Torts/Personal Injury

The primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms. Torts are civil wrongs that result in an injury or harm and constitute the basis for a claim and lawsuit by the injured party. The types of damages the injured party may recover are loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, and reasonable medical expenses, including present and future expected losses. Specific torts include acts such as trespass, assault, battery, negligence, products liability, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Tort law determines when the person who causes the harm must pay compensation to the person who suffers it. This is dependent upon the nature of the conduct of the person who caused harm, the nature of the harm and the circumstances in which the harm was inflicted.
Personal injury law encompasses all types of physical and psychological injuries such as injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents, occupier's liability claims, public liability claims, negligence of school boards with respect to the operation of highways, public transportation and recreational facilities, product liability claims and catastrophic loss claims such as accidents resulting in paraplegia.

Canada

conomica Ltd.

Includes numerous articles relating to the economics of personal injury damages. Also publishes a quarterly newsletter titled 'The Expert Witness' that presents the results of expert research into issues of interest to personal injury litigators in Canada.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

United States

Tort Law: An Overview (The Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Presents an overview of tort law. A useful starting point for research, with its primary focus on U.S. law.
Date Last Visited:March 4, 2011

LexisNexis’ Torts & Personal Injury Law Community

A free resource for torts and personal injury law information that provides the latest news, commentary, blogs, video, podcasts, and an extensive collection of treatises for attorneys, law students and law professors.
Date Last Visited: March 4, 2011

WashLaw Web : Torts and Compensation Systems

This is an excellent site that covers all aspects of tort law, including personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, drunk driving, etc. Includes links to 'Personal Injury Law Forum', relevant subject guides and electronic mailing lists.
Date Last Visited: March 4, 2011

Internet Directories

indLaw : Legal Subjects : Injury and Tort Law

Contains a comprehensive list of resources, forums and sites pertaining to injury and tort law.
Date Last Visited: March 4, 2011

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