Tort Liability and Contract Liability.

Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them, whether it's a drunk driver, a corporation that manufactures a defective product, a credit card company that overcharges you, or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. …

…at a school board meeting. The contract must be award within 30 days to the "lowest responsible bidder." Once awarded, the contract must be executed within 60 days. Various problems can arise in the competive bidding process if the school board and/or vendors are found to be in violation of any of the following: nepotism, collusion among bidders, advance notification of information, suits for injunction, and/or not awarding the contract to the "lowest responsible bidder."