When drugs or products injure many people, lawsuits may be grouped together. A full tort involves asking for economic and noneconomic damages.Punitive damages can be awarded in either a full tort or a limited tort. Negligence torts are the most common tort type and are cases of carelessness which may be unintentional. Ohio law recognizes three categories of assumption of the risk as defenses to a negligence claim: express, primary, and secondary (aka "implied"). Express. "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property. "Tort action" includes a product liability claim. A critical introduction to the skills. Torts fall into one of two primary categories — intentional or unintentional (or negligence) torts. The ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world.