532 Madison Avenue Gourmet Foods, Inc. v. Finlandia Center, Inc.
750 N.E.2d 1097 (2001)
Torts
Torts Law handles situations involving harm or injury caused by someone’s actions.
Throughout this course, our Case Briefs will examine incidents like negligence, intentional harm, and determining legal responsibility. We’ll learn the crucial concepts such as (duty of care, causing harm, and compensating for damages etc.) — These briefs will showcase how this law functions in real-life scenarios, using legal cases to illustrate the application of Torts Law.
Explore the Cases Below
Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries
139 S.Ct. 986, 203 L.Ed.2d 373 (2019)
American Motorcycle Association v. Superior Court
20 Cal. 3d 578, 146 Cal. Rptr. 182, 578 P.2d 899 (1978)
Anderson v. Zamir
931 N.E.2d 697 (2010)
Andrews v. United Airlines
24 F.3d 39 (9th Cir. 1994)
Auvil v. CBS 60 Minutes
67 F.3d 816 (1995)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. v. Goodman
275 U.S. 66 (1927)
Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com, Inc.
650 F.3d 876 (2011)
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
20 Cal.3d 413, 143 Cal.Rptr. 225, 573 P.2d 443 (1978)
Bennett v. Stanley
92 Ohio St. 3d 35 (2001)
Berkovitz v. United States
486 U.S. 531 (1988)
Bernier v. Boston Edison Co.
403 N.E.2d 391 (1980)
Bexiga v. Havir Manufacturing Corp.
290 A.2d 281 (1972)
Bird v. Holbrook
130 Eng. Rep. 911 (1825)
Bird v. Jones
115 Eng. Rep. 688 (1845)
Blumenthal v. Drudge
922 F. Supp. 44 (1998)
Board of County Commissioners of Teton County v. Bassett
8 P.3d 1079 (2000)
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co.
26 N.Y.2d 219, 309 N.Y.S.2d 312, 257 N.E.2d 870 (1970)
Boring v. Google, Inc.
362 F. App'x 273 (3d Cir. 2010)
Boucher v. Dixie Medical Center
850 P.2d 1179 (1992)
Bowling v. Heil Co.
511 N.E.2d 373 (1987)
Boynton v. Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC
500 P.3d 847 (2021), 2021 UT 67
Breunig v. American Family Insurance Co.
45 Wis.2d 536, 173 N.W.2d 619 (1970)
Brigance v. Velvet Dove Restaurant, Inc.
725 P.2d 300 (1986)
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Jacobson
713 F.2d 262 (1983)
Brown v. Collins
53 N.H. 442 (1873)
Brown v. Kendall
60 Mass. 292 (1850)
Brown v. Martinez
361 P.2d 152 (1961)
Brown v. Shyne
242 N.Y. 176, 151 N.E. 197 (1926)
Brown v. USA Taekwondo
40 Cal. App. 5th 1077 (2019)
Brunson Communications, Inc. v. Arbitron, Inc.
266 F. Supp. 2d 377 (2003)
Bushey v. United States
398 F.2d 167 (1968)
Butterfield v. Forrester
11 East. 60, 103 Eng. Rep. 926 (1809)
Byrne v. Boadle
159 E.R. 299 (1863)
Cafazzo v. Central Medical Health Services, Inc.
668 A.2d 521 (Pa.1995)
Cameron v. Osler and Waste Connections of South Dakota, Inc.
930 N.W.2d 661 (2019)
Campo v. Scofield
95 N.E.2d 802 (1950)
Canterbury v. Spence
464 F.2d 772 (D.C. Cir. 1972)
Carvalho v. Decorative Fabrics Co.
366 A.2d 157 (1976)
Casa Clara Condominium Association, Inc. v. Charley Toppino & Sons, Inc.
620 So.2d 1244 (1993)
Catholic Diocese of El Paso v. Porter
622 S.W.3d 824 (2021)
Catron v. Lewis
712 N.W.2d 245 (2006)
Chanko v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
49 N.E.3d 1171 (2016)
Charbonneau v. MacRury
84 NH 501, 153 A. 457 (1931)
Christensen v. Royal School District No. 160
124 P.3d 283 (2005)
Clinton v. Jones
520 U.S. 681, 117 S.Ct. 1636 (1997)
Clodgo v. Rentavision, Inc.
701 A.2d 1044 (Vt. 1997)
Coblyn v. Kennedy’s, Inc.
359 Mass. 319, 268 N.E.2d 860 (1971)
Cole v. Turner
90 Eng.Rep.958 (1704)
Colmenares Vivas v. Sun Alliance Insurance Co.
807 F.2d 1102 (1st Cir. 1986)
Coomer v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp.
437 S.W.3d 184 (2014)
Courvoisier v. Raymond
23 Colo. 113, 47 P. 284 (1896)
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
420 U.S. 469 (1975)
Cramer v. Starr
375 P.3d 69 (2016)
Creasy v. Rusk
730 N.E.2d 659 (2000)
Crisci v. Security Insurance Co.
66 Cal. 2d 425, 426 P.2d 173, 58 Cal. Rptr. 13 (1967)
Crumpton v. Humana, Inc.
661 P.2d 54 (1983)
Cullison v. Medley
570 N.E.2d 27 (1991)
Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
388 U.S. 130 (1967)
D’Amario v. Ford Motor Co.
806 So.2d 424 (2001)
Dalury v. S-K-I Ltd.
670 A.2d 795 (Vt. 1995)
Daly v. General Motors Corp.
575 P.2d 1162 (Cal. 1978)
Daniels v. Evans
224 A.2d 63 (N.H. 1966)
Derdiarian v. Felix Contracting Corp.
414 N.E.2d 666 (1980)
Desnick v. American Broadcasting Co.
44 F.3d 1345 (1995)
Dillon v. Legg
68 Cal. 2d 728, 441 P.2d 912, 69 Cal. Rptr. 72 (1968)
Doe a/k/a Twist v. TCI Cablevision
110 S.W.3d 363 (2003)
Doomes v. Best Transit Corp.
958 N.E.2d 1183 (2011)
Dougherty v. Stepp
18 N.C. 371 (1835)
Dugger v. Arredondo
408 S.W.3d 825 (2013)
Durre v. Wilkinson Development, Inc.
830 N.W.2d 72 (2013)
Dyer v. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
984 A.2d 210 (2009)
E. Hulton & Co. v. Jones
[1910] A.C. 20
Edgewater Motels, Inc. v. Gatzke
277 N.W.2d 11 (1979)
Eldridge v. Johndrow
345 P.3d 553 (2015)
Ely-Norris Safe Co. v. Mosler Safe Co.
7 F.2d 603 (1925)
Erie R. Co. v. Stewart
40 F.2d 833 (1930)
Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
24 Cal. 2d 453, 150 P.2d 436 (1944)
Factors Etc., Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc.
579 F.2d 215 (1978)
Fisher v. Carrousel Motor Hotel, Inc
424 S.W.2d 627 (1967)
Fletcher v. Rylands
L.R. 1 Ex. 265 (1866)
Florence v. Lilly Transportation Corp.
375 N.E.2d 763 (1978)
Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Forty-Five Twenty-Five, Inc.
114 So.2d 357 (1959)
Garratt v. Dailey
46 Wash. 2d 197, 279 P.2d 1091 (1955)
Gauerke v. Rozga
332 N.W.2d 804 (1983)
Geier v. American Honda Motor Co.
529 U.S. 861 (2000)
General Electric Co. v. Joiner
522 U.S. 136, 118 S.Ct. 512, 139 L.Ed.2d 508 (1997)
Genie Industries, Inc. v. Matak
462 S.W.3d 1 (2015)
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
418 U.S. 323 (1974)
Getchell v. Lodge
65 P.3d 50 (2003)
Gleason v. Guzman
623 P.2d 378 (1981)
Goldstein, Garber & Salama, LLC v. J.B.
797 S.E.2d 87 (2017)
Gortarez v. Smitty’s Super Valu, Inc.
680 P.2d 807 (1984)
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
59 Cal. 2d 57, 377 P.2d 897, 27 Cal. Rptr. 697 (1963)
Grimes v. Saban
173 So. 3d 919 (2014)
Grimstad v. New York Central Railroad Co.
264 F. 334 (1920)
H.R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.
159 N.E. 896 (N.Y. 1928)
Hajdusek v. United States
895 F.3d 146 (2018)
Halliday v. Sturm, Ruger & Co.
792 A.2d 1145 (2002)