Lawyer jokes from 1900. Top-hatted lawyer to workman falling off scaffolding: "Take this card, my man, and if you're not killed call on me and I'll recover big damages for you."
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Intentional infliction of emotional distress
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Defamation
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Invasion of privacy
Intrusion on seclusion
Breach of confidence
Abuse of process
Malicious prosecution
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Seduction
Breach of promise
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Negligent infliction of emotional distress
Employment-related
Entrustment
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Licensees
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Comparative responsibility
Contributory negligence
Attractive nuisance
Strict and absolute liability
Product liability
Ultrahazardous activity
Deep pockets
Nuisance
Public nuisance
Rylands v Fletcher
Economic torts
Conspiracy
Restraint of trade
Insurance bad faith (American law)
Fraud
Tortious interference
Defences
Assumption of risk
Consent
Necessity
Statute of limitations
Self-defense
Defense of others
Defence of property
Shopkeeper's privilege
Neutral reportage
Liability
Intentional torts
Last clear chance
Eggshell skull
Vicarious liability
Respondeat superior
Volenti non fit injuria
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Joint and several liability
Market share liability
Transferred intent
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Damages
Punitive
Special
Incidental
Injunction
Tracing
Detinue
Replevin
Trover
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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 (particularly actions for negligence) or to reduce damages they can receive. Such changes are generally justified under the grounds that litigation is an inefficient means to compensate plaintiffs;[1] that tort law permits frivolous or otherwise undesirable litigation to crowd the court system; or that the fear of litigation can serve to curtail innovation, raise the cost of consumer goods or insurance premiums for suppliers of services (e.g. medical malpractice insurance), and increase legal costs for businesses. Tort reform has primarily been prominent in common law jurisdictions, where criticism of judge-made rules regarding tort actions manifests in calls for statutory reform by the legislature.
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Tortreform 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 is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law...
emerged due to both legislative reform, as well as common law developments. Throughout Australia's early history, its tort jurisprudence largely complied...
Personal injury lawyers primarily practice in the area of law known as tort law. Examples of common personal injury claims include injuries from slip...
reform bill". arizona.newszap.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015. "Arizona Shines on National TortReform Stage"...
otherwise. During the election season of 2004, Spence, a vocal opponent of tortreform, crisscrossed his native Wyoming spearheading a series of self-funded...
reducing the size of government, cutting taxes, and both tortreform as well as welfare reform. The 1994 elections resulted in Republicans gaining 54 House...
American TortReform Association (ATRA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to reforming the civil justice system and advocating for tort reform...
During its second term (1999–2003) the Carr government embarked on tort law reform, in a manner that earned Carr a description from Forbes magazine as...
appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances. Within tort law, negligence pertains to harm caused through an action or failure to act...
Press 10 Years of TortReform in Texas Bring Fewer Suits, Lower Payouts (September 3, 2013). Steve Jacob, Studies: Texas TortReform Has Had No Effect...
JSTOR 3480408. Retrieved 6 July 2020. Sanders, Joseph (2008). "Reforming General Damages: A Good TortReform". Roger Williams University Law Rev. 13: 115. Retrieved...
Tort law in India is primarily governed by judicial precedent as in other common law jurisdictions, supplemented by statutes governing damages, civil procedure...
(August 4, 2013). "Abbott Faces Questions on Settlement and His Advocacy of Tort Laws". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2018. "Greg Abbott shares...
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...
although in response to tortreform efforts, some have limited the applicability of the rule. About two dozen have reformed the rule, with several (Alaska...
deductibility of all medical expenses", including insurance premiums; and tortreform. Bachmann denounced the government-run health insurance public option...
2009. "Taft Signs Budget Reforming Ohio Tax Code"[permanent dead link], State of Ohio, Retrieved September 21, 2009. "TortReform Bill Signed Into Law" Archived...
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)...
contributory liability, another form of secondary liability, which is rooted in the tort theory of enterprise liability because, unlike contributory infringement...
are three general categories of torts: intentional torts, negligence, and strict liability torts. Intentional torts involve situations in which the defendant...
matter how careful the defendant is safeguarding them. In the field of torts, prominent examples of strict liability may include product liability, abnormally...
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