
The Museum is OPEN!
In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the town of Winchester, May 21, the American Museum of Tort Law will be open free to all residents of Winchester and adjoining towns. Open from 12:00 to 1:30, before the pet parade begins.
The American Museum of Tort Law is the only museum of its kind in the world and includes, among others, exhibits about asbestos, tobacco, faulty motor vehicles, and defective workplace equipment,
Bring the family and take a short course on the law of wrongful injury. Learn how tort law makes the world a safer place.
Examples of Famous Tort Cases
Latest Tort News
SF Gate
California to increase awards in medical malpractice cases
People who get hurt because of a doctor's negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday
Washington Post
The hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct
More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of police misconduct involving thousands of officers repeatedly accused of wrongdoing.
Center for Justice and Democracy
Fact Sheet: Doctors Come Clean About Lawsuits
See the latest fact sheet about medical malpractice from the Center for Justice and Democracy.
Koskoff
Landmark Case Opens Path to Future Suits against Gunmakers for Mass Shootings and Reveals Inner Workings of Gun Company
The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School today announced a landmark victory in their long-running case against Remington, the company that made and marketed the AR-15 weapon used in the mass
The Seattle Times
Juries award students, parents, teachers $247 million for toxic exposure at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe
Students and parents who say they suffered brain injuries from exposure to toxic chemicals at a Monroe public school were awarded $62 million by a jury on Wednesday in the second successful lawsuit involving noxious conditions at the school.
US News
Alex Jones Liable for Defamation in Sandy Hook ‘Hoax’ Case
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was found liable Monday for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over Jones' claims that the massacre was a hoax.