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Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause.

Although the word "product" has broad connotations, product liability as an area of law is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property.

Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient.

The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.

Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.

The trade-off between assured, limited coverage and lack of recourse outside the worker compensation system is known as "the compensation bargain.” One of the problems that the compensation bargain solved is the problem of employers becoming insolvent as a result of high damage awards.

The system of collective liability was created to prevent that and thus to ensure security of compensation to the workers.

A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few defendants in state or federal court.

The lawsuits arise out of the defendants causing numerous injuries through the same or similar act of harm (e.g. a prescription drug, a medical device, a defective product, a train accident, a plane crash, pollution, or a construction disaster).

A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.

Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable by the state.

While criminal law aims to punish individuals who commit crimes, tort law aims to compensate individuals who suffer harm as a result of the actions of others.

Some wrongful acts, such as assault and battery, can result in both a civil lawsuit and a criminal prosecution in countries where the civil and criminal legal systems are separate.

Tort law may also be contrasted with contract law, which provides civil remedies after breach of a duty that arises from a contract.

Obligations in both tort and criminal law are more fundamental and are imposed regardless of whether the parties have a contract.