What is the main purpose of law of tort?

You may better understand tort law if you a given examples of what a tort is:

Intentional torts:

* Assault
* Battery
* Slander and libel
* False imprisonment
* Intentional infliction of emotional distress
* Trespass to land
* Trespass to chattels
* Conversion

Unintentional torts:
Negligence

Products liability

Privacy torts:
Invasion of privacy
false light

Defamation
Libel
Slander

A tort is a wrong in which there is a remedy in civil court.

Tort comes from a french word meaning a civil wrong. The purpose of the law of Tort is to address the wrong and compensate for loss. The breadth of your question is so huge as Tort law encompasses many different areas of law, for instance negligence, trespass and nuisance to name but three. If your question is aimed at one specific area then please re-phrase your question so I can give you a better answer.

The classic definition of a tort is an injury, other than a breech of contract, for which the law provides a remedy.

Generally speaking, the point of a tort action is to return the parties to their states before the tort occurred. There are exceptions though, such as punitive damages.

Tort is an obligation imposed by law. A tort is a civil wrong. it is a breach of a general duty imposed by law. Person must act intentionally or negligently. as opposed to a contract which is agreed by one or more persons. The tort is set in law remedial by a civil action.

Its a civil case law where you can sue for civil cases under TORT LAW. Like negligence in medical cases, defamation, and such stuff

Try this website
http://www.lawteacher.net/tort.php

Tort reform is aimed to cap rewards sought in malfeasance cases in which suffering in any way, shape or form is experienced by the plaintiff. I think the medical lobby pushed hard for tort reform due to the exorbitant rewards people were getting in malpractice suits.

edit: Sorry I thought you were asking about tort REFORM. However, I think I basically explained the purpose of tort laws in my answer.

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