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Civil claims, explained
What each claim requires, what actually decides these cases, and the defenses to expect, for every state. We state generally recognized frameworks and say plainly where our library holds that state's real authority and where it does not.
Premises liability
Injuries caused by a dangerous condition on someone else's property.
By state →Slip and fall
The most common premises case: a fall caused by a hazard the property owner should have addressed.
By state →Negligence
The general claim behind most personal-injury cases.
By state →Car accident claims
Negligence applied to collisions, plus each state's own insurance framework.
By state →Medical malpractice
Injury caused by a provider's departure from the accepted standard of care.
By state →Product liability
Harm caused by a defective or unreasonably dangerous product.
By state →Dog bite and animal attacks
Injuries from an animal, under either a strict-liability statute or common-law negligence.
By state →Wrongful death
A claim brought by survivors when negligence or a wrongful act caused a death.
By state →Defamation, libel and slander
A false statement of fact that damages someone's reputation.
By state →Assault and battery (civil)
The civil claims for threatened or actual harmful contact.
By state →Negligent security
Injury from a foreseeable crime that reasonable security would have prevented.
By state →Nuisance
Unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of property.
By state →Trespass to land
Entering or causing something to enter another's property without permission.
By state →Fraud and misrepresentation
Losses caused by a knowing falsehood relied on to the plaintiff's detriment.
By state →Breach of contract
Not a tort, but the claim most often filed alongside them.
By state →Emotional distress claims
Intentional or negligent infliction of severe emotional harm.
By state →Not legal advice and not a law firm. Deadlines to sue are short and vary by state and claim; find yours immediately.