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What is Tort Law?

It is the law that protects and compensates people who have been injured by the negligence, or recklessness, or intentional acts of wrongdoers.

Examples of Famous Tort Cases

hot coffee spilling

Liebeck v McDonald's

The famous case where Stella Liebeck received 3rd degree burns. She was one of hundreds that got burned.

Tobacco as skull and crossbones

The Tobacco Cases

The tobacco companies knew their products caused cancer and they lied about it.

Flaming Ford Pinto

Ford Pinto

Ford chose not to spend $8 per Pinto and opted to let folks die.

Special episode of the Ralph Nader Radio Hour at the Tort Museum

Latest Tort News

Capitalisnt
Ralph Nader’s Capitalism
"The only true aging is the erosion of one's ideals," says Ralph Nader, the former third-party presidential candidate who just turned 90 after more than 60 years of consumer advocacy and fighting for small business in America.
Corporate Crime Reporter
Naoise Connolly Ryan on the Boeing Deferred Prosecution Deadline
It looks as if maybe 100 out of the 140 cases that were filed against Boeing have been settled. There are 40 cases left.
Associated Press
Maine sues biochemical giant over contamination from PCB-tainted products
“We have evidence that Monsanto knew that its PCBs products were causing long-lasting harm and chose to continue to make money off poisoning Maine’s people and environment,” Attorney General Aaron Frey said in a statement...
San Bernardino Sun
After a long slog, climate change lawsuits will finally put Big Oil on trial
After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by climate change.
The Dan Caplis Show iHeart
“Why is Your Life Worth Less in Colorado?”
Joanne Doroshow, New York Law School joins Dan to discuss why wrongful death and catastrophic injuries are "capped" in Colorado at low levels.
New Jersey Law Journal
Steakhouse Slip and Fall Ends in $2.75M Federal Jury Verdict
The jury awarded $2.5 million to Deborah Nagy, who suffered a broken hip that rendered her left leg shorter than her right, and $250,000 to Nagy’s husband, Roger, for loss of consortium. The March 28 verdict came after a four-day trial.

What The

Press Says

Since 2015 we've won fans across the world and across the press.

Fun, creative, visually stunning and provocative. By emphasizing cases where the civil justice system led not only to compensation for injured parties, but also to changes in corporate practice that made everyone safer, the museum reveals the truth about tort law—and likely leaves visitors with more sympathy towards it.

Politico

The museum aims to describe the evolution of the law regarding negligence and liability, and it features some of the most groundbreaking cases of the late 20th century.

The New York Times

The museum’s mission is to restore the idea that personal-injury law is not a way to line the pockets of a few lucky lawyers but rather a way to hold the powerful to account. As presented by the museum, personal-injury law may be the only way to hold a corporation accountable to the people it has harmed.

The New Yorker

This nonprofit, educational institution aims to make people aware of tort law’s pivotal role in the protection of personal freedom and safety, and celebrates the historical and contemporary achievements of the civil justice system.

Forbes

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