When a person commits a wrongful act against another in a way that infringes the rights of the victim, it is referred to as a tort. A legal remedy for a tort is brought through a personal injury case. Personal injury cases are broken down into three categories:
- Intentional torts
- Negligence
- Strict liability
What Is An Intentional Tort?
As a Salt Lake City UT, personal injury lawyer can explain, an intentional tort occurs when someone intentionally commits a wrong against another person (i.e., a victim). This means that the person who causes the injury to the victim had a particular state of mind (i.e., an intention) to cause harm to the victim when the wrong was committed. Intentional torts can take a number of different forms, including:- Assault: An assault occurs when a person threatens to cause injury to another or commits an attempted battery
- Aggravated Assault: Aggravated assault occurs when someone commits an assault, either in a public place (such as a sporting event), commits the assault against a specific class of victim (i.e., a teaches, peace officer, correctional officer, etc.), or uses a weapon to commit the assault,
- Battery: Battery occurs when a person causes bodily harm to another without legal justification.
- Aggravated Battery: Aggravated battery occurs when a person commits a battery, and also causes great bodily harm or disfigurement or causes severe or permanent disability, under
- Defamation. a person cannot commit slander or libel against another.
- False Imprisonment: False imprisonment occurs when someone prevents a victim from leaving somewhere.
- Fraud. When someone intentionally lies or misleads another, with the intention of tricking the victim, for financial gain, it is fraud.
- Trespassing: In some cases of trespassing, the perpetrator’s actions are intentional.
