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torts

  • plural
    of tort.
    tort
    noun
    a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.

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But mass torts won’t solve this complex cultural problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

They moved beyond their bread-and-butter fare of personal injury, adding departments for mass torts — cases that involves thousands of people suing over the same thing — and housing law.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

Now a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure adopted by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. will discourage some of the litigation abuse that mars mass torts.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

I would like to thank my colleague, Brendan Conner, who is an assistant professor of law at Delaware Law School , and his torts students for their helpful insights.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2024

It has been decided a thousand times, that a State is not liable for the torts and trespasses of its officers.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll