Personal Injury Defense

Intentional Torts
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Types of Intentional Torts:

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Personal Injury claims allow for two types of damage awards: compensatory damages and punitive damages.

Battery
A battery is a harmful or offensive contact with another person that is not warranted or justified. 

Assault
An assault is an action that puts another into apprehension of an imminent battery or offensive contact. 

False Imprisonment
The standard case for an action of false imprisonment is use force to keep another in a bounded area.

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
To have an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), the conduct must be extremely outrageous and repugnant to the common person. 

Trespass to Land
Trespass to land is a physical invasion onto another’s land. 

Trespass to Chattels
A trespass to chattels action involves an intentional interference or invasion to personal property. 

Conversion
Conversion is the intentional tort where the trespass to personal property is so great that the person held liable will have to pay for the entire fair market value of the object that was trespassed. 

Defamation
Defamation involves the communication of a defamatory statement concerning the plaintiff to some third party that results in damages to the plaintiff.  A defamatory statement must cause injuries to the plaintiff’s reputation. 

Free consultations are available.

The attorneys at Everett Law Firm, P.A. are familiar with the issues surrounding intentional torts in North Carolina.  For a free initial consultation, feel free to email us or call our office, conveniently located in Chapel Hill, to discuss your case. Our toll free phone number is (800) 942-8048.