Daytona Beach Tort Lawyers

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In Daytona Beach, Florida, a "tort" is specified as any civil wrong, besides breach of contract, for which the law provides a remedy.

In Daytona Beach, Florida, when a tort is committed, and the victim of the tort is vested with a right to sue the individual who committed the tort, they are said to have a "cause of action."

In Daytona Beach, Florida, there are laws and court rulings that recognize scores of various torts. Many of these torts are very obscure, and are almost never litigated. In the modern era, the torts that the ordinary person is most likely to face are fraud, negligence, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Types of Torts in Daytona Beach, Florida

Negligence: Negligence is the most often-litigated tort in Daytona Beach, Florida'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: Fraud in Daytona Beach, Florida is another fairly common tort. It is a deliberate misrepresentation made for personal gain, at the expense of another. It typically involves selling a product to a person, while lying about the product's nature. If the buyer relies on the false information in making their purchasing decision, they are a victim of fraud, and can sue the person who defrauded them to recover their losses.

harmful or offensive, and non-consensual. For example, slapping someone on the face would be a clear case of battery, because that contact is harmful, and probably offensive as well. Unwanted physical conduct, especially of a sexual nature, is considered offensive by just about everyone, and would also be considered battery even if it causes no physical injuries. Sometimes, a doctor will operate on the wrong body part, which the patient did not consent to be operated on. And, sometimes, doctors have performed entire operations while the patient was unconscious, which the patient didn't consent to. This is also battery, and can result in a very costly lawsuit for the doctor, though such cases are quite rare.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, also known as IIED, was not recognized in Daytona Beach, Florida as a legitimate tort until the early to mid 20th Century. Nonetheless, since it became available as a cause of action, it has become one of the most common sources of civil litigation in the tort context. IIED is committed when a person engages in "outrageous" conduct towards another person, with actual intent of causing mental trauma or distress, and then actually causes the intended result. Physical injuries are not necessary to prove IIED, but if the emotional trauma is so severe that it causes physical symptoms (such as a heart attack, in the most extreme cases), the defendant will be liable for them, as well.

How Can A Daytona Beach, Florida Tort Lawyer Help?

If you have been the victim of a tort in , Florida, you have the option to seek legal redress. And if you have been sued for a tort, you have a right to defend yourself.

In either of those situations, you will almost definitely benefit from the counsel of a competent tort lawyer in Daytona Beach, Florida. In addition to improving your chances of winning your case, should it go to trial, a reputable lawyer will also make every effort to prevent the issue from going to trial in the first place, by attempting to negotiate a settlement with the other side that's acceptable to both parties.

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Life in Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida is known to many as a beautiful location to visit. Daytona Beach is a city located in Volusia County, Florida. What the beaches of Daytona are known for are its "hard packed" sand, which allows cars to smoothly drive on it. Therefore, tourists come to Daytona Beach year round for motorsports.

Daytona Beach's most popular attractions include ones that cater to motor sports, such as the Old Daytona Beach Roda Course, the Daytona International Speedway, and the Grand American Road Racing Association headquarters. Daytona Beach is also the headquarters for NASCAR. Each year, Daytona has Speedweeks, a race in early February where over 200,000 NASCAR fans come and attend the opening of Daytona 500. Other popular racing events include the NASCAR Coke Zero 400, Bike Week, Biketoberfest, and the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

Being such a tourist attraction, a major part of the city's economy is tourism. The other main industry is manufacturing. Large corporations with a presence in Daytona Beach include Halifax Health, International Speedway Corporation, Gambro-Rental Products, Ladies Professional Golf Association, NASCAR, and SunTrust Bank. To handle the legal issues of these corporations, Daytona Beach is home to many law firms that train very capable attorneys. Therefore, corporations remain assured that any of their legal inquiries can be handled by the legal force in Daytona Beach.

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