Discover tort law, covering civil suits outside of contracts, focusing on negligence, intentional harm, and strict liability with examples and explanations.

By definition, tort law is “an area of law that deals with the wrongful actions of an individual or entity, which cause injury to another individual’s or entity’s person, property, or ...

A Legal Pathway to Compensation Claims and Legal Cases in England & Wales – What Is Emotional Distress in Tort Law? Emotional distress refers to significant psychological suffering, such as ...

Catherine Sharkey, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, has been named by the Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems as the recipient of the 2026 ...

Information about the Law Professor Blogs Network.Cristina Tilley has posted to SSRN T he Power of All: Tort in the Age of the Constitution. The abstract provides: Life in a multicultural nation ...

A recent panel discussion on whether state and local suits against fossil fuel producers are preempted by federal law (and my arguments for why the answer is "no, they are not").

Earlier last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in SodexoMAGIC v. Drexel University made this law—that the gist of the action doctrine does not bar a viable tort claim between ...

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal is the most widely recognized law review in the field, features in-depth law review articles on insurance litigation, ERISA and employment issues, ...