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

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Winter Hours: (Jan, Feb, March)
Friday 10-5
Sat 10-5
Sun 11-4

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

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.

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.

Massive Social Media Damage to Children's Mental and Physical Health

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Special episode of the Ralph Nader Radio Hour at the Tort Museum

Latest Tort News

Forbes
What Sparked The California Wildfires? Experts Consider Power Lines, Fireworks—And Arson
Multiple residents of Altadena sued Southern California Edison on Monday, alleging the Eaton Fire was started by the company’s electrical equipment.
The Enquirer -- Cincinnati.com/
Kentucky AG: Kroger ‘allowed the fire of addiction to spread,’ announces $110M settlement
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Thursday a $110 million settlement with Cincinnati-based Kroger in his lawsuit against the grocer for its role in the opioid crisis.
Fox Business News
Apple to pay $95 million in Siri spying lawsuit
Tech giant Apple on Thursday agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed its Siri voice assistant violated users' privacy.
Fox 7 Austin, Texas
Texas mother sues Amazon after daughter was killed in crash with contract driver
A mother is fighting for justice after her daughter, a Texas State student, was killed in a hit-and-run almost three years ago.
Mondaq
Potential Liability For Torts Committed In Sports (Cox V. Ball)
Actions of sports participants who are overly aggressive result may result in civil liability for not only the overly aggressive participant or tortfeasor, but for others, such as sports leagues, event organizers or restaurants and bars.
Verdict Justia.Com
Sexual Abuse Is NOT Charitable
Churches should not be immune from tort liability for their sexual abuse just because they also supposedly do good things.

What The Press Says

Since 2015 we've won fans across the world and across the press.

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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