James Edward Stern
Trial Lawyer
Certified "Advocate" by National College of
Advocacy
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James Edward Stern
Trial Lawyer
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Personal injury law is also called Torts. While a tort is also a pastry, lawyers are referring to injury to one's body, mind, or property when they use the term. There are three categories of tort law:
Some examples of intentional torts are assuault, battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. Most people think of negligence as a slip and fall case, or as "that crazy McDonalds case," but there are many ways a person can act negligently. Basically, every person has a duty to act with the same care as a reasonably prudent person under the same or similar citcumstances. When someone breaches that duty, then they have acted negligently and may be liable.Finally, strict liability includes injuries caused to another by ativities that are inherently dangerous, like keeping wild animals, or blasting something. New York State operates under no-fault in many cases, which means nobody is at fault for the accident that happened. In fact, a person can be compensated for injuries and lost wages, without regard to who is at fault, if they have no fault insurance. |
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