These are prime targets for personal injury cases, which may range from trivial to critical, depending on how the damage occurred physically, mentally or emotionally. Personal injury law or commonly, tort law, recognizes the civil wrongs inflicted to an injured party, thus giving him grounds for a lawsuit, as long as he could constitute a basis to claim for such. Some torts are punishable crimes with imprisonment, but the primary target of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and prevent its recurrence which may further harm others.