A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who...

The tort of seduction was a civil wrong or tort in common law legal systems, and still exists in some jurisdictions. Originally, it allowed an unmarried...

Tort reform consists of changes in the civil justice system in common law countries that aim to reduce the ability of plaintiffs to bring tort litigation...

tort, as opposed to a tort of negligence. Actual ability to carry out the apprehended contact is not necessary. 'The conduct forbidden by this tort is...

no liability. This rule does not usually apply to intentional torts (for example, tort of deceit), and also has stunted applicability to the quantum in...

Tortor (Batak: ᯖᯬᯒ᯲ᯖᯬᯒ᯲) is a traditional Batak dance originating from North Sumatra, Indonesia. This dance was originally a ritual and sacred dance performed...

The Federal Tort Claims Act (August 2, 1946, ch. 646, Title IV, 60 Stat. 812, 28 U.S.C. Part VI, Chapter 171 and 28 U.S.C. § 1346) ("FTCA") is a 1946 federal...

Tort law in India is primarily governed by judicial precedent as in other common law jurisdictions, supplemented by statutes governing damages, civil procedure...

An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor (alleged wrongdoer)...

states that mass torts are ordinarily "not appropriate" for class treatment. Class treatment may not improve the efficiency of a mass tort because the claims...

In common law, battery is a tort falling under the umbrella term 'trespass to the person'. Entailing unlawful contact which is directed and intentional...

Restatement of Torts, Second, is a treatise issued by the American Law Institute. It summarizes the general principles of United States tort law. The volumes...

care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances. Within the scope of tort law, negligence pertains to harm caused by the violation of a duty of care...

Full tort and limited tort automobile insurance options were instituted by the state of Pennsylvania in an attempt to decrease the number of pain and...

outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to tort law in common law jurisdictions: Tort law – defines what a legal injury is and, therefore, whether...

English tort law concerns the compensation for harm to people's rights to health and safety, a clean environment, property, their economic interests, or...

In the common law tradition, a heartbalm tort or heartbalm action is a civil action that a person may bring to seek monetary compensation for the end or...

The Alien Tort Statute (codified in 1948 as 28 U.S.C. § 1350; ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a section in the United States Code...

Canadian tort law is composed of two parallel systems: a common law framework outside Québec and a civil law framework within Québec, making the law system...

infliction of emotional distress (IIED; sometimes called the tort of outrage) is a common law tort that allows individuals to recover for severe emotional...

matter how careful the defendant is safeguarding them. In the field of torts, prominent examples of strict liability may include product liability, abnormally...

A toxic tort claim is a specific type of personal injury lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims that exposure to a chemical or dangerous substance caused...

in mass media) and slander (oral speech). It is treated as a civil wrong (tort, delict), as a criminal offence, or both.[additional citation(s) needed]...

are three general categories of torts: intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability torts. Intentional torts involve situations in which the defendant...

Alfonso Tort Guida (born 6 September 1978) is a Uruguayan actor. Tort was born 1978 in Montevideo to architects and owners of a toy workshop, Hugo Tort and...

In tort common law, the defense of necessity gives the state or an individual a privilege to take or use the property of another. A defendant typically...

A dignitary tort is type of intentional tort where the cause of action is being subjected to certain kinds of indignities.[page needed] Historically, this...

The King of Torts (2003) is a legal/suspense novel written by American author John Grisham. Doubleday published the first edition (ISBN 0-385-50804-2)...

The first Tort Law in China wasn't enacted until 2009, though ideas similar concepts about social obligations and duties can be found in Confucianism upon...

of limitations Summers v. Tice Tort reform Toxic tort Tombstone mentality Wyeth v. Levine Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability, § 19. Reimann...