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.

Presents an overview of tort law. A useful starting point for research, with its primary focus on U.S. law.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

Canada

Maintained by Professor Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa Law School, this site provides coverage of, among other topics, tort law.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

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

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: January 26, 2007

Provides an extensive and comprehensive collection of links pertaining to the subject of tort and personal injury law.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

This Florida law firm's website provides general information on both the medical and legal aspects of personal injury cases. Includes articles as well links to relevant sites.
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Provides links for information purposes only. Site was last updated September 30, 1999.
Covers such topics as disability, employment, early intervention, medical management, return to work, rehabilitation, job accommodation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), short- and long-term disability, reemployment, job accommodation, ERISA, FMLA, workers' compensation, and related issues.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

Includes the NAFE Newsletter, the Journal of Forensic Economics, member directories, litigation economics digest, NAFE research services as well as links to related sites.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

Internet Directories

Provides a comprehensive directory of sites, arranged in one uniform and universal meta-index, dealing with such topics as accident, compensation, intentional tort, malpractice, medical malpractice, negligence, personal injury and product liability.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

Contains a comprehensive list of resources, forums and sites pertaining to injury and tort law.
Date Last Visited: January 26, 2007

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