Liability: Legal responsibility.
Negligence: The failure to act with reasonable
care under the circumstances. A negligence claim focuses on the defendant's
conduct, and if sufficiently egregious can justify an award of punitive
damages.
Personal Injury Action: A lawsuit brought by an individual
who has suffered physical or mental harm as the result of the wrongful
conduct of another.
Proof of Negligence: Requires that the plaintiff demonstrate
that the defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff, the duty was breached,
the breach of duty was the cause of the damages and damages are quantifiable.
Manufacturers of products are generally held to a basic duty of exercising
care to prevent foreseeable injuries from the reasonable use of their
products.
Wrongful Death Action: A lawsuit brought on behalf of a deceased
person’s family or beneficiaries that alleges the death was attributable
to the willful or negligent act of another. |
