Negligence is a legal concept usually used by a court to obtain damages in the case of accidents and injuries or scars on the health and recently in the case of environmental damage. In the tort of negligence the plaintiff should verify that the defendant was obliged them a duty of care, broken that obligation and that damages were endured as a result of a break of that duty.
It is the value or condition of being negligent, need of due diligence or care, act or an example of negligence or carelessness. In the tort of negligence the plaintiff should verify that the defendant was obliged them a duty of care, broken that obligation and that damages were endured as a result of a break of that duty.
Neglect is a type of tort.
Negligence means conduct that is culpable because there is no legal provision to protect a third party against harmful acts, risky predictably, from one or more members of the company or entity (Hepple & Matthews, 2000).
Forms of Negligence
Following are some of the forms of negligence
Contributory Negligence
This negligence does not allow an individual to present a case for recovery if it has been determined that they were responsible for the incident in some way. Therefore, if the jury or judge's decision is that the individual or plaintiff was responsible for the incident, even slightly, and was the reason for his own injury, then the plaintiff will not be able to recuperate the damages.
Pure Comparative Negligence
In this kind of negligence, the jury or judge decides at what extent both parties were responsible for the incident or action, and the damages share of both parties. For example, if an individual is responsible for 30% of his injuries then the other parties or party will have to ...