Types of Tort Law and Relevant Cases.

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TORT

The Tort law is the main part of law to do with when people are harmed, it is not criminal or based on any type of contract, an example of tort law would be if the result of a car accident left one driver injured because the other driver was not paying attention. This means the injured person can then sue the driver for not paying full attention as they should have been doing.

Most torts are accidents, such as car accidents or also slippery floors which is quite common which results in people falling down and getting hurt. However some torts are done on purpose, this Is called an intentional tort. For example if one person punched another person in the face it would be called an intentional tort which would be classed as battery.

Nearly all types of torts cause harm to people or property like a smashed car window. Some torts can harm other factors such as someone’s reputation or a business.

Most commonly the plaintiff in the lawsuit is telling the court to pay the defendant money to make up for the damage done or the harm caused which could also result in the victim to be affected and lose money. For example if someone was harmed in such a way that they were unable to work they would therefore claim for the money they could not earn. Or if the plaintiffs car was damaged the person would pay him/her whatever it cost to repair it.

For some torts especially ones done on purpose which are known as intentional torts, the plaintiff might also ask the court to punish the defendant, the most common punishment would be to make the defendant pay for the cost of the damage they caused and then more on top of that. This is known as damages.

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Also the plaintiff can ask the court to order the defendant to stop doing something they are or have previously been doing, this most commonly happens in contracts made between two people, for example if one person made a sale of a painting worth one million and then tried selling it again if they were offered a better price, the person who originally purchased the painting can order an injunction from the court so that the seller cannot sell the painting to anyone else.

Sometimes one act can include both a tort and a crime for instance if one ...

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