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What is Tort Law?

It is the law that protects and compensates people who have been injured by the negligence, or recklessness, or intentional acts of wrongdoers.

What's a tort? Ralph Nader's tort museum in Connecticut answers that question

Examples of Famous Tort Cases

hot coffee spilling

Liebeck v McDonald's

The famous case where Stella Liebeck received 3rd degree burns. She was one of hundreds that got burned.

Tobacco as skull and crossbones

The Tobacco Cases

The tobacco companies knew their products caused cancer and they lied about it.

Flaming Ford Pinto

Ford Pinto

Ford chose not to spend $8 per Pinto and opted to let folks die.

Learn More About Tort Law

Take a virtual tour

Not in Winsted? No worries. You can walk through the digital museum and explore the exhibits.

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Latest Tort News

Mother Jones
An Expert Weighs in on Hurdles to Suing the ICE Officer Who Fatally Shot Renée Good
If the ICE officer who shot and killed Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week is not prosecuted criminally, or even if he is, can he also be sued? Legal experts have different takes.
January 12, 2026
EconoTimes
Supreme Court to Hear Cisco Appeal on Alien Tort Statute and Human Rights Liability
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Cisco Systems that could significantly reshape how American companies are held liable for alleged human rights abuses committed overseas.
January 10, 2026
Reuters
Mass tort litigation to watch in 2026
The year ahead promises major developments in some of the most closely watched mass tort cases. Courts are likely to issue key rulings in long-running fights over products like Johnson & Johnson's talc-based products and Bayer's Roundup weedkiller.
January 5, 2026
DrugWatch.org
PFAS Firefighter Gear Lawsuit
Firefighters are filing lawsuits alleging that forever chemicals in their gear are tied to serious health issues. PFAS may be present in all three layers of firefighter turnout gear.
January 5, 2026
Reuters
Lawsuits claiming Ozempic, other GLP-1s led to blindness become second mass litigation over the drugs
A federal judicial panel said it would centralize a growing number of lawsuits against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly alleging patients lost some or all of their eyesight while taking the companies' blockbuster weight loss drugs.
December 15, 2025
The Regulatory Review
What Starbuck v. Google Reveals About AI Liability
Social media activist Robby Starbuck sued Google after its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot repeatedly generated false information about him, including accusations of sexual assault, fabricated criminal records, and invented court documents.
December 22, 2025

The Unlikeliest Museum

Against all odds, Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law educates visitors about the law and their rights.

no flag pole museum photo

What The Press Says

Fun, creative, visually stunning and provocative. By emphasizing cases where the civil justice system led not only to compensation for injured parties, but also to changes in corporate practice that made everyone safer, the museum reveals the truth about tort law—and likely leaves visitors with more sympathy towards it.

Politico

The museum aims to describe the evolution of the law regarding negligence and liability, and it features some of the most groundbreaking cases of the late 20th century.

The New York Times

The museum’s mission is to restore the idea that personal-injury law is not a way to line the pockets of a few lucky lawyers but rather a way to hold the powerful to account. As presented by the museum, personal-injury law may be the only way to hold a corporation accountable to the people it has harmed.

The New Yorker

This nonprofit, educational institution aims to make people aware of tort law’s pivotal role in the protection of personal freedom and safety, and celebrates the historical and contemporary achievements of the civil justice system.

Forbes

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