31 Intro To Civil Law Torts A Civil Wrong In civil law when a person commits a wrong we call it a tort Plaintiff the harmed individual in a civil law suit Defendant the wrongdoer in a civil law suit ID: 445751
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Civil Law3.1 Intro To Civil LawSlide2
Torts: A Civil WrongIn civil law, when a person commits a wrong, we call it a
tort
.
Plaintiff
: the harmed individual in a civil law suit
Defendant
: the wrongdoer in a civil law suit
Damages
: money paid by the defendant to compensate for injuriesSlide3
Criminal Law v. Civil LawSlide4
LiabilityLiability
: legal responsibility
This is not the same as moral responsibility--
Tort law deals with two basic questions:
Who should be responsible for harm caused?
How much should the responsible person pay?Slide5
Tort LawTort law occurs when one person causes injury to another person, their property, or their reputation.
The injured party (plaintiff) takes the wrongdoer (defendant) to court. Tort law provides the plaintiff with a
remedy
(something to make up for what was lost).
Tort law establishes standards of care that society expects from people. You must act with reasonable care toward people and their property.