BU231 Lecture Notes - Strict Liability, Public Nuisance, False Arrest
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Tort a loss resulting from someone else"s wrongful act or failure to act . A category of civil law (private law) that covers many different causes of action. There are intentional and unintentional torts conduct not harm. Goal is not to punish but to compensate for the loss. Will control how/ when strangers are allowed to sue each other. Doesn"t matter who intended it but rather, who caused it and who is at fault. Forget to salt your icy sidewalk (failure to act) Intention to harm is not the issue fault is. Used to ward off the lawsuits given to those where there is no fault ie. 9/11. Policy consideration societal good is there a reason that would benefit the greater society that a lawsuit should not happen. Not only the 3,000 dead people would be victims injured, families, the first response people: cost of processing, differing outcomes based on the opinion of the judges.