrine that holds a party responsible for harm caused by their actions, regardless of fault.
Strict Liability
The responsibility one person has to avoid causing harm to another.
Duty of Care
The act or process that produces an effect in matters of law.
Causation
A monetary award ordered by the court to be paid to an injured party, by the party at fault.
Damages
Defamation by written or spoken words, pictures, signs, or any other form which injures the reputation of another.
Libel and Slander
Compensation awarded to a plaintiff to cover the actual harm or loss that was caused by the defendant.
Compensatory Damages
Damages awarded in excess of normal compensation to punish a defendant for a serious wrongful act.
Punitive Damages
A defense in tort that bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity.
Assumption of Risk
Unlawful physical contact or an offensive touching.
Battery
An intentional act that causes another person to fear that she will be harmed.
Assault
Entering another person’s property without permission of the owner or legal authority.
Trespass
A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
Nuisance
Legal doctrine under which a party can be held liable for the wrongful actions of another party.
Vicarious Liability
A highly unpleasant emotional reaction resulting from another's conduct and for which damages may be sought.
Emotional Distress
A legal concept in torts that allows a plaintiff to still recover some damages even if they were partly at fault for the injuries suffered.
Comparative Negligence
A defense in a negligence lawsuit that bars a plaintiff from recovering damages if they contributed in any way to the harm suffered.
Contributory Negligence
A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment.
Fraud
Invasion of an individual's private life without just cause.
Invasion of Privacy Torts
Professional negligence by a healthcare provider that leads to substandard treatment, resulting in injury to a patient.
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful acts done to intentionally interfere with the economic interests of another.
Economic Torts
Changes in common law civil justice systems that aim to reduce the ability of victims to bring tort litigation or to reduce damages they can receive.
Tort Reform
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