Sometimes the same act can be both a tort and a crime.

From 1960 to 1988, Federal tort cases increased by only 3 percent a year.

The American people believe in that; it's what the tort system is all about.

As such it is not only a tort but also a crime.

At the top of this list has to be tort reform.

The act was good law of the company sets, did not form tort.

He talked about how much dead children were worth under our tort system.

Here is a simple illustration from the law of tort.

"You think there's 27 people who understand what's going on with tort reform?"

But the label for the tort does not, in my view, matter.

For much of his later career, he has taught Torts.

When you sue someone and take him to court, it is usually based on a tort.

Rules of evidence are no different in an action for conversion than any other tort case.

And he was earning nothing, so under our tort system his life had little economic value.

It is also influential in the English law of tort.

Some proposals for reform of American tort law make good sense.

It's wrong that he's doing prison time for what should be a civil tort.

"It takes money from states, some of whom may never be able to pass tort reform."

These can include programs on torts, environmental law and social security disability.

This case is sometimes cited in calls for tort reform.

For example, assume that a particular tort has five elements.

You can pull it off the Internet, and you'll find a tort reform plan.

The question is whether a crisis in states' tort systems accounts for the increase.

Another priority for business lobbyists is changes in tort law.

"I agree that the tort system is out of control.

The professor, a small man of middle age who wore tortoiseshell- rimmed spectacles, flitted covetously about the room, inspecting its treasures with a glistening eye.