Accident Lawyers

When trying to comprehend the information in the legal world, you should always get an understanding of the language of personal injury law, before speaking to a Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer. The case you are about to file is more than likely called a Tort lawsuit. This education will prevent you from being taken advantage of and possibly losing your case

Before signing any documents, it is important the Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer you choose is someone you can work with. The first thing we’ll need to do is find a Toronto Lawyer who deals with tort law. Tort law according to the Webster’s dictionary is a wrong that can be remedied. Even in un-intentional cases tort law can be applied, because in court someone has to be held responsible even if it is un-intentional. We’ll try to answer the answer these questions about tort law:

How do courts deal with tort law, when harm is done intentionally?

What is a negligent tort?

How does tort law deal with nuisance tort?

How do we deal with strict liability tort?

The definition of intentional tort is involved when someone is harmed by another person, either planned or at the spur of the moment. In intentional tort cases the onus is on the plaintiff and his or her injury lawyer to prove that the defendant intentionally committed the harm. Even in intentional tort law, it doesn’t mean that the person wanted to harm the other person, but that the person knowingly and willingly committed the intentional tort causing harm, which could be emotional or physical, an example of intentional tort is false imprisonment.

What is negligent tort?In negligent tort cases you have to be careful, because saying the wrong thing could cause you to lose the case. Negligence tort cases occur when the defendant unintentionally causes harm for example when someone gets hurt falling off a ladder at work, that owner of the store could be held liable even if it was unintentional, because the equipment should pass safety guidelines.

Nuisance tort is when you can sue your neighbor for loud noises or planting a tree that blocks your view. Nuisance tort is usually minor infractions or minor irritations that the plaintiff feels have occurred. These lawsuits usually considered time wasters by experienced lawyers.

Now we get to the final point on strict liability tort. Strict liability tort usually involves cases of product damage or products causing unintentional harm whether the manufacturer knew of the consequences or not. Some of these cases can result in criminal law if the manufacturer knew of the damages ahead of time, but in cases where the manufacturer was not aware of the liabilities involved, these cases would result in class action lawsuits.

As you can see tort law is not hard to understand if you are familiar with the terminology used by the courts. When discussing your case with the lawyer and understanding their jargon will allow you to come across as someone who’s knowledgeable about your situation saving the lawyer time.

Posted on June 26th, 2009 by Jamie Collins
Filed under: Accident lawyers