This Summary is organized around two main themes. First, it considers the basic
clusters of tortious harms—personal injury, property damage, and invasion of
other interests such as reputation. Second, it discusses the three main bases of
liability—intentional harm, negligent harm, and torts based on strict liability.
Thus, the progression is from intentional infliction of personal injury and
property damage, to negligent infliction of such harm, and then to situations in
which strict liability will lie. The Summary then considers protection of the
plaintiff’s other interests: reputation, privacy, economic interests such as
freedom from interference with contract relationships, and protection from
unjustified litigation.
Remember that tort law is always concerned with both subjects at once—i.e.,
what interests of the plaintiff should be protected from what kinds of
interferences by the defendant.