Tort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong. Tort law deals with situations where a person's behaviour has unfairly caused someone else to suffer loss or harm.
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Tort | LII / Legal Information Institute
definition. A civil wrong which can be redressed by awarding damages. See, e.g. Smith v. United States, 507 U.S. 197 (1993). tort law: an overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/tort

Theories of Tort Law (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Tort is a branch of private law. The other main branches are contract, property, and restitution (sometimes known as unjust enrichment). Section 1 offers a brief ...
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/tort-theories/

Tort reform - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tort reform refers to proposed changes in common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation or damages. Tort actions are civil common law claims ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform

Federal Tort Claims Act legal definition of Federal Tort Claims ...
Enacted in 1946 the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) (60 Stat. 842) removed the inherent Immunity of the federal government from most tort actions brought against it ...
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Federal+Tort+Claims+Act

Alien Tort Claims Act - Berkman Center
Alien Tort Claims Act. Recently, American courts have begun adjudicating civil liability for intentional torts and crimes under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 28 ...
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/torts3y/readings/update-a-02.html

Local Tort Claims Act - MSBA.org - The Maryland State Bar ...
2002 FINAL STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE. ISSUE: LOCAL TORT CLAIMS ACT. SUMMARY: The Local Tort Claims Act was enacted in 1987, and has been amended ...
http://www.msba.org/sec_comm/committees/lawscomm/legislativeprogram02/localtort.htm

Office of General Counsel - Tort Liability
Definition When can you be sued for work-related conduct or events? What protection exists if you are sued personally?
http://www.ncsu.edu/general_counsel/legal_topics/tort.php

Federal Tort Claims Act
Order Code 95-717 Federal Tort Claims Act Updated December 11, 2007 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Vanessa K. Burrows Legislative Attorney
http://www.hhs.gov/hhsmanuals/logisticsmanual/Appendix%20R_CRS%20Report%20to%20Congress,%20Federal%20Tort%20Claims%20Act,%20Order%20Code%2095-717.pdf

Intentional torts claims in medical cases.
1. J Law Med. 2006 Feb;13(3):311-35. Intentional torts claims in medical cases. Cockburn T, Madden B. School of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. t ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16506725