Intentional acts and negligent acts that cause injury, along with what is called “strict liability,” all belong to a category of law called “tort” law. Put simply, torts are wrongful acts that cause ...

Under Florida law, negligence is the failure to use reasonable care. Negligence is the failure to use the care that a reasonable person would use under the same or similar circumstances or the doing ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Tort law is the branch of law that deals with civil wrongs, including negligence, that come from sources other than breaches of contracts. Both businesses and individuals may be legally and ...

Trucks queuing at a container terminal gate. (photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles) SAINT PAUL, Minn. (CN) — Minnesota joined the slight majority of states that recognize tort claims for ...

Many factors, including inherent jury bias, can drive jury awards higher in trucking litigation cases, a new ATRI study has ...

Tort law’s famous Hand Formula does not align with how laypeople judge whether conduct is reasonable. Five original experiments demonstrate that the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Aimed at combatting lawsuit abuse, Florida’s recently passed tort reform bill (HB 837/SB 236) makes dramatic changes to the state’s justice system, including negligent security cases against owners ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

JURIST contributing editor Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law discusses recent developments in lawsuits seeking to impose tort liability for negligent sale of ...

the Baton Rouge Black Lives Matter case (in which Judge Don Willett has just switched to dissenting, and in which a cert. petition has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court). In an earlier post, I ...