Tort law relates to the majority of all lawsuits in Civil Courtrooms. In fact, nearly every claim that is set in civil court except for contractual disputes is under the heading of tort law. Tort law is used to address a wrong a person has done to another person and generally involves the award of monetary damages to compensate for the wrong done to them. There are three types of tort law including:

(1) Negligence;

(2) Intentional; and (3) Strict liability torts. (Investopedia, 2013, p.1)

Description of Different Types of Torts

Negligent torts relate to harms done by one person to another in terms of their failing to exercise what is known as a reasonable standard of care and specifically such as accidents that occur due to carelessness. Intentional torts are such that involve willful misconduct on the part of an individual and strict liability torts are such that are...
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