"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 full tort involves asking for economic and noneconomic damages. Punitive damages can be awarded in either a full tort or a limited tort. Ohio law recognizes three categories of assumption of the risk as defenses to a negligence claim: express, primary, and secondary (aka "implied"). Express. Conversion is the deprivation of another's right to use or possess personal property. There are three types of tort actions; negligence, intentional torts, and strict liability. The elements of each are slightly different. In personal injury cases, special damages reimburse a plaintiff for tangible expenses; general damages compensate for intangibles like pain and suffering.
