Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 27 MAS 653 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What a Tort Is
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The idea
A tort is a civil wrong, an act or failure to act that harms another person and can lead to a lawsuit.
In practice
Torts are intentional, such as striking a person, or unintentional, such as harm from failing to follow policy.
Where people slip
Negligence, an unintentional tort, can happen to anyone who skips a step or ignores policy.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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