Battery exists in both the tort law context and the criminal law context. In tort law, assault is considered an intentional tort.
Definition1. In criminal law, this is a physical act that results in harmful or offensive contact with...
Battery exists in both the tort law context and the criminal law context. In tort law, assault is considered an intentional tort.
Definition1. In criminal law, this is a physical act that results in harmful or offensive contact with...
Oral argument: Feb. 28, 2012
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Sep. 17, 2010)
ALIEN TORT STATUTE, CORPORATIONS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, TORT LIABILITYPetitioners Esther Kiobel and others, on behalf of a...