Prima facie tort protects plaintiffs from defendants who harm them with malicious intent, but in a way that is not technically or specifically unlawful. There are three types of tort actions; negligence, intentional torts, and strict liability.The elements of each are slightly different. An intentional tort is a deliberate act of misconduct that harms someone, either physically, emotionally, or financially. There are numerous specific torts including trespass, assault, battery, negligence, products liability, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Fraud is a tort in New York. The tort of fraud occurs when one person takes advantage of a second person through trickery or other dishonest schemes. TORT: To commit a tort is to act in a manner that is wrongful and injurious toward another. The Tort Division is the Law Department's largest division. It employs approximately 300 lawyers and 200 support professionals.