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The American Museum of Tort Law is the only museum of its kind in the world and includes, among others, exhibits about asbestos, tobacco, faulty motor vehicles, and defective workplace equipment,

Bring the family and take a short course on the law of wrongful injury. Learn how tort law makes the world a safer place.

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The Unlikeliest Museum

Against all odds, Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law educates visitors about the law and their rights.

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.

What's a tort? Ralph Nader's tort museum in Connecticut answers that question

Examples of Famous Tort Cases

Liebeck v McDonald's

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

The Tobacco Cases

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

Ford Pinto

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

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Tough to Swallow, A Food Safety Virtual Event

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

Latest Tort News

Clifford Law Offices

What Drivers Need to Know About Autonomous Car Liability

The rapid advancement of autonomous vehicle technology has driven the growth of the global market for self-driving cars. As driverless technology evolves, a key question remains: Who is liable when a self-driving car causes a crash?

August 11, 2025

WBEZ Chicago

Judge tosses lawsuit likening pro-Gaza expressway shutdown near O’Hare to ‘false imprisonment’

A federal judge sanctioned the Indiana lawyer who filed the suit over a protest last year on Interstate 190 near the airport, saying it was “intended to harass” rather than make legitimate legal claims.

August 8, 2025

Reuters

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $42M after jury finds talc caused man’s cancer

Johnson & Johnson must pay more than $42 million to a Massachusetts man who alleges that he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, after using the company’s talc products for decades, a jury found on Tuesday.

July 29, 2025

The Nation

Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?

Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia student activist who was kidnapped by ICE and sent to a detention camp in Louisiana, is now in the process of suing the Trump administration over his abduction and arrest.

July 15, 2025

National Public Radio

Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid

A unanimous Supreme Court said a family whose house was wrongly raided by law enforcement can sue. At issue is what law enforcement refers to as "wrong-house raids."

June 12, 2025

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Arkansas to receive $44.5M in installments through 2040 from opioid settlement

Arkansas will receive $44.5 million for its portion of a nationwide settlement with the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma -- the maker of OxyContin -- over their role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Wednesday.

June 25, 2025

What The Press Says

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.

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