legal torts
2007-05-26 11:07:03 · 4 answers · asked by luvnthings74 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Civil wrongs, rather than criminal wrong doing. Torts can be unintentional or intentional. An unintentional tort could be failing to stop your car in time and hitting a car in front of you. You are responsible for the damage and have to pay the vehicle owner. But there was no criminal act, so you don't go to jail.
2007-05-26 11:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tort is a civil wrong. For example, tortious interference with a contractural relationship is a situation whereby you sign a non-compete, are later no longer working for that employer, then start your own business and are successful in getting one of their customers to abandon them and go with you.
In such a situation, you have committed a tort against your old company.
Yes, this is a simplified example but one that arises every day.
2007-05-26 11:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tort laws are laws that offer remedies to individuals harmed by the unreasonable actions of others. Tort claims usually involve state law and are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others (McCarthy & Cambron-McCabe, 1992). Tort laws involve civil suits, which are actions brought to protect an individual’s private rights. There are two major categories of torts typically seen in education-related cases: intentional and negligence.
2007-05-26 11:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by AWRAmale 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its when someone does something thats considered a civil wrong. Basically, just something that effects the well-being of the general public. eg- noise pollution
2007-05-26 11:15:18 · answer #4 · answered by aimz723 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋