4.2.5 Doing Legal Research: Torts
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This article is from the Legal Research FAQ, by Mark Eckenwiler with numerous contributions by others.
4.2.5 Doing Legal Research: Torts
A tort is a "civil wrong." Common types of tort include
libel, assault, battery (all "intentional torts"), and the
garden-variety "negligence tort". Because the roots of tort law
lie in the common law, and because tort law is strictly a
creature of state law in the U.S., there are innumerable types of
torts, often defined differently from state to state. (In fact, tort
law varies widely from state to state; it is seldom safe to assume
that one state's law will hold true elsewhere.)
A good overview of tort law is the renowned Prosser on
Torts, currently edited by Robert Keeton. The _Restatement (Second)
of Torts_, an influential codification of common tort principles, is
also helpful.
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