Negligence in civil law refers to a failure to exercise reasonable care, leading to injury or damage. Key examples include traffic law violations, lack of maintenance, and surgical errors. To prove negligence, one must establish that a duty of care was owed, breached, caused injury, and resulted in monetary loss.

1. What is
Negligence?

2. What is Negligence?
In Civil Law, negligence refers to any
failure to exercise reasonable care in one’s actions,
resulting in injury or damage to another person or party.

3. Examples of Negligence
★ Violating any number of traffic laws including texting while driving,
speeding and DUI
★ Ignoring or delaying needed vehicle maintenance
★ A café owner mopping floors but forgetting to put out a “wet floor” sign
★ A dog owner overlooking leash laws
★ Miscalculations in financial and contractual dealings
★ Improper land surveys
★ A surgeon operating on the incorrect patient

4. Four Elements of Negligence
In order to prove negligence in Civil Law, you must show that all four elements of negligence
were contributing causes to your injuries:
1. Somebody owed you a duty of ordinary care
1. They breached that duty of ordinary care
1. The breach of that duty of care caused your injury
1. The harm caused monetary losses

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