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Litigation Lawyers in Fort Wayne

A "tort" is defined in Fort Wayne, Indiana as a legal wrong, not criminal in nature, for which the law provides compensation to the victim.

Basically, a tort in Fort Wayne, Indiana is any wrongful action committed by one person against another, which gives the victim of the wrongdoing the legal right to sue the wrongdoer. This is recognized as a "cause of action."

Fort Wayne, Indiana's laws recognize many different torts. However, the civil litigation system only deals with a few of these dozens of torts with any frequency. While the most obscure torts are occasionally litigated, there are only a small amount that the average person is likely to deal with (either as a plaintiff or defendant) at some point in their lives. They include fraud, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery.

Types of Torts in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Negligence: Negligence is the most commonly-litigated tort in Fort Wayne, Indiana's civil litigation system. Negligence occurs when somebody does not exercise the level of care that a "reasonable person" would exercise in a similar situation, and causes an injury as a direct result. As an example, most people know that running a stop sign at high speed is very careless, and no reasonable person would be expected to do such a thing. Doing so clearly falls below the ordinary standard of care. So, if a person runs a stop sign at high speed, and hits another car, causing injuries and property damage, they will be liable to the person they harmed for the cost of whatever harm they caused.

Fraud: Unlike negligence, fraud is an intentional tort. Like negligence, courts in Fort Wayne, Indiana deal with it quite frequently. Put simply, fraud is a lie told for personal gain. It requires an affirmative misrepresentation, which the speaker knows to be false, intended to induce the victim to render some benefit to the speaker, which causes actual harm (such as financial loss) to the victim. It happens most commonly when somebody is trying to sell something for more than it's worth, and lies about the nature or value of the product to the buyer. If the buyer relies on the seller's false statements of fact in making the decision to buy the product, the seller has committed fraud. In such a case, the buyer is legally entitled to compensation for the harm suffered as a result of the fraud.

Battery: Battery in Fort Wayne, Indiana is defined as any harmful or offensive contact with the person of another, without the victim's consent. Punching someone in the face would qualify as battery, as would essentially any unwanted physical contact, particularly of a sexual nature. It can also occur when a doctor operates on a body part without the patient's consent.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, or IIED, is a relatively new tort in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is committed when someone deliberately causes emotional distress or trauma to another person by engaging in outrageous conduct, with the intent of causing such distress. Note that the defendant does not need to cause physical injuries to the plaintiff to be liable for IIED, but the plaintiff does have to produce evidence that they suffered emotional distress. This evidence normally comes in the form of a report from a psychiatrist who evaluated the plaintiff's mental condition.

How Can A Fort Wayne, Indiana Tort Lawyer Help?

If you believe that you've been the victim of a tort in Fort Wayne, Indiana, you have a right to go to court and attempt to prove your case. On the other hand, if you find that you are being sued for a tort, and believe that you aren't accountable, you have every right to defend yourself in court.

In either case, a Fort Wayne, Indiana tort lawyer will be able to advise you of your rights, and ensure that you have the best possible chance of prevailing in your case.

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Life in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana gives visitors the small-town feel that makes Indiana so great. Along with the small town community-feel, Fort Wayne has a lot of things for visitors to do.

For the nature lovers, they can visit Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, which is famous for the display of beautiful plants, shopping, and family outings. Another site great for family outings is the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, which includes great restaurants and cafes and wonderful exhibits of animals!

Sports lovers will have their sports-loving needs catered to with the Fort Wayne TinCaps Baseball Stadium and Parkview Field. The nature lovers have Rivergreenway Trail, and Headwaters Park.

Other popular attractions include Hoosier Park Racing Casino for the adventurous risk-takers, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre for those who love shows, and Veterans Memorial National Shrine, which holds over 5,000 artifacts from the Civil War for all the visitors who are history-buffs.

Fort Wayne is also filled with many small to medium sized law firms who practice in all areas of law. Thus, Fort Wayne citizens do not have to travel far to receive personalized and effective legal representation.

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