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tort

Etymology: L, tortus, twisted

(in law) a civil wrong, other than a breach of contract. Torts include negligence, false imprisonment, assault, and battery. The elements of a tort are a legal duty owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, a breach of duty, and damage from the breach of duty. A tort may be constitutional, in which one person deprives another of a right or immunity guaranteed by the Constitution; personal, in which a person or a person's reputation or feelings are injured; or intentional, in which the wrong is a deliberate act that is unlawful. Many other kinds of torts exist. tortious, adj.

tort,

n civil infractions (except for breach of contract) that result in injury entitling compensation. Includes but is not limited to trespassing, negligence, and defamation.

tort,

n a legal wrong perpetrated on a person or property, independent of contract.

tort

Law & medicine An act deemed unlawful and capable of triggering a civil action; the wrongdoer–tortfeasor may be held liable in damages. See Malpractice, Negligence Opthalmology verb To rotate an eye on its anteroposterior axis.

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The hospital further contended that the hospital lien attached to assets of the patient hospitalized at the hospital, including the patient's cause of action against the tortfeasor responsible for the patient's injuries and the tortfeasor's liability insurance carrier, in this case Mercury Insurance.

FL: hospital sues to enforce lien for treatment: Florida bans ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Hospital Law's Regan Report

The Restatement of Torts describes the common law as providing that the liability of joint tortfeasors (PRPs) should be apportioned where there is a "reasonable basis" for determining the contribution of each cause to a "single harm.

Supreme Court limits liability in Superfund cases by JCT CoatingsTech

The Rule On Aggravation Of Pre-existing Conditions In all 50 states it is established that a tortfeasor (i.

Personal Injury Pre-Existing Conditions--What You Must Know by Rex Bush / Law community

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