Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised in similar circumstances. Within tort law, negligence...

Gross negligence is the "lack of slight diligence or care" or "a conscious, voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and of the...

In criminal law, criminal negligence is an offence that involves a breach of an objective standard of behaviour expected of a defendant. It may be contrasted...

some common law jurisdictions, contributory negligence is a defense to a tort claim based on negligence. If it is available, the defense completely bars...

Comparative negligence, called non-absolute contributory negligence outside the United States, is a partial legal defense that reduces the amount of damages...

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suffered some kind of injury due to the negligence. In other words, an injury without negligence or an act of negligence without causing any injury cannot be...

In the United States, the calculus of negligence, also known as the Hand rule, Hand formula, or BPL formula, is a term coined by Judge Learned Hand which...

Comparative negligence: In comparative negligence, the victim's damages are reduced according to the degree of fault. Comparative negligence has been criticised...

form of strict liability. Negligence per se means greater liability than contributory negligence. In order to prove negligence per se, the plaintiff usually...