Sunday, 9 December 2012
Personal Injury Law and Societal Implications
Personal injury law, also known as "tort law", is a piece of legislation or a system or rules that involves issues concerning torts which are legal wrongs committed against a person or property rendering the persons who commit them liable for damages. Legal wrongs may include assault and battery, invasion of right to privacy, failure to maintain confidentiality such as divulging of information to unauthorized persons, property damages, negligence, character assassination and emotional distress. These are only some examples of legal wrongs and may include other aspects as well. Basically, the aim of Personal Injury Law is to aid in the recovery of the person's losses as well as the prevention of such cases from occurring again for the reason that it discourages such wrongful conducts.
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