enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Tort - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort

    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 commits the tortious act. [1] Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable by the state. While criminal law aims to punish individuals who ...

  3. English tort law - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_tort_law

    The House of Lords thought that unions should be liable in tort for helping workers to go on strike for better pay and conditions, but it riled workers so much that it led to the creation of the British Labour Party and the Trade Disputes Act 1906. Further torts used against unions include conspiracy, [35] interference with a commercial ...

  4. United States tort law - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_tort_law

    Although federal courts often hear tort cases arising out of common law or state statutes, there are relatively few tort claims that arise exclusively as a result of federal law. The most common federal tort claim is the 42 U.S.C. § 1983 remedy for violation of one's civil rights under color of federal or state law, which can be used to sue ...

  5. Federal Tort Claims Act - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act

    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 statute that permits private parties to sue the United States in a federal court for most torts committed by persons acting on behalf of the United States.

  6. Outline of tort law - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_tort_law

    In some jurisdictions, malicious prosecution is reserved for the wrongful initiation of criminal proceedings, while malicious use of process refers to the wrongful initiation of civil proceedings. Alienation of affections – Brought by a spouse against a third party, whom the spouse believes has interfered with his or her marriage. There is no ...

  7. Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees...

    The Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, also known as the Westfall Act, is a law passed by the United States Congress that modifies the Federal Tort Claims Act to protect federal employees from common law tort lawsuit while engaged in their duties for the government, while giving private citizens a route to seek damage from the government for violations.

  8. Tort insurance: what is full vs limited tort car insurance? - AOL

    www.aol.com/finance/tort-insurance-full-vs...

    In tort states, you will not have the option to purchase full or limited tort. These options allow you to retain your right to sue an at-fault driver, but in tort states, you never lose that right.

  9. Tortious interference - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference

    A tort of negligent interference occurs when one party's negligence damages the contractual or business relationship between others, causing economic harm, such as by blocking a waterway or causing a blackout that prevents the utility company from being able to uphold its existing contracts with consumers.