BL 260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Physical Therapy, Actual Malice, Damages
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Plaintiff sues in tort law in order to recover their expenses for some kind of legally, recognizable injury-monetary payment. If defendant is convicted, they go to jail or pays a fine to the government. Burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt (if there is reasonable doubt in the jury"s mind that d did not commit the crime, then they must say d is not guilty) If an employee commits a tort, especially if it is while they"re working, often the company will be sued (as well as employee) A tort is a civil law providing a remedy (money damages) for injury to a protected interest. Rights and duties between individuals (looks at the harm that one person does to another) Wrong: d"s wrong action caused injury to p. Compensation: p receives money from d for injury. Unintentional tort: fault only (negligence: failure to act reasonably or more careful)
