What is a tort liability?

What is a tort liability?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'tort'?; What kinds of situations does tort law deal with?; Is a tort a crime? and more...

A tort liability is simply a liability of a party who has committed a tort. Examples of a tort liability could be violation of a vehicle code section. It could be a crime to violate the vehicle code section. But it could also be negligence per say, where the law simply makes you liable for violating that section. If they conclude that you conducted in violating that section caused an accident or injury to another.