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Tort Law Definition
Law, Tort Law, Criminal Law, Contracts, and Civil Procedure

Linda Baker
Strayer University Professor Sandra Levengood HSA 405 February 29, 2013

Introduction The development of health care law goes hand in hand with the development of the health care industry itself. As the industry grew and expanded so did the need for laws and reform to protect those that offered health care as well as the patients that received it. In this essay the following subjects will be explained in order to give a clearer understanding to health care law. The definition of law will be …show more content…
Torts fall into three general categories intentional, negligent and strict liability. There are four basic objectives to tort law. The first is preservation of peace which eliminates reasons to seek revenge. Next is culpability or finding fault for wrong doing. Third is deterrence which is to deter the criminal from repealing his offences or deterring him from repealing the same act. The final objective is compensation which is to "make one whole" (or at least better) after for an injury or …show more content…
The definition of law has been given and the three sources from which laws are derived. Also four objectives have been given for; tort law; the elements that must be proven in order to be successful in a negligence suit and the objectives of criminal law. The three elements of a contract were also discussed in this essay as well and finally the nine defenses a defendant can present in order to refute a plaintiff 's evidence.

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CRIMINAL LAW. (2002). In Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com.libdatab.strayer.edu/entry/sagecp/criminal_law

Pozgar,G.D.(2012).Legal aspects of health care administration(11th ed.) Sudbury, MA: Jones and
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