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11Alien Tort Statute — The Alien Tort Statute (UnitedStatesCode|28|1350; ATS, also called the Alien Tort Claims Act and Alien Torts Claim Act) is a federal law of the United States that states: The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by …
12Intentional tort — An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor. The term negligence tort, on the other hand, pertains to a tort that simply results from the failure of the… …
13Federal Tort Claims Act — The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), August 2, 1946, ch. 753, title IV, USStat|60|842, usc|28|1346(b) and UnitedStatesCode3|28|2671|2680), is a statute enacted by the United States Congress in 1946 permitting private parties to sue the United… …
14toxic tort — tox·ic tort / täk sik / n: a tort in which there is personal injury or property damage due to exposure to toxic substances Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. toxic tort …
15intentional tort — n. A tort committed deliberately with an express desire to harm. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. intentional tort A deliberate act tha …
16Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 — The Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 was passed following the 1945 crash of a B 25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith, Jr. into the north side of the Empire State Building. [cite news |first= |last=… …
17covenant not to sue — A covenant by one who has a right of action at the time of making it against another person, by which he agrees not to sue to enforce such right of action. Such covenant does not extinguish a cause of action and does not release other joint tort… …
18covenant not to sue — A covenant by one who has a right of action at the time of making it against another person, by which he agrees not to sue to enforce such right of action. Such covenant does not extinguish a cause of action and does not release other joint tort… …
19BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority — SCCInfoBox case name=BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority full case name=BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority heard date=January 28, 1992 decided date=January 21, 1993… …
20Professional negligence in English Law — In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely …
