# Tort Law

In some instances, the [[law]] provides for a recovery for injuries suffered to person or to property.
The most readily available example is negligence, which is why many people purchase [[liability insurance]], such as car insurance, homeowners insurance, or renters insurance.
The intentional counterparts exist as well (e.g., [[battery law]]), but are not typically covered by insurance.

There are a number of others too, a few examples:

- [[Defamation]]
- [[IP infringement]]
- [[Business interference]]

Most often damages are limited to [[compensatory damages]] only, but some torts (usually the intentional ones) have [[punitive damages]] available as well.

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[law]: law.md "Law"
[liability insurance]: liability-insurance.md "Liability Insurance"
[battery law]: battery-law.md "Battery Law"
[Defamation]: defamation.md "Defamation"
[IP infringement]: ip-infringement.md "IP Infringement"
[Business interference]: business-interference.md "Business Interference"
[compensatory damages]: compensatory-damages.md "Compensatory Damages"
[punitive damages]: punitive-damages.md "Punitive Damages"
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